Another needle / syringe question
-I was wondering about the 18g needle,can i leave the 18g needle in the vial,stuck in the rubber ,so i dont have to keep changing needles every time to draw and than inject? just basically leave 1needle in the test vial and 1needle in the eq vial? what do you think?
-About the syringe since im using 18g needles and 23g needles,as for the syringe itself(NO NEEDLE,some people get confused so i detail this part out) can i use the same one for the whole week if im doing injects monday TEST/EQ and thursday TEST/EQ can i use the same syringe but just a new needle
or should i use a different syringe each time?
Re: Another needle / syringe question
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Originally posted by D00fy
-I was wondering about the 18g needle,can i leave the 18g needle in the vial,stuck in the rubber ,so i dont have to keep changing needles every time to draw and than inject? just basically leave 1needle in the test vial and 1needle in the eq vial? what do you think?
-About the syringe since im using 18g needles and 23g needles,as for the syringe itself(NO NEEDLE,some people get confused so i detail this part out) can i use the same one for the whole week if im doing injects monday TEST/EQ and thursday TEST/EQ can i use the same syringe but just a new needle
or should i use a different syringe each time?
Leaving the pin in the rubber is just like leaving a tunnel for air and bacteria i should think! id say use a different pin EVERY time you draw or inject and the same goes for the barrel as well!
luke Julu says - its your body! dont comprimise yourself by being a cheapskate with the pins and barrels!
eradikate's questions . . .
You do not need to protect the vial. Assuming you are using nothing larger than a 20 g. needle, simply store the vial in a cool (but not refrigerated) and dark place - any drawer will do assumuing it is not next to a heater. The hole is so miniscule that it is negligible; remember, if you go to a doctor's office, you will often see vials sitting right on the table in an exam room. (Don't get excited, folks - usually they are simply xylocaine or a similar topical anesthetic, and have no anabolic value. And believe me, you never want to shoot them into a muscle.]
When you aspirate, the first air bubble you see will tell you that you are not in a vein. (Why? All together now . . . Because you saw a small air bubble as opposed to blood.) So send that air right back to where it came from - your muscle. (In other words, just leave it in and inject. A small air bubble is a good sign.) Remember, you only have to aspirate (pull back) minimally - just enough to see that you are not drawing back blood.
Think logically, o doof one . . .
You will draw more easily from a 21 g. pin than a 22 g., but not as easily as you would with a 20 g.
The problem, D00fy, is that you can go overboard in terms of needles. You will not find 21 g. needles as easily, since they are not that common. (They are available, but most sources will jump from 20 g. directly to 22 g.)
The fact is that you don't need pins of every gauge and every length imaginable in order to manage your cycles. I keep only four types of pins around - 20 g. 1-1/2" (for drawing), 22 g. 1-1/2" (for glutes), 23 g. 1" (for delts), and 25 g. 1" (for quads and for water-based shots in the delts). You'll never need anything more unless you are doing insulin, and I do not recommend that anyone does insulin except diabetics for medical reasons only.