chunks of rubber stopper

**lawlessflawless** · 07-13-2010, 09:35 AM

i got a prolly like 5 ml of decca 300 left from a 20 ml bottle but has lil chunks of the rubberstopper in it. i have 18guage drawing needle and was wondering if i shud continue using it or is it gonna hurt me if any of these floaties got into my system.
some help would b appreciated
thanks

**956Vette** · 07-13-2010, 10:00 AM

If you catch one in the barrel you will need to work at removing it prior to injection. Using a 20g needle helps when you have a larger vial to repeatedly draw from.

**Dizz28** · 07-13-2010, 03:04 PM

First off, the 18g needle is the reason you have those chunks there in the first place. You should really stick to <21g needles fro drawing.

Try not to draw or inject the rubber but if it does, it shouldn't hurt you. Your body will encapsulate it after a few weeks

**Noles12** · 07-13-2010, 03:19 PM

I would probably filter into a new vial and stop using that big of a barrel for drawing. The biggest i ever use on a 10 ml vial is a 20 gauge. I would go with a smaller one than that if i was using bigger vials.

Also i was a little nervous when you said i have a 18 gauge drawing needle. You aren't using the same needle everytime right?

**8iron** · 07-13-2010, 04:39 PM

Filter it

**smalltime7** · 07-13-2010, 05:06 PM

I dont know about you but I am NOT knowingly going to inject rubber chunks in my ass!

**Knockout_Power** · 07-13-2010, 05:09 PM

I had the same issue using a 21g so it can hapen with anything... first thing is to make sure you always push a bit of air into the vial its serves 2 purposes,1... to pressurize and help push out the oil and 2... it can remove any rubber material from punching the stopper...

to your question, if you notice a lot of rubber at the bottom, you can transfer the remianing oil into a sterile vial if need be. Otherwise just draw with caution. I am starting to suspect the infection I got in my bicep was from some rubber as I was noticing chunks every couple injections but thought I had cleared them before injecting.

**Ashop** · 07-13-2010, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by lawlessflawless

i got a prolly like 5 ml of decca 300 left from a 20 ml bottle but has lil chunks of the rubberstopper in it. i have 18guage drawing needle and was wondering if i shud continue using it or is it gonna hurt me if any of these floaties got into my system.
some help would b appreciated
thanks

get a whatman filter and sterile vial,,,and refilter into clean vial.