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  1. 08-14-2013, 09:12 PM #1
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    Liquid lost in syringe....How to get around this?

    I've be using b12 injections for the past few weeks, and I must say, I feel a lot better and look forward to them. My major concern is that I always end up with a little bit left over after i draw back to the 1ml mark and inject. This is becoming more bothersome as I'm not getting an actual dose of 1ml. I'm realistically getting 80% of it.

    Are there any pointers on how to avoid this so I can see no liquid left over after full injection?
    This will also help prep me for trt as this would be considered a major loss and no pharmacy will refill my script based on this.

    Any help from veterans in detailed explanations would be most beneficial to me and I'm sure countless others who experience this loss after drawing and injecting...

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  2. 08-14-2013, 09:18 PM #2
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    Leave a small air bubble in the barrel and inject it.
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  3. 08-14-2013, 09:47 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by austinite View Post
    Leave a small air bubble in the barrel and inject it.

    I want to make sure I get this right....

    -pull back to the 1ml
    -inject into bottle
    -push the air in
    -pull back until 1ml is there
    -let air bubble remain (what is the minimum range to maximum range for an air bubble to be injected)???
    -inject and ensure no liquid is left

    thanks austinite
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  4. 08-14-2013, 09:52 PM #4
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    He's saying to just leave an air bubble in the syringe between the plunger and the liquid. The bubble will push more of the fluid out
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    Leave air bubble in syringe like mentioned or get 1ml syringes with an attached tip labeled as "zero dead space".
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  6. 08-14-2013, 10:15 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by FRDave View Post
    Leave air bubble in syringe like mentioned or get 1ml syringes with an attached tip labeled as "zero dead space".
    I was looking for 1ml syringes but I can't find them anywhere...
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  7. 08-14-2013, 10:41 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Keep_It_Moving View Post
    I want to make sure I get this right....

    -pull back to the 1ml
    -inject into bottle
    -push the air in
    -pull back until 1ml is there
    -let air bubble remain (what is the minimum range to maximum range for an air bubble to be injected)???
    -inject and ensure no liquid is left

    thanks austinite
    Minimum to maximum ? Not sure what you mean. Just leave as much as you have left behind there in that image. the air will force the rest out.
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  8. 08-14-2013, 10:49 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by austinite View Post
    Minimum to maximum ? Not sure what you mean. Just leave as much as you have left behind there in that image. the air will force the rest out.
    hold on....austinite, so youre saying that the image i have above i could inject safely? i could literally take that and inject it with all that air?

    that just has me shaking in my boots
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    Why are you scared of air? It will be absorbed by plasma. It would take over 100 CC IV to kill you.
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  10. 08-14-2013, 10:58 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by austinite View Post
    Why are you scared of air? It will be absorbed by plasma. It would take over 100 CC IV to kill you.
    ive just never done it with air... i will take your expert advice on this then...
    does it matter if the bubble sits at the end of the syringe with the liquid towards the front? or can the bubble be upfront and liquid behind it?

    thanks for the info!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Keep_It_Moving View Post
    ive just never done it with air... i will take your expert advice on this then...
    does it matter if the bubble sits at the end of the syringe with the liquid towards the front? or can the bubble be upfront and liquid behind it?

    thanks for the info!
    If you inject the bubble first, there will be no more air to push the B12 out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by austinite View Post
    If you inject the bubble first, there will be no more air to push the B12 out.
    roger that!
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    Take a used syringe and put some water from your faucet in the syringe with some air and work with it plunging it into the sink. tip it up. tip it down. blah blah blah.

    Might want to take the pin off first.
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  14. 08-14-2013, 11:23 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by likelifting
    Take a used syringe and put some water from your faucet in the syringe with some air and work with it plunging it into the sink. tip it up. tip it down. blah blah blah.

    Might want to take the pin off first.
    That's a really good idea
    I'll try that first
    Thanks man!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by austinite View Post
    Why are you scared of air? It will be absorbed by plasma. It would take over 100 CC IV to kill you.
    do they make syringes that big?! LOL.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bass View Post
    do they make syringes that big?! LOL.
    lol, I hope not! Horses don't even take that much.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FRDave View Post
    Leave air bubble in syringe like mentioned or get 1ml syringes with an attached tip labeled as "zero dead space".
    ^^^ good advice.
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  18. 08-15-2013, 04:08 AM #18
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    It's not like the movies where the tiniest air bubble will kill you. Doctor told me the same thing about air being injected when doing trt or hcg . He said it would easily be absorbed, I am also a believer in every little thing that I have learned to be true in the movies so I questioned him also.

    Very good advice above IMO, no reason to waste something that you went through the expense and trouble to get. Good luck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brett N
    It's not like the movies where the tiniest air bubble will kill you. Doctor told me the same thing about air being injected when doing trt or hcg . He said it would easily be absorbed, I am also a believer in every little thing that I have learned to be true in the movies so I questioned him also.

    Very good advice above IMO, no reason to waste something that you went through the expense and trouble to get. Good luck.
    Good call on the movie BS. A little air bubble isn't going to cause instant death. At work when we're in a hurry working a PT we push a few different IV drugs, we don't always get every bit of air out. The sink practice is a good idea

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