Why do I keep getting bruises around injection sites?

[fossilfuel7]

I have been taking GH injections twice per day for a 1 1/2 weeks now and have like 4 little green bruises around my lower stomach where I am injecting.

I always pinch the fat to inject and it never hurts.

How can I avoid this?

[alextg]

try shooting IM and see how it goes.

[JimInAK]

i switched to BD pins and i quit bruising. they are much more expensive than the cheap pins, but i've never bruised using a BD pin....

[fossilfuel7]

i switched to BD pins and i quit bruising. they are much more expensive than the cheap pins, but i've never bruised using a BD pin....

I'm using the terumo 1 cc 29g syringes and I thought they are pretty good. There definitely not cheap.

[JimInAK]

every pin dulls a bit after it's put through the rubber stopper. if you like the terumo's, perhaps you could change out the pin after loading and inject with a fresh needle.

the insulin pins that i use are one piece units, so that's not an option.

[fossilfuel7]

every pin dulls a bit after it's put through the rubber stopper. if you like the terumo's, perhaps you could change out the pin after loading and inject with a fresh needle.

the insulin pins that i use are one piece units, so that's not an option.

The Terumos that I have are also one piece.

Sometimes I use the same needle for both my AM and PM injection and that could be possibly why I'm bruising with the needle dulling from the rubber stopper.

[956Vette]

Sometimes I use the same needle for both my AM and PM injection and that could be possibly why I'm bruising with the needle dulling from the rubber stopper.

I would go ahead and ditch that practice. New one every time

[fossilfuel7]

I would go ahead and ditch that practice. New one every time

Yeah I agree.

[JimInAK]

I would go ahead and ditch that practice. New one every time

that's the likely cause of your bruising.. plus you're asking for an infection by reusing old pins.

[fossilfuel7]

that's the likely cause of your bruising.. plus you're asking for an infection by reusing old pins.

Well, I always disinfected it with an alcohol wipe but, since it it's dull from earlier use....that probably is what is causing the bruising and I think I'll just use them one time and see if the bruising quits.

[ScotchGuard]

I bruise sometimes when I hit a blood vessel near the belly button. Stay about 4 inches radius away from the belly button there's less blood vessels there.

[Ry-Bread]

I had a similar prob from the time you mix the water/powder it has a shelf life after a certain number of days the hormone dies and what you inject at that point is attacked by your body if you notice small painful bruises and possibly a not its time to move on to another vial.

[fossilfuel7]

I had a similar prob from the time you mix the water/powder it has a shelf life after a certain number of days the hormone dies and what you inject at that point is attacked by your body if you notice small painful bruises and possibly a not its time to move on to another vial.

It happened after the second day I started taking GH. I never leave a reconstituted vial in fridge longer than 10 days....and it is supposed to be good for up to 10 days if mixed with BW(like mine is.

[ScotchGuard]

Did you try IM like alextg suggested? Are you getting the same bruising?

[fossilfuel7]

Did you try IM like alextg suggested? Are you getting the same bruising?

Now that you mention it....no I don't bruise anywhere else except around my stomach for the sub Q injections.
Guess I'll be doing more injections elsewhere from now on.