needle gettin stuck

[maxmuscle187]

i was shooting my left quad 2day, and the needle barely went in. it was 25g 1.5", it like almost bent when it broke the skin and then i had to like force it in bit by bit. this has never happened b4. any ideas?

[kronik]

i was shooting my left quad 2day, and the needle barely went in. it was 25g 1.5", it like almost bent when it broke the skin and then i had to like force it in bit by bit. this has never happened b4. any ideas?

sounds like to me you were to tense. Did you change needle after you drew out of vial?

[Jeremy34]

25g should be ok, i use a larger gauge for the quads though, probably just a fluke

[marlin444]

some times when i pull out a 25g they come out bent....... very flimsy needles. i think next time im just gunna stick with 23g

[damiongage]

I do not know what you guys are doing...I use a 25g for everything...never bends......always goes in no problem

[Ryanc]

Thats a pretty long flimsy needle, I use 23g 1" needles for my quads. 1.5" is a little long unless you have huge legs...

[NaughtyNurse]

How often do you use that spot? You might be getting scar tissue.

[SportsMedVIP]

How often do you use that spot? You might be getting scar tissue.

Good point. My 25g's never have those problems. What brand you using?

[falker]

once I loaded my gear into the needle and when I put the top back on to set up my injection spot I scraped the needle with the top and man did it hurt doing in...dulled the pin just like that. OUCH!

[frank_frank]

this might be stupid, but could the needle break inside u??

it sounds pretty crazzy but i always think about it

[SportsMedVIP]

once I loaded my gear into the needle and when I put the top back on to set up my injection spot I scraped the needle with the top and man did it hurt doing in...dulled the pin just like that. OUCH!

The slightest brush will dull the things. One more reason to use a new needle after the syringe is loaded. Pull of cap, stick in butt. Nothing in between.

[SportsMedVIP]

this might be stupid, but could the needle break inside u??

it sounds pretty crazzy but i always think about it

Just to give you an idea. I dropped a 40ml vial once will loading the 3cc syringe up with a 23g needle. Thing bent all the way around to pointing to the ground and then right back to where it was before. Didn't break. I think it would take a lot considering that vial ripped that needle in a 180 degree turn and fell off without hurting it.

[sooner45]

Dude, your doing it to slow, you need to jab it in fast, aspirate, inject. Have you ever seen a doctor sit there for a minute to force it in the skin??? NO.

Be a man

I personally like to go in slow once I break the skin. That way you can feel if you are about to hit a nerve, no way around that if you just "jab" it in! OUCH!!

[maxmuscle187]

i draw with a 20g and then change to a 25g and shoot. i dunno wat brand the 20g has a brown colored screw top thing that goes in2 the syringe. the 25g have this lite blue one. i dont think its scar tissue because its my first cycle.

[TheSevnthWarrior]

How often do you use that spot? You might be getting scar tissue.

That's it right there.
TSW

[J*U*icEd]

scar tissue!

[Mr.Burns]

I'm going to say scar tissue also.

[NaughtyNurse]

i draw with a 20g and then change to a 25g and shoot. i dunno wat brand the 20g has a brown colored screw top thing that goes in2 the syringe. the 25g have this lite blue one. i dont think its scar tissue because its my first cycle.

If this is your first cycle, then it probably isn't. But it could be toughening up though. You possibly are doing the whole process too slow.

[beefydragon]

The slightest brush will dull the things. One more reason to use a new needle after the syringe is loaded. Pull of cap, stick in butt. Nothing in between.

allow me to rephrase the last part for ECVIP...

"PULL IT OUT, STICK IT IN, AND SHOOT" Now everyone's happy.

BD

[debulkred]

Well the obvious reason is because your Needle is too dull, you aren't tense and you are not piercing but rather than applying pressure.

[maxmuscle187]

i guess it is scar tissue because i dont shoot anywhere else, cant reach. i gota find some shooting buddies and start doin delts and tris. and by the way debulkred the needle isnt too dull becuase i use a brand new needle to inject.

[Anhydro78]

Besides scar tissue, Do you by any chance load your gear then with the new needle push the plunger up untill a drop of oil slides down the needle. I do that and if I dont it feel a little more ruff going in and feels like my skin sticks to the needle when pulling it back out.

just a thought.