Question about injection site.

[Ltl89]

Hey all,

Today was the second time that I did my own injection without supervision,  so I'm inexperienced at this.  I have a small concern that I would like to clear.  When I inject, i do it in my upper tigh, but today I went a little lower by accident.   It was above the knee but it was around the lower thigh.  I'm worried a bit cause it was much more painful than usual and I seem to be bleeding more than usual.  It has clotted but i wanted to check in and make sure I didn't make a mistake and can learn foe next time. You guys know how I panic, lol.

Ps.  I apologize for any grammar and spelling errors as I'm using my phone and suck at using the screen keyboard, lol.

[Newgirl Dani]

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Hi learningtolive, I had a similar experience although I 'think' mine may be for different reasons.  I have had surgery on my left knee back in the early 70's when doctors did not have knee replacement experience that they do now.  My lower outside thigh ligament was removed in order to place into my knee for its stabilization.  During my second or third injection using this leg, when I aspirated prior to injection, blood came into the syringe barrel.  I pulled out, disposed of that dose along with that syringe and started over.  It bleed alot and took some time to stop.  I believed this happened because the surgery allowed access to a small vein that ordinarily couldnt be reached.

It wasn't until the second injection though that I realized just how low down my thigh I had injected (nervousness replaced caution I guess).  Reading your post my experience may have been normal.  I have been injecting over 5 months since this happened with no problems.

Ii is very important to talk to your doctor and watch some videos and reserve judgement until you have viewed enough to know the ones who are not doing this right.  Study some anatomy pictures and diagrams that have a fair bit of detail.

Just a very general idea is about 5 or 6 inches below an imaginary line at crotch level slightly on the outward side of the thigh.  Second, once your satisfied the needle is at the correct depth, aspirate (pull back on the plunger) until you see an air bubble, then the chance of being in a vein or capillary is eliminated, this is another reason to speak with your doctor as some now believe aspiration is outdated.  Be Safe.   Dani

[Clhoe G]

You might need a crash course in self injection, they training you to do intramuscular injections in the deltoid (shoulder), Vastus lateralis (thigh) and the Ventral Gluteal, depending on the course they may teach you how to do a gluteal shot, but that's usually out for self administrating courses and they might teach how to do a subcutaneous shots to but that's useless to us, I personally alternate between the first three sites I mentioned.

[PinkCloud]

Best to seek medical advise. You could have hit an artery, or a small blood vessel by not going deep enough. Without more information it's impossible to tell. Be alert for further symptoms such as swelling, and definitely seek medical advise when things change. If you made such a mistake, then please stay away from the buttocks as this involves far more accuracy than the thigh.

Here's a good instruction video:

[Marcellow]

I just did my first T shot this week all on my own and the nurse taught me an interesting trick. Any part of the thigh between the hip and the knee is fair game but he highly recommends the side of the upper thigh, not all the way on the side but in between that and the middle. He said a good way to find a place to inject is to place your side of the hand like this on your thigh and where the creases fall is where the perfect spot is (you can see a dot where the creases are, that's where I did my shot). You clean the area in circles with an alcohol pad, let it rest for a minute then stick the needle all the way in and pull back on the syringe a bit. If you see air bubbles, you're good to go.

[Ltl89]

Yeah, it clotted after 5 minutes or so.  I feel fine and all, just have a bigger mark than usual cause I bled a bit more.  It was close to where j usually inject, just a bit furather down than usual which I did by mistake.   But I'm guessing I'm okay as in alive and not seeing any issues, lol.  As long as the injection is effective in providing my body with hormones, then I'm good.