Oil Coming Out Of Injection Site After Shot?

[xAndrewx]

I noticed a little drop bubble out today right after my mom took the needle out and I was wondering if that was normal? Just in case it didn't go in all the way I massaged the injection site and used heat but I was just wondering if that is common.

Sorry for all of the questions guys it's just that my doctor takes forever to get back to me because she's a physicians assistant so she has to talk to the doc first before she calls me.

I'll be getting a new doc once my job insurance kicks in so that I'm not asking so many questions to ya'll. 

[Mr.Hyde]

I have never experienced that. It may be that the needle isn't deep enough, or that your mum began extracting the needle while still pressing the liquid... I'm not sure btw, but that's what makes sense to me.
Good luck!

[spacial]

Perfectly normal.

Don't use heat.

Massage will do the trick. Also, putting your thumb over it will stop any flow until it's had time to disperse

You can sometimes reduce the tendency by injecting more slowley. But experiment a bit, because it will hurt a little more.

[Squirrel698]

Yes it's common.  Just a bit of the T leaking back out.  It's happened to me many times and I'm never happy when it does.  I want as much as possible in me thank you. 

You are not going to like this, but the best way to prevent that from happening is to hold the needle in the vein after the injection for about 30 seconds.  Then pull it halfway out and hold it for another 30 seconds.  That gives the T plenty of time to flow into your body without room for it to come back out.

Heh, when I did the holding the needle in thing at the hospital the nurse freaked out.  lol, she kept yelling me to pull it out but I didn't until I had counted to 30 both times.  I'm not taking chances losing any. 

[xAndrewx]

Squirrel- ouch man. I'm glad to hear that's it's normal and thanks for responding   I think I'll live with loosing the little bit rather than do that. Usually I just want the needle out of me as fast as possible!

Spacial- Thanks for answering I did massage, right after the needle came out. The heat was only done because after the first injection I got a lump someone suggested it was because the oil didn't disperse due to the cold so I figured I'd do it just in case. Getting the T in after the needle has gone in takes about 2 minutes because I inject it so slowly since it's so thick so no worries there

Mr. Hyde- You could very well be right I'm gonna chat with my doctor about it when I see them again if it keeps happening to see what they think but that sounds very possible

[Nikolai_S]

A longer needle might help reduce it. I don't know how it would work with a thigh injection, but my dad does z-track on his (cis-male) patients for testosterone injection, so that doesn't happen. It apparently hurts like hell, but prevents extra from slipping out. So yes, I think it's totally normal without that.

[spacial]

If the oil is a little cold, warm it to body temp or near as. The easiest way is to put the vial between your legs!!

If there's a lot of fluid in the vial, or it's big, you can draw it up, replace the protective sheath over the needle and put the syringe between your legs. It will probably be OK in about 10 or 15 mins.

[Nick Aiden]

You are not going to like this, but the best way to prevent that from happening is to hold the needle in the vein after the injection for about 30 seconds.

Don't ever inject into a vein... I'm sure this was just a slip of words. However just in case, after sticking yourself with the needle you must pull back on the plunger a tad. That is to check that no blood comes into the syringe. You do not want to see blood when you pull back. If you do, re-stick yourself don't inject into a vein.

Its perfectly normal for some of the oil to come out afterward and/or a drip of blood(but not enough "to run"). Like others have said keeping the needle in a little longer and injecting slower will cause more of the T to stay inside. Which is what we all are aiming for . But sometimes a drop or so will ooze back out, not much more than that you can do.

[LordKAT]

Your T shouldn't be cold. You store it at room temp, not in a frig. Your sposed to roll it between your hands until it is warmed and moving easily. That would take care of the lump and pain part. It also makes it much easier to draw and inject.

As to the drop that comes back out, this is totally normal. Just hold the needle a bit before pulling it out as suggested and hold light pressure on the site for a few seconds after that. It won't hurt anything.

[Morgan]

You could use the z technique, which will stop anything from coming back out.

[xAndrewx]

Thanks guys and spacial At the time of writing that I had meant like it being cold in my muscle before dispersing not that the vial was cold because I've been doing as Lordkat suggested and rolling it between my hands to room temperature.

Thanks for the info Morgan I think I'd rather loose a bit of Testosterone than use the method though because that looks painful!

[spacial]

Thanks also Morgan. That's a great diagram. I just couldn't remember the term z-track.

[Morgan]

I think leaving the needle in would be more painful than the z-track.. IMHO.

[LordKAT]

Think about it, does the needle hurt the whole time it is in you? No, so there is no pain from holding the needle in a bit longer either. Just don't go walking around with the needle in your leg. I did that once.

[xAndrewx]

The needle usually doesn't hurt after it gets through the first bit of skin that's why I think it would hurt to do the Z-track

Lordkat... how do you forget there is a needle in your leg?

[LordKAT]

Lordkat... how do you forget there is a needle in your leg?

I didn't forget. I jumped to answer the door without being alert enough to the needle still in my leg. The syringe came but not the needle.

[Nikolai_S]

Z-track would definitely hurt more. I don't feel the needle once it's fully in, so there wouldn't be any extra pain leaving it in a bit longer. Maybe it's a different type of z-track that I've heard of, but allegedly it is painful because of the stretching/displacement of the skin.

[Morgan]

Ah I guess if you don't feel the needle once it's in then it wouldn't be a problem. I still feel it, and it's awful -cringe-

[Nikolai_S]

Are you tensing when injected? I don't think it's usual to be able to feel the needle once it has stopped moving. But if the muscle is actively contracting it would make sense.