So if talk of needles freaks you out don't read this

So today was shot day and when my SO went to inject me, she stuck me with the needle and hurt me so I kind of yelped and she started freaking out and told me she couldn't do my shot.

We've done all my shots in my hip but I couldn't reach so I decided I was just going to do it in my thigh. I've never done my own shot so I was shaking really bad so I just cleaned the area with an alcohol swab and jabbed the needle in.

I was so anxious about it that I forgot to aspirate and just pushed the injection. When I pulled the needle out, some of the oil came out and a little bit of blood. Nothing bad but I put a towel on it and there was a spot of blood a little smaller than a dime when i took the towel off.

So I guess my question is...how likely is it that I could have hit a vein in my lateral thigh area? And would I know if I did? If so, what will happen? I am majorly freaking out right now so any advice would be great.

I'm guessing a lateral vein is supposed to be like one of those super important vessels. I'm no doctor or physician but my guess is, if it were a major blood vessel, you'd have rushed yourself off to the emergency room already and not made a thread about it. which is a good thing. Lol
Also it makes sense in my mind that the important arteries and veins would be on your inner thigh, not your outer thigh where all the muscle is (where I'm guessing you gave yourself the shot) Besides, in movies, that's where they always do like morphine injections or emergency allergy injections. Lol
Yeah just wait for someone more knowledgable to come around.

You're fine. I've gotten a little bit of blood some of the times I've self injected too.

Well I read on a couple of body builder threads (lol) that if you go into a blood vessel, the T would go in fast as opposed to slowly. Also, apparently I would have felt like light headed and have some sudden physical effects....idk I just am really anxious about it right now but I really think it'll be fine. And yeah it was my outer thigh.

You are totally fine, all normal.

Have you considered subcutaneous injections? They are just as effective, may result in smoother/more stable absorption, less painful, and there is no need to aspirate. Some guys even need a lower dose to achieve the same T levels as IM, which saves money.
http://transguys.com/ref/research/subcutaneous-injections
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17143361

Being in a vein during IM is so rare that some medical professionals aren't taught to aspirate. The concern/reason for aspirating has nothing to do with the testosterone, it's about the oil. If oil gets directly in the blood stream it can cause an embolism (so aspirating for IM is a good idea, despite what some people are being taught). Point being, if you do IM and forget to aspirate, don't flip out. A) It won't help anything and B) odds are in your favor it's fine. Just make sure to aspirate next time.

Blood came pouring out of my leg when I did my shot about a month ago. It was bruised for 2 weeks, but it was fine. So not worries about a dime sized amount, totally normal. My roommate has actually been doing my shots for me ever since because I get too stressed about it. I'm convinced it's gonna happen again.

And he never aspirates. He just sticks it and pushes down. Shots have been going amazing ever since he started helping me.

Quote from: blink on September 26, 2014, 08:00:18 AM
Being in a vein during IM is so rare that some medical professionals aren't taught to aspirate.

Hate to disagree, but this is not accurate. Aspiration is taught very aggressively to medical professionals. I know because I am one. There are many reasons why it is important to aspirate. Among those are incidentally injecting into a vein which can cause medication spikes, vascular irritation, abnormal vital signs, palpitations and several other issue's. Forgetting once should not be a problem if you are not symptomatic, but next time remember to aspirate. Other issue's are thrombosis, off balance levels which spike to high and do not last long enough, bruising, etc. You should be OK though this time with your description. 

The first time I had my shot, with a nurse in the room, I literally geysed blood. Like it was a spurt out like in a cartoon.
The nurse rolled her eyes and said, "Typical. I don't put gloves on because you're injecting yourself, and of course this happens." There was a biiit more than a dime sized amount of blood, and she was laughing about it with me, so I really wouldn't be concerned.

Quote from: chipper on September 26, 2014, 11:02:08 AM
My doctor told me aspirating was not necessary

If you ever inject "T" accidentally into the vein you will reconsider this. 

Quote from: Jessica Merriman on September 26, 2014, 08:24:09 AM
Hate to disagree, but this is not accurate. Aspiration is taught very aggressively to medical professionals. I know because I am one. There are many reasons why it is important to aspirate. Among those are incidentally injecting into a vein which can cause medication spikes, vascular irritation, abnormal vital signs, palpitations and several other issue's. Forgetting once should not be a problem if you are not symptomatic, but next time remember to aspirate. Other issue's are thrombosis, off balance levels which spike to high and do not last long enough, bruising, etc. You should be OK though this time with your description. 

It is great that you and others were taught to aspirate. It is important, even if the risk of being in a vein is considered low. But according to this video some medical professionals are not taught to do this.



About the 2:30 mark. This guy's nurse informed him some nurses aren't taught this nowadays. 2:50 mark he talks about asking his doctor about it. His doctor said he "doesn't believe it's necessary".

You are going to be fine.  I've gotten a little bit of blood too.

Tbh I don't really care if it's recommended or not...if rather be safe than sorry.

But yeah it's been over 12 hours and i have no symptoms so I would say I'm fine.