Hey guys. So I just did my 5th shot and I've had it happen one other time where some T came out after I pulled the needle out. My doctor told me to just put a bandaid right over it if that ever happened but since it was a lot more than last time should I be worried I didn't get the full dose?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I wouldn't be worried, it probably looks like a lot more than it is. If this happens a lot, I would look into performing your shots with the z-track method, it's meant to trap the fluid in the muscle because the "track" the needle follows is interrupted as soon as you pull the needle out and let go of the skin. It's pretty easy, you don't really need a nurse to show you if you know how to already administer your shots on your own.

I've only ever had anything come out once, and that was blood. Grab as much "meat" as you can, make sure you're putting the syringe in deep enough, inject your T, then let go of the skin you grabbed prior to pulling the syringe out.

(Is this the Z-track method? This is the way my nurse showed me to do it and I've never had any issues with leakage.)

Quote from: ftmax on August 05, 2015, 11:44:54 AM
I've only ever had anything come out once, and that was blood. Grab as much "meat" as you can, make sure you're putting the syringe in deep enough, inject your T, then let go of the skin you grabbed prior to pulling the syringe out.

(Is this the Z-track method? This is the way my nurse showed me to do it and I've never had any issues with leakage.)

Z-track method involves taking your free hand and pulling the skin away from the injection site at least a few centimeters, which shifts the skin and subcutaneous tissue away from the muscle. Then you inject, straight down, pull the needle out, and gently let go of the skin. I recommend the OP view a diagram or video, however, since I'm just summing it up. Visual comparison:

Normal:
███████|███████
███████|███████
███████|███████
███████|███████
███████|███████

Z-Track:
█████████|█████
█████████|█████
███████|███████
███████|███████
████|██████████

i've had a little t leak and i've also had a few friends have a similar issue. i think that it's normal and you shouldn't stress over it. the small amount that is coming out is not enough to worry about

Quote from: ftmax on August 05, 2015, 11:44:54 AM
I've only ever had anything come out once, and that was blood. Grab as much "meat" as you can, make sure you're putting the syringe in deep enough, inject your T, then let go of the skin you grabbed prior to pulling the syringe out.

(Is this the Z-track method? This is the way my nurse showed me to do it and I've never had any issues with leakage.)

Subq delivery method

Quote from: AndrewB on August 05, 2015, 12:01:54 PM
Z-track method involves taking your free hand and pulling the skin away from the injection site at least a few centimeters, which shifts the skin and subcutaneous tissue away from the muscle. Then you inject, straight down, pull the needle out, and gently let go of the skin. I recommend the OP view a diagram or video, however, since I'm just summing it up. Visual comparison:

Normal:
███████|███████
███████|███████
███████|███████
███████|███████
███████|███████

Z-Track:
█████████|█████
█████████|█████
███████|███████
███████|███████
████|██████████

IM delivery method
---------------

OP, whichever is your delivery method, both of these is good advice.

I do subq and for a while always had T coming back out.  It took me a while to realize that it was because I didn't let go of the pinched skin while injecting.  I was paying so close to getting it in, I didn't think about what the other hand was doing.  I was pushing the T out after removing the needle!

I have times where it did not bleed at all, to times where it bleed quite a bit, and times where quite a bit of T did come out.
I naturally pull on my skin a bit as I very slowly stick the needle in, I can't stand to just stab it in. Even then it varies for me.  After injecting it I hold the needle in for a few seconds before taking it out then take a gauze and apply pressure while moving it in a slight circular motion.

After doing it so many times I have found a method that works best for me.
It takes time to get used to it. It used to take me over ten minutes to do it and I'm down to about three minutes and have little bleeding.