I am oh hrt now for 9 months.. I recently started injecting delestrogen cause I was having hot flashes on the orals. I can't seem to draw the liquid up, just seems to get stuck and end up with mostly air and only a little delestrogen. Have watched instructional videos online and am following instructions. Any one have experience  with this?

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Quote from: bridgermtns on March 09, 2018, 11:07:56 PM
I am oh hrt now for 9 months.. I recently started injecting delestrogen cause I was having hot flashes on the orals. I can't seem to draw the liquid up, just seems to get stuck and end up with mostly air and only a little delestrogen. Have watched instructional videos online and am following instructions. Any one have experience  with this?

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Hi Bridgermtns

I have given thousands of injections over the years and if the vial has a rubber stopper there are a couple of things to remember....they are vacuum sealed so make sure your empty syringe is already set to the volume you want and then interject that amount of air into the vial and once you have done this and let the plunger go it will automatically draw back for you. Sometimes if you are not using a big enough gauge needle it can be difficult to draw. Part of the reason is that pushing through the rubber stop or hitting the bottom of the vial can blunt the needle by curling the tip of the needle and thereby restricting flow as well as it hurting much more.

If it is straight vial that you snap the top off I would recommend you use a specifically larger needle to draw up the injection. There are needles designed especially for this task as they don't have a sharp end on them and they are quite thick. I would use that for the rubber topped vials as well to ensure an easier draw up. Hope that is of some assistance

Take care
Liz

Quote from: ElizabethK on March 09, 2018, 11:46:46 PM
Hi Bridgermtns

I have given thousands of injections over the years and if the vial has a rubber stopper there are a couple of things to remember....they are vacuum sealed so make sure your empty syringe is already set to the volume you want and then interject that amount of air into the vial and once you have done this and let the plunger go it will automatically draw back for you. Sometimes if you are not using a big enough gauge needle it can be difficult to draw. Part of the reason is that pushing through the rubber stop or hitting the bottom of the vial can blunt the needle by curling the tip of the needle and thereby restricting flow as well as it hurting much more.

If it is straight vial that you snap the top off I would recommend you use a specifically larger needle to draw up the injection. There are needles designed especially for this task as they don't have a sharp end on them and they are quite thick. I would use that for the rubber topped vials as well to ensure an easier draw up. Hope that is of some assistance

Take care
Liz

Thanks Liz,
I will try this.

Sincerely,
Mariah

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What is the gauge of your needle?

Quote from: KayXo on March 10, 2018, 07:28:39 AM
What is the gauge of your needle?

25

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Quote from: bridgermtns on March 11, 2018, 01:40:44 AM
25

Perhaps a larger gauge such as 21-22 might help. 25 is quite thin for such a viscous/thick oil. I drew it up with a 21 gauge, was quite easy.

Quote from: KayXo on March 11, 2018, 09:06:03 AM
Perhaps a larger gauge such as 21-22 might help. 25 is quite thin for such a viscous/thick oil. I drew it up with a 21 gauge, was quite easy.

I'll try it.

Take care,
Mariah

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