I am freaking out right now...i just did my shot...and i think i missed the muscle...i aspirated....but didnt notice any blood...till the end of my shot....theres little blob of blood.....what's going to happen?

most likely...

nothing.

just apply pressure and rub it a little to reduce post jab discomfort.

that wasn't so hard, eh?

When you take your shot there will be clear liquid that comes out and that's normal. As far as the blood, if the needle moves while it's in you it will bleed, thats normal. Sometimes it might bleed a little and other times it won't bleed at all. No worries bro. As long as you pull back on the siringe and there's no blood you're safe.

If there was no blood when you aspirated, you're fine. It's common to bleed a little when you take the needle out; sometimes it's just a tiny blob, sometimes you get a spurter (I've only had that happen once, yikes).

Ever notice that when you get a shot at the doctor's office, they put a bandage on it?  They can bleed a little.  No big thing.

what is aspirating?

Quote from: JesseA on November 24, 2010, 09:00:13 PM
what is aspirating?

pulling back on the plunger while the needle is in the target muscle (before administering the medication).

If you've hit a vein, blood will be drawn into the syringe (should that happen, withdraw the syringe, apply pressure to stop the bleeding, and attempt the injection again elsewhere).

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pulling back on the plunger while the needle is in the target muscle (before administering the medication).

If you've hit a vein, blood will be drawn into the syringe (should that happen, withdraw the syringe, apply pressure to stop the bleeding, and attempt the injection again elsewhere).
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dude, my doctor never mentioned that once and she's the leading T administrator in the area......is it a bad thing that I dont do that??

Quotedude, my doctor never mentioned that once and she's the leading T administrator in the area......is it a bad thing that I dont do that??

it isn't the end of the world if you don't, only a slightly higher risk which can be offset by using areas that generally don't have veins around (shoulders, abdomen, buttocks, ect).

what happens if I do hit a vein and inject?

Quote from: JesseA on November 24, 2010, 11:18:45 PM
what happens if I do hit a vein and inject?

you'll waste most of the T, the body will react to it of course, might be nausea, headache, mood swings, being a horndog, ect.

Chillax, OP. You've broken skin with a pointy object - a small blob of blood is absolutely normal.

All mine are done by a doctor and I more often than not see a tiny bit of blood on the back of the [generic country agnostic word for sticky wound covering thing] and *strokes beard* my T appears to be working just fine .

Hell, I've even had a spurter! Got a few drops on the back of my pants and all. That was a surprise (but the doctor said "Yeah, that happens sometimes. It's unusual, but perfectly normal. It's just chance").

I've also had 2 needles fall apart. One just exploded and got the T all over the room before it was injected - needed to drive home and bring back another amp, and the other was the doctor seeing how fine a gauge we could get away with. Snap on end of needle came off right at the end of the shot from the pressure - but the T still went in prior to that so it was all good.

There's a big margin of error and lots of variables in shots. Try not to worry about it .

Yes, i know that its normal to bleed. LOL i meant I noticed to late..that there was blood in the syringe...sorry for the misunderstanding.

If you mean when you aspirate then you hit a vein.  Try a different place.

Just curious, it was sed that it could very rarely cause death if injected in a vein, has anyone ever died from that??

Quote from: michaeljay on November 27, 2010, 02:06:40 AM
Just curious, it was sed that it could very rarely cause death if injected in a vein, has anyone ever died from that??

You won't die from injecting hormones directly into the vein.  It effectively wastes that shot because it will be immediately metabolized and removed.  Intramuscular injections are designed to allow the hormones to be absorbed slowly.

The real risk of having an intravenous injection is if there is air in the syringe and it is injected into the vein, it could cause an embolism, heart attack or stroke.  Part of the preparation for an injection is to ensure that there is no air in the syringe and if done properly there is no risk of this occurring.  If this does occur, see a doctor immediately.  The air will eventually be re-absorbed by the body but you should see a physician to make sure you are alright.

-Sandy

I have heard that you could get an oil embolism, but that I don't know.