Bleeding after injection

[Htx52086]

I usually inject in my delts but I decided to start using more locations to avoid scar tissue. So this is the 2nd or 3rd time I have rotated to injecting in my quad and the first times I had no problems. This time it hurt more than usual going in but once it was in I aspirated and no there was no blood. Once I finished injecting and pulled the rig out very dark red blood ran down about 6 inches on my leg.

My question is did I lose what I injected? Do I need to inject again? I was thinking I was good to go since I injected deep and there was no blood when I aspirated and hopefully the blood came from closer up by the skin and the gear stayed. Any thoughts? Never had this happen before

 

[Vince]

I'm sure you lost a small amount of testosterone, but not enough for a second injection. I wouldn't worry about scar tissue. Many have been injecting for years, no scarring.

 

[James]

That issue of scar tissue has come up many times...and several times by me. In fact that was the main reason I stayed with Once weekly injections for so long. Some of the younger guys may live another forty or fifty years and that's a lot of injections. I'm now using 27 gauge one half inch and massaging the spot after injection.

As for your question, I agree with Vince, you likely did not lose enough to Warrant another injection.

 

[ERO]

Something to consider when thinking about scaring is the Type 1 diabetics that have to inject insulin several times daily their entire lives. I have a colleague with Type 1 diabetes and she has had no issues with scaring. I think that is a potential issue with the old school 1" 25 gauge needles and deep IM, but not with the 28 or 29 gauge insulin pins going SubQ.

 

[midlifealpha]

Since I started using a .27 gauge needle and poking somewhere around the love handles, I almost never bleed. I do use the .25 gauge needles provided by Defy for Lipo-C for various reasons and occasionally do get some blood. I almost always inject in a soft spot mid upper thigh area, but it never concerns me. I actually have varicose veins in my legs and it's possible with a 5'8 to catch one a little below the surface and when that happens I assume that's why I see what looks like bruising