Injection question

[Zooulie12]

I know there is tons of stuff on here about this, and I have posted before about this. But one thing, So I spoke with my doctor about how I got myself 27 gauge needles. He told me I should have stuck with the 25 gauge needle because even though I am doing my injection in my stomach. With a 25 gauge it will still be SUBQ. Well i didn’t want to argue with him. But I’m lean enough to where I felt like when I was doing it in my stomach I could almost feel the needle hit my Ab area, so it was probably more of an IM injection? And at times I couldn’t even get the damn plunger down. I read that Vince has said the easiest spot is shoulder 27 gauge shallow IM. No issues with that, but can you do the shoulder everyday? Because I do everyday injections. Thanks

 

[fifty]

Gauge has nothing to do with length and no effect on whether it’s subq or not. Just pinch your stomach or love handles and inject.

 

[Zooulie12]

Gauge has nothing to do with length and no effect on whether it’s subq or not. Just pinch your stomach or love handles and inject.

So injecting into the stomach doesn’t make it SUBQ? You have to actually grab the fat for it to be SUBQ?

 

[Zooulie12]

I’m really trying hard to figure this out lol. So if you don’t grab the fat and go straight in, it’s going to be IM?

 

[fifty]

Layers go:
Skin
Fat
Muscle

The deeper you inject the more likely you are to hit muscle. If you pinch the skin you have plenty of room to avoid muscle. It’s the way almost every human on earth does subq except dr crisler on youtube.

How long are your needles? Get some 5/16 ones if you’re doing subq. Then you probably don’t have to worry about injecting technique.

 

[fifty]

Needle Length and Injection Technique

 

[Zooulie12]

Layers go:
Skin
Fat
Muscle

The deeper you inject the more likely you are to hit muscle. If you pinch the skin you have plenty of room to avoid muscle. It’s the way almost every human on earth does subq except dr crisler on youtube.

How long are your needles? Get some 5/16 ones if you’re doing subq. Then you probably don’t have to worry about injecting technique.

Will do, n thanks now I get it more. Do you think 27 gauge is still okay? Or will I always have to pull the skin for it to be sub Q?

 

[fifty]

Gauge is the circumference of the needle hole. Gauge has no bearing on the depth of the injection (needle length).