May have nicked a nerve in shoulder?

[romajc]

Decided to try out my first shoulder injection.

Was doing subq but kept getting lumps that would last 4-5 days.

Then went to my outer thighs which I like... but decided to try out the shoulder after watching videos here.

When I went in, shoulder muscle jumped a bit.... it was very shallow... only maybe a 1/4 of the 27g 1/2" needle.

Anyways, now after redoing the shot, an hour later, my shoulder does not hurt but the muscle is randomly twitching.

Anything to worry about?

 

[Vince Carter]

Give it a rub vigorsly. How much fluid are you injecting...not the dose but how much fluid... .5ml? 1ml? I think that injecting larger amounts of fluid in smaller muscles or SQ causes the most post injection reactions for guys.

 

[romajc]

I am doing .5ml at a time.

 

[MarkM]

Welcome to the forum romajc!

Shoulder or deltoid (upper arm)? Either way, it should be fine although a little uncomfortable when you hit a nerve. It should not cause any long term effects.

 

[DragonBits]

Welcome to the forum romajc!

Shoulder or deltoid (upper arm)? Either way, it should be fine although a little uncomfortable when you hit a nerve. It should not cause any long term effects.

I don't know anything about hitting nerves, but can you damage a nerve permanently? What happens if you cut into two sections, how tough are nerves?

Unlike the spinal cord, I think most nerves can repair themselves.

 

[Vince]

If the shoulders don't work for you don't inject there. Lots of other places to try, as you know even injecting is different for everyone.