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<blockquote data-quote="chungus" data-source="post: 157169" data-attributes="member: 38932"><p>I am going to switch to injecting testosterone cypionate either twice weekly or every other day.</p><p></p><p>My doc gives me 18 ga needles to load the syringe and 25 ga to inject with. They also give me a 10 ml vial which is supposed to last 2 months @ 1 ml a week. I was injecting 1ml weekly. Using these syringes on my 8th injection I was barely able to get a full ml as the vial was empty. I am guessing the other 2 ml just gets wasted in the process of loading and swapping needles. </p><p></p><p>I also have concerns that with switching to twice weekly or EOD that the 18 ga needle will destroy the rubber top of the vial. I would be stabbing it in there 16 to 30 times. </p><p></p><p>My question is what is the smallest size needle I can use to load the syringe with? </p><p></p><p>I was thinking of using insulin syringes to inject with either sub Q or shallow IM but from what I gather the preferred method is to backfill them? </p><p></p><p>I am fixing to order some syringes and just not sure what to get. 27ga insulin seems to be recommended for the injection but I don't think those have removable needles? Do you load them using the same needle you inject with or do you backfill and if backfill what is best to use?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chungus, post: 157169, member: 38932"] I am going to switch to injecting testosterone cypionate either twice weekly or every other day. My doc gives me 18 ga needles to load the syringe and 25 ga to inject with. They also give me a 10 ml vial which is supposed to last 2 months @ 1 ml a week. I was injecting 1ml weekly. Using these syringes on my 8th injection I was barely able to get a full ml as the vial was empty. I am guessing the other 2 ml just gets wasted in the process of loading and swapping needles. I also have concerns that with switching to twice weekly or EOD that the 18 ga needle will destroy the rubber top of the vial. I would be stabbing it in there 16 to 30 times. My question is what is the smallest size needle I can use to load the syringe with? I was thinking of using insulin syringes to inject with either sub Q or shallow IM but from what I gather the preferred method is to backfill them? I am fixing to order some syringes and just not sure what to get. 27ga insulin seems to be recommended for the injection but I don't think those have removable needles? Do you load them using the same needle you inject with or do you backfill and if backfill what is best to use? [/QUOTE]
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