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I haven't been in this for a while, only 4 months now. When I said I have lots of experience with injections, it is giving it other people. I've been an RN for 17 years. My doc is the one who recommended subq injections for the TRT, when we first talked about injections I was expecting IM but...

I know how to give injections, been doing this for many years. Traditional sites for subq injections include upper arms, abdomen, and thighs. There is a technique to doing this, short needles help and pinching the skin when necessary. Thighs are well-known areas for subq. Switch to longer...

You can do subq in thighs with 1/2 inch needles, it is a common site for insulin injections.

My bad, subq in the thighs. When I tried a few rounds of IM, they were in the quads.

I started TRT back in August and been doing subq injections from the start, twice a week. 1/2cc in my quads with a 27g, 1/2" needle. First injection resulted in painful knot about a day later, lasted several days - severe enough to cause a limp. Also resulted in a large red area about 6"...