Aspiration before injection - airbubbles back in the syringe

[Wheyson]

Every time I inject and aspirate to make sure that I haven´t hit a blood-vessel, I always get massive air-bubbles back into the syringe!
I then stop, take it out, pop out the bubbles and start over again. But it happens everytime!
3 out of 10 times I get blood, having to inject at some other place. But 9 out of 10 times I get massive airbubbles! Am I doing something wrong when I suck out the test, or is this somewhat normal?

 

[Pinkbear]

Blood bad. Bubbles good.

And I believe you can inject the air bubbles. I believe as long as you're in the muscles you're ok.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Cuz that's what I do lol.

 

[Option#1]

Unless you are a balloon I wouldn't worry about it. lol If you do not see blood you are good to go. Even if you left some air in the syringe before you pin you're still good to go. Hope this helps.

 

[halfwit]

Blood bad. Bubbles good.

And I believe you can inject the air bubbles. I believe as long as you're in the muscles you're ok.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Cuz that's what I do lol.

Yes, it's perfectly fine. You're not going to suffer from an air embolism from IM injections. Air bubbles being drawn up mean absolutely nothing.

 

[Austinitelol]

Don't listen to these guys. If you inject airbubbles into your muscle, it will inflate your muscle full of air and cause you to float away like a balloon.

 

[smittiot]

Also you might be pulling back a little too aggressively. Just a slight tug and you'll know if your in a vein.

 

[CanAmBrah]

Yeah, good to go, you're pulling too much, but just inject it back in, don't withdrawal the needle if you get bubbles.
Or don't aspirate at all. It's not recommended by medical professionals now anyway.

Think about it. You inject, pull back, get bubbles, start to inject, and you likely move the needle tip a mm or two anyway somewhere in that procedure. So you're not in the exact same place anyway.

 

[Teutonic]

...do what I do...never aspirate.

But then I m to impatient to draw. I rip off the top of every bottle back load EVERY SYRINGE , thus saving that virgin tip for a pain free pin EVERYTIME. It s an IM . I d be dead or have divits cut out of me if this were a real danger.

 

[308power]

...do what I do...never aspirate.

But then I m to impatient to draw. I rip off the top of every bottle back load EVERY SYRINGE , thus saving that virgin tip for a pain free pin EVERYTIME. It s an IM . I d be dead or have divits cut out of me if this were a real danger.

Or you could just switch the pin before you inject....

 

[Austinite]

Every time I inject and aspirate to make sure that I haven´t hit a blood-vessel, I always get massive air-bubbles back into the syringe!
I then stop, take it out, pop out the bubbles and start over again. But it happens everytime!
3 out of 10 times I get blood, having to inject at some other place. But 9 out of 10 times I get massive airbubbles! Am I doing something wrong when I suck out the test, or is this somewhat normal?

It's not air that you're aspirating. It's just void. There is no air to draw. Anyway, air/bubbles are not harmful. Many folks purposely leave air in the barrel so that they can push the very last of the compound out of the syringe.

 

[308power]

Lol. I can picture your thoughts though. "Fuck! Where the hell are all these bubbles coming from?!"

 

[joliver]

The bubbles are caused by the large negative pressure within the syringe. Even a microscopic bubble, when subjected to the negative vacuum inside the syringe during aspiration, will "balloon." Notice when you apply positive pressure on the plunger, they reduce their size until they are not visible under maximum pressure. This is actually the principle behind decompression sickness or the "bends" for anyone that likes to scuba dive...

I say all of that to say this...its normal and not harmful.

 

[Wheyson]

Ok thanks guys & Austinite (in my mind you will always be a hot chick). Knew that I shouldn't worry for the "bubbles" since its IM-injections. But I rather asked than ignored. I got a blood-clot in my arm once (not AAS related), so the last thing I wanted was hitting that road again due to improper injection techniques.

 

[Mad- scientist]

Ok thanks guys & Austinite (in my mind you will always be a hot chick). Knew that I shouldn't worry for the "bubbles" since its IM-injections. But I rather asked than ignored. I got a blood-clot in my arm once (not AAS related), so the last thing I wanted was hitting that road again due to improper injection techniques.

lol I'll never be able to look at dana lynn baily without thinking of really good advice about how to properly use steroids and manage blood work right. Lol but im happy about that.

 

[IronPrimate]

Honestly I have done two cycles, one of 5 months and another of approx. 6 months. I have never aspirated, honestly when I stick the pin in I can now tell when I have hit a vein bc it is far more tender than muscle tissue. I have injected multiple times when I have known I have either hit a vein or gone through it, never had any problems. I just make sure before hand that there is no air in the syringe or pin, and the worst side effects I have gotten is a rough cough. I am no expert, this is just how I have handled it, and yes I have pulled a pin when I knew it was in a vein and re pinned, but w/ the 21 and 22 gauge I use on my thigh it gets old. Just found out that the lion sells pins so now I don't have to go to the dam ranch supply. Anyone know if their pins are sharpened? Had a buddy who swore to never buy offline bc they may come "unsharpened" bout the dumbest thing I have heard but wouldn't want to find out after the fact.

 

[IronPrimate]

Wish you the best of luck

 

[recessionfever]

the air bubbles are fine that is what you want. if you get blood that is when you take it out and find a new spot.

 

[kevib101]

lol I'll never be able to look at dana lynn baily without thinking of really good advice about how to properly use steroids and manage blood work right. Lol but im happy about that.

I totally agree!

 

[TheDarkHalf]

...do what I do...never aspirate.

But then I m to impatient to draw. I rip off the top of every bottle back load EVERY SYRINGE , thus saving that virgin tip for a pain free pin EVERYTIME. It s an IM . I d be dead or have divits cut out of me if this were a real danger.

You know i've always wondered how to get that last drop of juice out of the vial. I am a retard.