Injecting hurts?

[Timothyyy]

Hi, I've been on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for over 2 months now and I inject 100mg every week of Depo-Testosterone in my quads.
I rotate quads every week as well.
I was taught by a doctor/nurse how to inject and the first few weeks injecting by myself it was easy and painless.

BUT now as of recently, the past 3 weeks of injecting, I get scared because of the pain.
I would inject and as the needle goes through my skin and muscle there's a minor pain. It's not necessarily a sharp pain, but it's painful enough for me to be scared to inject the next time.

I do the SAME thing I've always done and how my doctor has done, and I don't know why this pain is happening.

Please help!

 

[Megatron28]

I started having a similar issue. In the beginning I was pinning my quads just fine. Just jab it in there like the nurse showed me. Then I had a couple of bad pins where it seemed to be ripping through my leg as the needle went in. It started taking me longer and longer to get the courage to inject myself. I knew it wasn't going to hurt (most likely) but it was mental.

Then I remembered seeing a video on youtube of a guy who injected his T by just slowly pushing the needle through instead of jabbing it in quickly. So what I do now is tap around with the needle until I find a spot that feels "numb" meaning that a nerve isn't nearby. Then I very slowly push the needle through my skin in that numb spot. There is a little discomfort as it goes through the skin, but not much. Once it passes through the skin you don't really feel much. By the way, you can feel when it is through the skin and also see the tension on the skin release. So after you get through the skin you just keep pushing the needle into the muscle slowly. You can feel it passing through the deeper skin layers and fat and finally into the muscle where you get more resistance. Just go as slow or as fast as you are comfortable with. Sometimes I have felt resistance and slight pain as the needle gets deeper. I am guessing that I may be running into a blood vessel. When that happens I just back out and try again in a different spot.

Once you get this down with your quads where you can use two hands, try pinning your delts. But you can only use one hand there. The needle feels like it is going into butter in the delts and I have never experienced any pain.

So to repeat, going slow may be the method for you. There is a little discomfort as you go through the skin, but it is minor. Once it pierces the skin the discomfort suddenly goes away and you can begin pushing the needle deeper until you reach the muscle. I really prefer injecting this way over jabbing it in and "hoping" for the best.

 

[Allen_S]

glute's if you can reach or have a friend do it. No pain, no blood really to worry about. I pin 2 times a week switching sides each time.

 

[tkasch30]

my favorite spot is ventroglute. no pain and no veins to hit. its on your hip

 

[SolomonGrundy]

you need to rotate more locations, delts are easy spots to hit by yourself and glutes are moderately easy, that would give you 6 spots to rotate . with your dose 100 mg ( if its .5 of 200 or 1 ml of 100) is still small enough for any location
reference spotinjections.com for assistance

 

[Timothyyy]

I started having a similar issue. In the beginning I was pinning my quads just fine. Just jab it in there like the nurse showed me. Then I had a couple of bad pins where it seemed to be ripping through my leg as the needle went in. It started taking me longer and longer to get the courage to inject myself. I knew it wasn't going to hurt (most likely) but it was mental.

Then I remembered seeing a video on youtube of a guy who injected his T by just slowly pushing the needle through instead of jabbing it in quickly. So what I do now is tap around with the needle until I find a spot that feels "numb" meaning that a nerve isn't nearby. Then I very slowly push the needle through my skin in that numb spot. There is a little discomfort as it goes through the skin, but not much. Once it passes through the skin you don't really feel much. By the way, you can feel when it is through the skin and also see the tension on the skin release. So after you get through the skin you just keep pushing the needle into the muscle slowly. You can feel it passing through the deeper skin layers and fat and finally into the muscle where you get more resistance. Just go as slow or as fast as you are comfortable with. Sometimes I have felt resistance and slight pain as the needle gets deeper. I am guessing that I may be running into a blood vessel. When that happens I just back out and try again in a different spot.

Once you get this down with your quads where you can use two hands, try pinning your delts. But you can only use one hand there. The needle feels like it is going into butter in the delts and I have never experienced any pain.

So to repeat, going slow may be the method for you. There is a little discomfort as you go through the skin, but it is minor. Once it pierces the skin the discomfort suddenly goes away and you can begin pushing the needle deeper until you reach the muscle. I really prefer injecting this way over jabbing it in and "hoping" for the best.

You described exactly how I felt with the ripping feeling and everything. My doctor doesn't suggest injecting my delts, but i'll ask again to see if that would lessen the pain I'll try that and find that 'numb' spot and see if it helps.
Thanks so much for your advice, it is very helpful

 

[IMT staff]

Here is a good overview of injections spots

Take the vial, Clean the rubber stopper with an alcohol swab. Remove the caps from the syringe. You will see the plunger. Then remove the orange cap, making sure to retain the cap since you will need to cap the needle before you dispose of the needle and syringe. Now the needle is exposed. Make sure the plunger of the syringe is completely pushed down. This is necessary in order to make sure you have no air in the syringe. With the plunger pushed in completely all the air will be out of the syringe. Additionally, this will create the vacuum needed to draw the medication as well as allow you to accurately measure the medication amount as you draw the medication into the syringe.

Take the vial in hand and hold upside down. With the other hand, push the needle through the rubber stopper into the lower part of the bottle. Then pull the plunger. The medication will be drawn into the syringe. The usual dose is approximately ½ ml. (it will read 50 on the syringe). After drawing the medication into the syringe, recap and needle with the orange cap and set aside. You will now prepare the area for injection.

***PLEASE SEE YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR YOUR ACTUAL DOSAGE REQUIREMENTS
If you still have difficult understanding how to draw a syringe, a trained member of the medical staff will instruct you on preparing your particular dose of medication. Please note that the first time is the hardest. Once you have done it, it will be simple the next time.

Injection Instructions

 

[300winmag]

you might need to rotate more to the outside on the quads. you shouldnt be hitting them straight on. I still get one that hurts here and there but for the most part i do pretty good. I cant do both sides of my glutes yet, but do the right side, glute is totally painless, I use a stand up mirror in the bathroom to do this one.

 

[TRT]

If you're experiencing painful shots, or just want to get rid of that pinch, look up Emla cream. It is available over the counter in most places. I have tried it a once or twice in the past, really pleasant shots with it.

Just put it on, wait 30-45 minutes, clear off well, and surface pain free shots.

Emla is used a lot for paediatric patients with great result.

 

[meloyelo7337]

what length pin do you use. i switched from 1.5 inch to 1inch for my quads and love it. will never go back to 1.5's .... the shorter pin makes it go in easier (with the 1.5s it woudl bow a little bit)
on a side note i am leaner with bigger quads so there is not much between the skin and the muscle.... 1inchers are a work better - plus i do the slow push movement mentioned above.
just my 2 cents. good luck