Quad injection question

[Bert Gamble]

I just injected .5 ML with a 23 guage needle into my quad. It was the first time I did it there but I think it went well. I am just not sure.

This is only my second injection. I did the first one in the glute, and there was no pain, but some bleeding after I pulled the needle out. Afterward, there was a lump that I massaged away. I did this while on the phone with the testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) clinic guy.

For my glute injection, I pushed straight down to the end of the needle, slightly outside of the center of the leg. As the needle was going in, I felt a stinging that radiated down towards my knee. When I pulled out the needle, there was no blood, and no lump. Is it possible that I hit a spot in between 2 muscles and the testosterone didn't get where is is supposed to get? Is it normal to have a stinging sensation when you shoot into your quad?

I figure that the lack of blood was from being in better control of the needle during the shot. When I did the one in the butt, it was flapping around quite a bit.

Thanks

 

[bitterdregs]

sounds to me ya done good. you may have gotten near a nerve and that caused the sensation. move an in up or down or more to the outside next time.
from what you described, there's no problem.

 

[Bert Gamble]

Thanks a lot

 

[SolomonGrundy]

You just place one hand width on the knee and one on the thigh, the space in between fair game , use the outside edge, I like 25 g one inch needles
If I touch the skin with the needle and its a sensitive spot I move a centimeter or so and tap gain, no pain I push it in, should only feel the initial skin break, have your leg well supported like on the bed so there is no tension or flexing. Once it's buried I slowly aspirated a little bit, not even a line on the syringe just enough to know if I hit blood, then slowly inject, might take 15 or 20 seconds that's fine, too fast will damage the surrounding tissue like a power washer on concrete , then let it sit a sec or two and withdraw, little rub and a band-aid you are good to go

 

[Bert Gamble]

I will do the slow injection next time. I pushed it in pretty hard both times. Will also do the aspiration check.

Thank you both for the advice.

 

[lakers0812]

Your injection sounds fine to me. My favorite spot to inject are delts. Over the last month, however, I've only injected quads. I too use a 23g 1inch of 23g 1.5 inch needle. Every time I pin there is a little stinging sensation as well. I really notice it when I use the 1.5 inch needle. I think it shows that you went too deep (although it is nothing to worry about). With the 1 inch needle I go all the way into the quad. With the 1.5 inch needle I try to guess how far 1 inch is and go that deep. If I go a little more than an inch I get the same sensation you are talking about.