Wanting to split doses, need twice as many needles/syringes

[IHI]

Don't "bury" the needle entirely. Leave a bit showing so that you have something to grab onto with pliers in case it accidentally breaks off inside you.

Saying this to a guy with an extremely high needle anxiety....you suck LOL.

 

[oldmusclemike]

In another thread someone suggested cutting off 1" (or desired length) from the tip of the needle cover of a 1.5" needle and then putting it back on, leaving the desired length exposed.
I thought that was pretty clever.

DO not do this. One thing it is not sterile anymore , nor is it sharp.

I have a bunch of 23ga x 1 1/2" and its just easier for wife to stab me with the 1" length so she can bury it vs holding some back with the 1 1/2" simply because i have almost no fat on my quads. When my sil came over to show wife and i how to do it she was the one that recommened the 1" length.

We'll see what happens..let the wife get more experience so maybe she can only stab it and leave 1/2" sticking out

You can do all this or just go to Wal-Mart and buy as I said. Make it easy on yourself. Really $10.58 for 100 and they don't ask or care what it is for. Good luck

 

[Mprtz]

DO not do this. One thing it is not sterile anymore , nor is it sharp.
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The NEEDLE isn't cut shorter, the plastic COVER is being cut off and replaced so that the ORIGINAL LENGTH needle won't go in for its full length.