I bought some ‘orange’ injection syringes (25G). They were the smallest needle head that had 1ml capacity I could source. I did a test puncture (empty) in to some tummy fat. Discomfort was tolerable. Some minor bleeding. However in the days after I developed large amount of bruising around the surrounding area which was concerning. Whenever I get a flu jab as example, I don’t get such skin bruising. Was this a choice of injection site issue? Is my needle too big? Did I do something wrong?
Differing opinions out there. Test was made for intramuscular, not sub q and I prefer it that way. Pin your glutes or delts depending on volume or liquid.
For subQ yea likely. Try 27ga slin pins for sub Q. For IM 25ga 1” is fine.
You may have just hit a capillary or something that caused bleeding. It happens but is nothing to worry about. I assume you didn’t inject air or anything right!
Be careful if you inject your quads. I put a needle into a nerve and I’ve had a numb spot for three months. It was so bad, I got checked for a blood clot. Glutes have been no issue. Haven’t tried my delt yet. One trick if you hate the needle is to cough at the same time you stick yourself. You won’t even feel it. I use a 27 ga 1 1/2in needle.
I’ll second this advice. Only “bad” IM shot I’ve done was quads. The stuff i was using was VERY pippy but it still felt like i got kicked by a horse. I’ve been too nervous to try it since.
