I’m trying to figure out the proper amount of test to inject on an EOD schedule. I am supposed to do 100mg every week. The vial I got is 200mg/ml (so thats 1/2 ml per week). I came up with 13iu’s on my insulin syringe EOD. Does this sound right?
Also, is there any good instructions out there on how to inject in the quad properly? I already did it myself and I am almost shaking from nerves! haha. Here’s what I did.
wiped bottle off. Pulled back syringe. Pushed into vial. Drew out about 15 iu’s and then pushed back to about 13iu.
pulled out needle. wiped quad with alcohol.
I picked a spot on my upper quad towards the outside. took a deep breath
pushed in the needle. Pulled back on the plunger looking for blood. No blood, just air bubbles
pushed the plunger all the way down.
swiftly pulled out needle and put finger pressure on the injection site.
started breathing again.
Sound ok? I feel a charlie horse in the muscle right now. Normal?
Good start. There are 3.5 EODs per week, divide weekly dose by 3.5
Yes, first injects are scary. If you did the 1.5" needle in your butt, that is scary, and can be dangerous if not done right and you hit a major blood vessel or the sciatic nerve.
You can google it for pictures and procedures (as I was warned about posting links to external sites).
I have been doing that for the last year with pretty good success. 1" 25 gauge needle. Easy to self inject, low nerve density for mostly pain free shots, and low vein density = less risk.