Aspiration FAIL!

Any one else had this - it just happened to me...

Go to inject - same as always....aspirate - great, nothing coming in...inject....

*HOLY S****

That hurts!

*Re*-aspirate...oh, apparently, it was being stubborn, as *now* it is evident that I hit a blood vessel. Can still feel the entire area down stream of the injection site as slightly numb and tender (I know that sounds like a contradiction, best I can do)

Fingers crossed I don't end up with some sort of problem when/if it finally gets to the heart...or worse, gets stuck in a fine blood vessel somewhere... With any luck it will adequately disperse before then.....

Doctor9

Where were you pinning at?

I'll be honest I never aspirate. My sister is an RN and my brother is a doctor and they've even said that they cant remember ever aspirating, not because it doesn't work but because the second you are IN a vein the syringe will fill with blood.

I wonder if you spilled over with gear. I've done that before when I've pinned in a tricep and you miss the muscle or some leaks and runs down sub q in my arm. That feels like a burning sensation down your arm.

This is why I've stuck to pinning in the glute, there's so much less that can happen. I think the worst thing I remember happening is getting too close to the hip joint and my joint was tender for a couple days, but that was it

What aas did u inject and what muscle ?

I have only had one time where blood came into the syringe and it wasn't much at all. I probably nicked a vein and could of continued, but decided to start somewhere else. Your fine. I wouldn't sweat it. Just stick that dull needle somewhere else.

I tried pinning my inner quad the other day.. Shit started twitching as i inserted. abort! lol

Outer quad is the way to go. I hit shit all the time. I hardely ever go in clean. I always feel something funny or hit something firm then have to back out and move over.

I've never met anyone that aspirates.

raysd21 said:

Outer quad is the way to go. I hit shit all the time. I hardely ever go in clean. I always feel something funny or hit something firm then have to back out and move over.

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Wish I could hit quads, nothing but pure pain for me. Last time I tried I was off work for 5 days and eating pain killers like skittles it hurt so bad.

Wish I could hit quads, nothing but pure pain for me. Last time I tried I was off work for 5 days and eating pain killers like skittles it hurt so bad.

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Where did you go in the quad? I usually go where the pockets would be in your pants. I went right in the middle on top one time. Fuck that. Too much muscle use. Anywhere actually on the outer quad has been good for me. Try to stay away from the areas that separate the muscles or heads. I think those tendons would be sensitive.

raysd21 said:

Outer quad is the way to go. I hit shit all the time. I hardely ever go in clean. I always feel something funny or hit something firm then have to back out and move over.

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Ya I was just trying to do something different. I pin everyday so the more spots the better.

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Where did you go in the quad? I usually go where the pockets would be in your pants. I went right in the middle on top one time. Fuck that. Too much muscle use. Anywhere actually on the outer quad has been good for me. Try to stay away from the areas that separate the muscles or heads. I think those tendons would be sensitive.

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High and low on the outer quad, on top in the middle. Doesn't matter where I put it my quads just won't accept it.

raysd21 said:

Where did you go in the quad? I usually go where the pockets would be in your pants. I went right in the middle on top one time. Fuck that. Too much muscle use. Anywhere actually on the outer quad has been good for me. Try to stay away from the areas that separate the muscles or heads. I think those tendons would be sensitive.

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lol Yeah I've hit those tendons, my leg just starts twitching feels fucking weird but funny to watch lol.

I hit outer mid quad but I've never went that high on my quad to where the pocket is. I only hit one leg though because it atrophy from a knee injury so I"m trying to site inject to get some size back.

I had that happen in my shoulder last week. In about 30 seconds my entire shoulder turned beet red and started to swell. That won't work as I'm going to the gym in 15 minutes. A couple Benedryl (sp?) and it was fine 2 minutes later. It happens. Don't worry about it. I always aspirate


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Aspirating is important guys. You don't want oil pushed in your vein. But be careful, when we aspirate we are pulling the plunger back and in that motion our needle tends to draw a bit too and when you go on and push the plunger it also presses the needle in by another couple mm's. That can be the difference between hitting a vein or not. And this possibly answers the question why you didn't see any blood when you aspirate and when you pushed....ouchy!

Though it is true that your veins have enough pressure to fill your needle as soon as you dip into it but it doesn't undermine the importance of aspirating. Docs and nurses may say other wise because when they are hitting specific sites on delt, glutes and quads, based on anatomical knowledge they know there are no major veins their. But it's still taking a chance because you are not a doc and then you are not considering the variables such as needle length, fat level in subQ, kind of solution, individual disposition to being vascular etc etc

So be safe and aspirate, specially if you are getting creative with injection sites.

Happy pinning!


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Wish I could hit quads, nothing but pure pain for me. Last time I tried I was off work for 5 days and eating pain killers like skittles it hurt so bad.

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How fast do you push the needle in? Whenever I pin quads I go in REAL slow like a mm at a time. I hit something really sensitive yesterday I thought of this thread. If I didn't go in so slow I would be in trouble. The ass is like butter. Delts are butter. Outer quads are just convenient to inject mainly.... a lot of wierd shit in there I agree. My eq is so thick I can barely shoot it in my butt with one hand. So I just go quad really slow. Plus the eq has 0 PIP. Oh well. Here's to easy pinning.