Noob question re: test injections

[lickthebeaters]

Hey guys, first time injecting test (into the upper thigh). Scenario:

I've drawn up 1ml of 300mg/ml test e and cleared the syringe of bubbles. I've then injected into my thigh. I've been told to slightly pull back on the syringe once the needle is in to check I haven't hit a nerve. If I have hit a nerve, I should see a little bit of blood in the syringe. But when I pull back on the syringe, it creates a new bubble in the barrel.

Is this normal? I thought I was meant to clear the syringe of bubbles prior to injecting, so why do I end up with a bubble when pulling back on the syringe (as a safety precaution)?

Noob question I know — just hard to Google this one and want to be sure I'm doing everything right.

Thank you.

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hit a nerve.

* hit a vein, sorry.

[stevesmi]

You are aspirating. I don’t recommend doing that. It’s an unnecessary extra step that does more harm than good.

[Redawg]

Steve is correct of course. No need to aspirate.

[cbbram]

A bubble is better than blood

[lickthebeaters]

Thank you for the clarification. I had initially confused aspirating to mean actually injecting into a vein/vessel, as opposed to this process of pulling on the syringe to check.

I’ve done some more research and can see it is not required for thigh injections, so
I’ll give it a miss moving forward.

Thanks

[stevesmi]

Thank you for the clarification. I had initially confused aspirating to mean actually injecting into a vein/vessel, as opposed to this process of pulling on the syringe to check.

I’ve done some more research and can see it is not required for thigh injections, so
I’ll give it a miss moving forward.

Thanks

Just focus on injecting a muscle and rotate. The left delt is an easy injection for a noob if youree a righty cause u can't miss

[Mobster]

No need to aspirate.

[Masonic Bodybuilder]

Aspirating is an outdated part of injecting. They stopped teaching nurses to do it years ago.

[RickRock]

Just skip that and inject

[ph734k]

Are you clearing the air until you see a little drip down the syringe? It could be you’re clearing the plunger but leaving a bit of air in the needle. It’s also good to see the drip down the needle to lubricate it