I was just about to say the same thing @Bigtoe. If you pin the same spots, over time you'll build scar tissue internally that you can't see or feel. If you hit a tough spot that has scar tissue, it is harder to push the oil in that area.I have alot of scar tissue in some places and if I hit those spots it's definitely harder to push. One of my glutes especially.
The advantage of using a 25g much easier to put the needle in your body
The disadvantage of using a 25g much longer to push the oil out
True but sometimes if you push the oil out too fast you have a higher chance for PIP or an abscess. Then again you don't want to feel like you are going to break the needle off or bust the syringe because you have to apply so much pressure to get the oil out.
Is it just my muscle or is 25g pin hard to get oil out?
I've noticed less injection pain with 25's vs a 23g and found that MCT goes thru 25's pretty well vs GSO.The advantage of using a 25g much easier to put the needle in your body
The disadvantage of using a 25g much longer to push the oil out
I've noticed less injection pain with 25's vs a 23g and found that MCT goes thru 25's pretty well vs GSO.
Agreed. But I also notice if I go into scar tissue it doesn’t matter what carrier oil, the oil just wont push through in a 25g. Frustrating sometimes because I have to re-inject and change the needle. Happened in my shoulders and glutes recently and was just standing there sweating. I know we all been there lol. Not a fan of 23g, I get more pip from the actual puncture than the oil sometimes.
You know 23G is bigger right?On my second cycle here ... Using 25 , gauge after my first injection I had to let the wife in on the extra curricular activities going on,I can’t push it glutei in myself . Started going in thru my delta which became somewhat manageable by myself but I shake like crazy and get a decent amount of blood each time so I’ve her help again... trying 23g soon to see if it helps
On my second cycle here ... Using 25 , gauge after my first injection I had to let the wife in on the extra curricular activities going on,I can’t push it glutei in myself . Started going in thru my delta which became somewhat manageable by myself but I shake like crazy and get a decent amount of blood each time so I’ve her help again... trying 23g soon to see if it helps
Some places it just won't go. I'm the same have to pull out and make another hole. Just wondering how long do you take to pin each ml? I literally take 30 seconds per Ml always have.
Yea. Figuring the oil will pass thru the 23g vs 25g easier. Right logic?You know 23G is bigger right?
True. I have only used a 23 in glutes a few times but for me if I hit scar tissue it didn't go.Yea. Figuring the oil will pass thru the 23g vs 25g easier. Right logic?
I have used 25 for a while. I throw it in a cup of water that I microwaved for 30 seconds. Still sometimes it can be a bit challenging to get oil in me. Seems like I wiggle the needle around too much and possibly causing more damage than than the reason why I went went a smaller pin. I have switched too 23 guage and seem to like them better. A little bit smoother and more steady in my hands. But everyone is different. Everyone's gear is different and scar tissue and what not.