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SI Newbie here, question on ampoules - how to get all medicine out?

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Hi there, and many thanks for this wonderful forum.

I started my SI journey on Monday - and actually wrote a post about the confusion of 0.5ml liquid vs the 1 ml I ordered. However, today after self injecting the second time, I noticed --- dafty me??!! ---- that in each of the ampoules I used there was still liquid left in the top of the ampoule. (I used 3 ampoules to get 2 ml worth of the 1.5mcg per 1ml Hydroxo)

So apparently each ampoule does have 1ml of liquid in it, but... how on earth do I get the whole liquid to descend down? I mean, it just stays up in the ampoule... I'm missing something obvious surely ?

(I use Pascoe ampoules that I ordered from Versandapo.de)

Thanks in advance for any help

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the design of the ampoule means that you can invert it without the liquid leaking out (surface tension). I tend to find that I don't need to fully invert but only partially.

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SlimCat in reply to Gambit62

Hi Gambit, thanks for your reply but sorry could you still explain please how to get the liquid out without half of it getting stuck at the lid which I break when opening, ie it gets unused? many thanks

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before you open the ampoule flick the top with your index finger until all the liquid is in the bottom of the ampoule

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SlimCat in reply to Gambit62

amaazing thanks!!

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fbirder

Hold the ampoule between thumb and forefinger then flick the top with a finger of the other hand. The liquid will move into the ampoule itself. It can take several flicks to get it all down.

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SlimCat in reply to fbirder

amaazing, thanks for your reply!

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SlimCat

Hey thanks a lot! Always good to hear it from the professionals :)

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