New smaller needle issue

[pinkpaddleboarder]

Following recommendations on here. I used 31G 6 mm Needle for subcutaneous, I've previously been using 1inch needles for I M injections. I have just used the new 31G needle and have a lump on my thigh under my skin is this normal? Has the B12 gone in? What have I done wrong??

[Narwhal10]

Hi pinkpaddleboarder,

No panic, you have put the Hydroxycobalamin or Cyanocobalamin in. Just a little mishap that can happen. On this occasion, the needle was not deep enough into the muscle. You can massage the area for about a minute. See how it is in 4 hours.

Practice makes perfect. On a personal note, sat in a University classroom, 2 of us could not wait to get our hands on our equipment. Nurses and midwives practice with needles, saline, oranges, weird rubbery muscles, mannequins and each other. 🐳

[pinkpaddleboarder in reply to Narwhal10]

Hi,, I was trying the smaller needle for Sub cut, so not looking for the muscle, I'm using hydroxycobalamin,

[Narwhal10 in reply to pinkpaddleboarder]

My apologies for misunderstanding. Even though I am very experienced at injecting, I sometimes bruise myself or think yep, that is a bit ouchie. I subcutaneously inject into my stomach. I was taught a 45 degree angle but some do 90 degree. Like Nackapan says a mere blip.

😘

[Nackapan]

It may havd pooled. Sc goes into the fatty tissue.

Massage it as suggested it will disperse .

I have done sc for over 3 years now.

I use a 30G 1/2 " long needle .

27-30 G mostly used.

31G is used for insulin .

There is less fluid per injection with insulin.

Try again ,might be a blip or try a slightly bigger needle??

[pinkpaddleboarder in reply to Nackapan]

Thank you, it has gone now, I need a slightly bigger needle I expect.

[Nackapan in reply to pinkpaddleboarder]

Or may work on an other area of your body

[MorningMist in reply to pinkpaddleboarder]

I don’t think it matters . I injected Hevert (2ml) sub cut and it created quite a swelling. Soon disappeared though.

[topazrat]

It could be that you have hit a small blood vessel. It happens even with short needles. If a bruise appears, that will confirm it. I'm on blood thinners and get spectacular bruises occasionally. If not, then as the others have said, its just the B12 under the skin. I inject SC and sometimes get a pink stain on the skin, which disappears in a few days as the B12 gets absorbed, so don't worry if that happens 🙂

[pinkpaddleboarder]

No bruise, lump has gone now. hopefully it has been absorbed now, thanks

[Rexz]

I've had this happen to me on one occasion over 3 years now. As others suggest, massage the site and it will be OK. I inject SC 90 degrees in my thigh.