emmaleeanne93
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Why does it hurt so much shooting dope into a vein and missing?
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12monkeysnyc
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When you miss a shot, you are injecting the solution into the tissue around the vein, rather than into bloodstream. Your body isn't meant to have foreign substances (as in your dope and whatever cut is in it) so that is probably why it hurts. It can also cause other issues such as abscesses so you want to be really careful with that. Don't get me wrong, I have missed plenty of shots in my life and most of the time it has just left a bump that goes away. I am just saying it can cause some nasty things so be careful.
If you want more information try searching for "missed shot" or something similar in the BL search engine. I just did and there are a lot of threads with a shit ton of info on this.
If you want more information try searching for "missed shot" or something similar in the BL search engine. I just did and there are a lot of threads with a shit ton of info on this.
Erikmen
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You are injecting liquid outside your vein, internal issues are sensitive and you risk getting an abscess.
If you are lucky the outside area will just be bruised. You should maybe use a compress and possibly an anti inflammatory cream.
I'm telling you all of this because it's common to have infection on the area near the vein. Do not keep trying.
You can only go ahead when you register.
black2reality
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I have heard horror stories about blown out veins from various types of reckless IV usage (as well as just from mistakes). What would happen if someone had their tricep (as well as the rest of their arm) flexed through the whole shot? And would this make missing some of the shot more painful / dangerous?
^your veins are a lot more likely to roll around and cause you issues, at least for me it does. I find the biggest thing is to go slow, breathe deep and do anything but rush. (im a meth user though, so i wont have w/ds to worry about; and the common rhetoric "if youre shaking too much to hit you dont need one")
I feel really comfortable sitting in a chair with a armrest and kinda rest the site im intending to use on either the armrest or on my lap, and even standing up as long as i can rest the site on something, and then rest the hand that is working the needle on the area near the site. I always make sure that everything feels very comfortable and easy to use, and then i poke through to the vein with a shallow angle, and register whilst keeping my eye on the needle itself, and not allowing it to move. i usually plunge alot slower than im sure most people do, so long as you get your water/dope ratio where you like it there wont be a large amount of liquid anyways. all in all, it can take me over a hour to get a hit because im over careful, but at the same time ive only missed one time too so i think taking it slow is best.
I feel really comfortable sitting in a chair with a armrest and kinda rest the site im intending to use on either the armrest or on my lap, and even standing up as long as i can rest the site on something, and then rest the hand that is working the needle on the area near the site. I always make sure that everything feels very comfortable and easy to use, and then i poke through to the vein with a shallow angle, and register whilst keeping my eye on the needle itself, and not allowing it to move. i usually plunge alot slower than im sure most people do, so long as you get your water/dope ratio where you like it there wont be a large amount of liquid anyways. all in all, it can take me over a hour to get a hit because im over careful, but at the same time ive only missed one time too so i think taking it slow is best.