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Injection; IV Complications and Information MEGATHREAD and FAQ II - show me the blood

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I've never loosened the tieoff while I was shooting, I tie off, find a vein, shoot up, take off the tie, then pull out the needle.... I didn't know you were supposed to remove the tieoff before you actually push the plunger, and I've been iv'ing for years and years
 
I'm pretty sure I didn't miss any shots but my vein feels swollen... There is no discoloration or pain or anything just soreness.. I think it's from "digging around " once I was already in...

Will I be ok u think? I'm gonna take a break on that one it almost feels like a small lump but I know for fact I didn't miss
 
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Phlebitis Questions

I injected subutex into my forearm which I have done many times without complication. I went to the ER and the doctor diagnosed it as Phlebitis. Its so painful he gave me a bag of IV antibiotics then sent me home with oral antibiotics and told me to take an anti-inflammatory. Is there any thing else I can do? How long will this take to heal its a pretty superficial and shallow vein and about two inches of it feel hard and my whole forearm is swollen and infected. Should I be worried it hurts fucking bad.
 
Wow sometimes I forget about the tourniquet thing... I've actually never tied off before, and I've been injecting daily for almost a year.

It's ironic, because my veins are really hard to find and tying off is supposed to make them pop to the surface... But since it never worked (I did try a few times) I just gave up on that step and have learned to find my veins mostly through touch (you can feel them under your arm).

The veins on top of my hands are a different story, those are real easy to see so i rotate between my arms and hands.

But as others have said, sometimes the veins are easier to find than others. It's probably the same for most people, but first thing in the morning they are REALLY good at hiding, like they've retreated during the night. So I worked up a routine that brings them much closer to the surface:

- a few squat thrusts to get the blood flowing all over my body (10, usually)
- run warm water over my arm where i plan to inject (we all have our "easiest" spot to find a vein, and so that's the one I run water over in the morning). I do this for a good 2-3 mins and i think it's the most important part of the routine.
- I take a full 2 liter bottle of water and do 20 curls with it. It's heavy enough that after 20 or 30 reps you'll feel it and besides the goal here isn't to build muscle, but to get the blood flowing and the arm warmed up and this does the trick.

After all this (takes about 5 mins) the vein is much easier to hit, and i'm probably one of the toughest cases out there, since I can never actually SEE the vein - i go by sense of touch, experience in knowing where the vein usually is and, of course, the still-healing track marks that tell me "X marks the spot!"

Seriously, would any of us be able to find our viens if we didn't have that little road map up our arm??
 
first shot of the day when waking up is def the hardest, esp since it's winter and so cold. add that to low blood pressure from w/ds and it can take a long time to pop em out.
 
I've never heard of pulling back and getting an air bubble before. Thats weird.

Even though you pulled back and registered with blood, if you knew you had probably gone through the vein, in my experience, things aren't going to go well (i.e. The shot will still end up missed). We're all eager to push that plunger down and enjoy, but when there is even the tiniest voice in the back of our head telling us it doesn't seem like a proper hit, we should pull out and start over because 9 times out of 10 the voice is right.

I've magically registered when puling out of a vein and saw the blood enter the syringe so I figured cool, all is not lost... But I knew it had gone through the vein and it wasn't an ideal time to push down... But I did anyway and - surprise surprise - lost the shot.

Run warm water over the bump if it's still there and you should be fine. If it doesn't go away in a few days, then you can worry.
 
Iv use problems finding and using veins

Hey fellow users..........

SWIM just wanted to ask for some assistance. SWIM has been using both Meth and Heroin IV daily since this summer. He has always rotated his veins and used to be a nurse so knows how to inject properly. He is already out of veins on his arms. He needs to know where to inject in his legs. Like a MAP. He needs detailed locations. PLEASE HELP!!
 
Smaller point size??

Also, has anyone found that using a smaller sized point like a 31 gauge is easier to register? Even on the bigger veins, it seems easier.
 
stuckinaloop said:
dude do a fuckin google. these iv questions constantly keep getting posted over and over again-they are the most obvious shit.

human anatomy. You don't have to track down a "dope shooting chart" or "map (lol).."veins in leg" "veins in feet."
Click to expand...

This is true, the maps you want to look at are in the IV Complications Mega Thread & FAQ anyways.

I'll go ahead and merge your thread in there.
 
I won't be doing THAT again....

I'm not sure if this is a question or a warning. I had 5 OC 5mg IR capsules, brown and orange, I identified them and proceeded to open them up expecting a fine powder. What was inside were actually tiny little balls or "granules" orange in color. I knew they had not been tampered with. I put one in my mouth and got a nice familiar bitter taste. So I proceeded to dissolve the contents of all five in water. I had to crush the millions of tiny beads down. It made an orangish liquid that gave me pause. Do I really want to put this in my vein? Yes, I did. I filtered it with a cotton (better than nothing I guess) and pushed a small amt to feel it. It felt fine no burn or anything so I pushed the rest. Now, 25mg would normally not do anything for me, but my tolerance is super low these days. I felt very pleasantly, mildly high for about 2 hours. I noticed my arm at injection site was very sore. I am an experienced shooter so I didn't freak out. It was also slightly raised and hard near the site. It was painful like a bruise for several days, but no discoloration. I wonder, was it the contents of the shot or maybe I missed some of the shot?
 
Shooting pills isnt the safest way to go but you should always remember to micron filter your solution. Also look for threads on new formulation oc on this forum they will improve your tek, finally if the swelling doesnt subside its best you go to a hospital.
 
It sounds like you could have missed some of the solution, or the contents of the shot irritated your vein/arm very much so.

I am sorry to hear this happened.

I'm going to merge this into the IV Complications Mega Thread.
 
I agree that thinner needles are always the way to go. I never go bigger than 29g, and sometimes use 30. As long as they actually can pierce your hide, as far as I know there is no downside. Aside from making it easier to shoot, the smaller pin pricks also heal faster and are less likely to leave track marks.

The ONLY reason I can think of to use a larger gauge would be if your hands are shaking from withdrawals; when that happens, those thin needles slide in and out of your skin so easily it makes KEEPING them in place for the duration of your shot more difficult; a slightly thicker needle stays anchored a bit better.

Its probably a good idea to have a few sizes standing by!
 
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