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Opioids 23 gauge needles are to big

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bnghit3

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I found this out the hard way, only 2nd time shooting something and i thought the 30s were to small so got 23s and damn they fucking hurt. doesn't seem to be any real damage done but now that the morph isn't flowing its pretty sore. Is this normal should i be worried? i mean the track marks are visible but i shot in elbow so that's not huge deal and I've been putting antibacterial cream to try and reduce a scar. I mean it felt great, but this almost has me not wanting to IV anything again. Its just sore no lumps in skin or anything. I mean last time it was sore too with the 30 gauge, its just much worse this time.
 
Yeah, 23G are entirely too large, you should be using 28G or 27G at the very largest. Anything larger than that is just going to damage your veins horribly and probably miss your shot and/or collapse your vein if you aren't careful.

30G and 31G are what I use for IV use, but some people find that they are too fine for either the drug they are using or for the veins they are trying to hit.
 
30G all the way. My question is, you skipped from 30 to 23, what happpened to all those in between?
 
lol idiot friend thought 23 would be good so thats what he ordered and brought over
 
^^^Yea.

Those are fucking big ass needles man. I shoot with 31g, and still sometimes find that too big. A 23 is ridiculous imo, and i bet it hurts like a mother fucker too. I would suggest getting some smaller ones, unless you enjoy nuking your arm.
 
JamtasticX said:
^^^Yea.

Those are fucking big ass needles man. I shoot with 31g, and still sometimes find that too big. A 23 is ridiculous imo, and i bet it hurts like a mother fucker too. I would suggest getting some smaller ones, unless you enjoy nuking your arm.
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I prefer the 31's as well w/ the short tip. Always easy as hell to register w/ and doesn't cause too much damage. The first time I shot I used a 27 I believe and I missed and had a good a good bruise that ran down my forearm for a couple days.
 
Man, your arms gonna be sore awhile. Was this your second time shooting? If so, your arm might look gnarly for abit.
 
ronnyk said:
I prefer the 31's as well w/ the short tip. Always easy as hell to register w/ and doesn't cause too much damage. The first time I shot I used a 27 I believe and I missed and had a good a good bruise that ran down my forearm for a couple days.
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O yea, short tip is the way to go. Long tips suck, and most of my veins are close to the skin, so theres no need for a mile long tip
 
lol yeah man 2nd time, really not enjoyable now that the morphine has worn off, has me not wanting to ever iv. Everything seems fine tho just sore and might be getting bruised, i always worry about getting an abscess or really doing serious damage IVing drugs. I shoulda just manned up ans went and bought my own small ones at a local store. instead of having dumbass friend order them.
 
bnghit3 said:
lol yeah man 2nd time, really not enjoyable now that the morphine has worn off, has me not wanting to ever iv. Everything seems fine tho just sore and might be getting bruised, i always worry about getting an abscess or really doing serious damage IVing drugs. I shoulda just manned up ans went and bought my own small ones at a local store. instead of having dumbass friend order them.
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Yea, or just go to a store a little bit away. I've had to buy needles from friends who were pharm techs 8o but that's life.

I've had really bad experiences missing like 12 times in a row off short tip 31g needles, I can't even imagine shooting with big ass needles
 
I have no idea why I keep reading threads about IVing, it always leaves me wanting to cry cause veins bother me so much... This thread was one of the worst T_T
 
Update, arms looking a little better two spots are completely healed, one u can still kinda tell i was shooting up. Arm is still sore as fuck tho, not enough pain to prevent me from doing normal things just sore as shit. A little bruised nothing major tho. Is this all to be expected? actually feels like its less sore than last night tho. so thats gotta be good
 
Are these supposed to by for IV? I used the butterfly 23g plenty of time's for IV but it's very painful and probably bad for the smaller veins if not entirely to big for IV.
 
JamtasticX said:
^^^Yea.

Those are fucking big ass needles man. I shoot with 31g, and still sometimes find that too big. A 23 is ridiculous imo, and i bet it hurts like a mother fucker too. I would suggest getting some smaller ones, unless you enjoy nuking your arm.
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how is 31 too big, i cant even feel a 29 go in
 
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