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Harm Reduction Injection; IV Complications and Info MEGATHREAD & FAQ III Vs I Want Blood

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The catheter is the part of the IV that stays in your arm. If you don't know then why answer and be unkind?

OP, I have been a nurse for 20 years, and you are correct she should not have used the same site if it had been very recently used. (But some nurses and doctors are jerks if you point out that the are wrong or doing something incorrectly). If the site began to swell and "inflate" around it right after she began to put something through the IV then most likely it was "leaking" fluids out of the vein into the surrounding tissue. This would be caused from her either missing, poking thru the other side of the vein or because the vein had still not healed from a previous injection.

As far as the pain, I would give it a few more days. If it doesn't improve within a week of it starting or if you begin to have any other additional symptoms then I would have it checked. I'm pretty sure it will improve on its own.
 
Thanks ! Its good to have an anwser directly from an experienced nurse. I forgot to mention that the pain is not bad just irritating some time. So you are probably right, it going to heal soon, I believe, I just wanted to be sure that useing the same injection site would not create serious damage to my veins. Im not a IV user so, Im not into damaging my veins yet.
 
Now I've never IV'd but I'm asking for a friend because he once mentioned that he adds 0.1ml, maybe 0.2mL, of 70% isopropyl alcohol to his shots to ensure sterility in the syringe as well. (he is very cautious) But I was wondering if this could possibly be a bad idea? or would such a minute quantity not show any toxic effects even after multiple uses
I'm not sure if he used it IV when he started using dope but I know he did when doing ketamine IM.

EDIT: Now that I come to think about it he only did this for IM ketamine because he occasionally reused needles and only did so when doing IM injections
 
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seems like pointless/random behaviour to me.

if you are going to reuse a needle (which is a very bad idea when you are I'm ing) then you should use bleach to sterilize it not IPA (which doesn't kill everything) and you should rinse thoroughly with clean water.

I just don't get the point of putting the iso in the solution , it will end up as a 7% alcohol solution , this will make your muscles more sore when IM'ing and doesn't do much towards sterility (if you don't have bleach use soap like dishwash soap and blast with tap water , rinse the barrel, l and disinfect the tip with the alcohol and just let it evaporate)
 
Problems staying in vein/ missed shots

This is my issue. I've been trying to inject into what I believe is called the basilic vein, it's the vein running on the bottom of the forearm or the two w.e. the issue is that everytime I stick the needle in (I'm using very clean roxane dilaudid which only has magnesium stereate and anhydrous lactose both of which aren't really soluble) I am able to hit a vein while using the vacuum technique but when I go to press the plunger an abscess is formed, everytime. I try so f'n hard not to move the needle around once I see a plume of blood enter the syringe but almost everytime it misses and an abscess is formed. luckily these shots r pretty clean so they go away but it is pissing me off to no end. I'm unable to hit the vein inside either elbow successfully too. Same bs I see the plume of blood n I go to shoot but I miss. I don't get it wtf am I doing wrong. I'm using a very low angle too with my forearm nearly parallel. I'm so tired of bruising up my arm and wasting dilaudid. Tg I'm getting them for free bc if I was paying I'd be furious. I know nurses have tremendous trouble hitting a vein when my mom is in the hospital, she has very deep hard to access veins. It got to the point they have to install something called a port when she goes, which is a small dual channel port that is installed by a nurse guided by an x ray machiene. I'm afraid I have inherited this gene of hard to access veins and its driving me nuts. I don't wanna waste anymore and it's getting to the point where I'm ready to put the needle down and go back to snorting. Anyone have tips? I believe what's going on is I either press too hard while plunging and break through the vein or the slight motion of adjusting to get at the plunger is pulling it out. My only completely successful shots have been through the top of my hands. I've scared the shit out of myself doing that and it's really not an option anymore. Has anyone here ever had a similar issue before?
 
That's a pretty hard vein to hit one of the few ones that are still in pristine condition on my body.

Now are you going with the blood flow? Otherwise there will be a pocket (not really an abscess more like a swelling).


What veins do you not have troubles with? The ones in the crook of the arm might be because you are going in too parallel (they tend to roll around/ have thicker walls). Perphaps you are just shaky , since registering seems to be an issue (a trick is to attach a keychain "hoop" to the plunger and just pulling on that bit like a grenad
 
Basilic might be the wrong name maybe? It's the 2 vein running under the forearm and I actually have no issue 'registering' I get a plume everytime no trouble. Also when I go for the elbow I don't go in parallel I go in a lot close to 90 degrees and again I always get the plume of blood no trouble. It's when I go to push the plunger down I fuck up. I don't rly have shaky hands or anything. How do you attach a keychain to insulin syringes I don't get what you mean?
 
perhaps you are pushing the needle through when you try to push down the plunger? you should be holding onto the barrel firmly with 2 fingers to prevent this from happening (like the scissors in paper-rock-scissors). what kind of syringe are you using? are you pushing the plunger slowly? Is your solution clear?

and it's not exactly a keychain just the little piece your keys are on you can twist it around the end of the plunger ,perhas this will make re-registering (and making sure you are in) easier. Would like to post a pic but no rigs nearby.
 
I have no idea, I've never had trouble shooting up.

Try hitting the vein in the top of your forearm, it's a thick and stable one, so it might be more amenable to your attempts.

If you keep fucking up just stop.
 
going in at a 90 degree angle is almost garunteeing youll go right through the vein. its best to go as parallel to the vein as possible, like a 15-20 degree angle, not jabbing straight down like an IM shot.
 
Maybe your just lucky. Iv habits are not fun. I spent 30 mind trying to find a vein and was blood everywhere, arms are bruised have to wear cover up.... Maybe it's gods way of looking out for you,?
 
IV bupe - Nervous, need help accessing weird bruise/red/pain

Unfortunately I have been doing IV bupe for 3 years... I inject in my neck because it has detroyed every vein the H didn't.. I have been injecting for 6 years total and have never seen anything like this.. I use clean practice but I do reuse my works, I have a half dollar size bruise with redness about 2-3 inches above the actual site and and one that's relatively smaller around the nape of my neck below the vein i use and a few red lines in the area as well. Nothing is directly on the site but scar tissue, it feels like I got burned with a curling iron in the area not the regular "burn" like from a miss like I actually got burned its tender and also feels bruised.. It isn't raised at all in any way.. It started out feeling like a burning sensation tenderness to touch and slightly red noW it looks like an actual bruise like purplish blue and slightly red around it...not HOT to touch like an infection would be... The bruise is getting darker and it really hasn't changed much in size in the last 4 days and it still feels tender/burned ... I stopped messing with the site 2 days ago.. It is my jugular and I don't have a death wish!!! Please help me - I apologize for the longevity if the post but I want to be as descriptive as possible so someone can help with the most accurate diagnosis or advice ... Scared please help my dad died from a blood infection from IV H use... I don't want a repeat!!! Thanks for any and all feedback..
 
Id go to ER, then detox, then long term rehab.

If you don't have a death wish then you should stop the IV bupe.

Id recommend reading the I.V complications thread if you haven't already.

sorry, I couldnt help more.
 
You need to seek medical attention immediately. IV'ing in the neck is one of the worst spots you can do it in. It is prone to the most complications. You can easily hit an artery instead, pulmonary embolisms, abscesses (which are way more dangerous if gotten in the neck), septicaemia, etc.

A miss in the neck is not like a normal miss in your arm or another normal IV spot. It can cause serious complications.

You need to take this very seriously. Are you using a micron filter? Why are you risking all of these complications for bupe of all things? It has no rush when IV'ed and once you have a tolerance, provides basically no euphoria anyway. It's a lot of risk for not much reward.

Can't you switch to another ROA like sublingual or plugging?

I'm going to move this over to the IV Mega, which you should read thoroughly if you haven't already.
 
Dude, your in a tight spot 6 years of subs?


You need to get help asap...

Long detox then 6 month or more rehab...

Your in for a long road, but you got this man.
 
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