Testosterone Injections

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone,

A question or two for you. Where is the best place to inject oneself with

testosterone? The shot has to be given intramuscularly and I was told to aim

for the top of the thigh. It works okay there, but it also takes a huge amount

of force to push the testosterone into the muscle. After the shot has been

given, my leg is quite sore for the next three days or so.

The first injection I gave myself produced sharp pain starting the day after.

After waking up in the middle of the night in a lot of pain, I noticed that the

area around where the needle went in was puffy and raised. My wife thought the

best thing to do to stop it was to ice it down. As it turns out, that must have

been the right thing to do, because within an hour, the swelling or puffiness

went down and did not return.

I know one can also give the injection into the muscle of the shoulder, but I

can't do it myself and she's afraid of needles. Am I doing something wrong, or

is there a different part of the body I could try instead?

Thanks!

.

[Guest guest]

I inject to upper hip with no problems ever. Seems to be the best spot for me.

I alternate sides each week. I have heard of people doing it subQ but I have

not thought that to be necessary (for me). Be sure to aspirate. W

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> > From: cabaretic <cabaretic@...>

> > Subject: Testosterone Injections

> >

> > Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 5:05 PM

> > Hello everyone,

> >

> > A question or two for you.  Where is the best place to

> > inject oneself with testosterone?  The shot has to be

> > given intramuscularly and I was told to aim for the top of

> > the thigh.  It works okay there, but it also takes a

> > huge amount of force to push the testosterone into the

> > muscle.  After the shot has been given, my leg is quite

> > sore for the next three days or so.

> >

> > The first injection I gave myself produced sharp pain

> > starting the day after.  After waking up in the middle

> > of the night in a lot of pain, I noticed that the area

> > around where the needle went in was puffy and raised. 

> > My wife thought the best thing to do to stop it was to ice

> > it down.  As it turns out, that must have been the

> > right thing to do, because within an hour, the swelling or

> > puffiness went down and did not return.

> >

> > I know one can also give the injection into the muscle of

> > the shoulder, but I can't do it myself and she's afraid of

> > needles.  Am I doing something wrong, or is there a

> > different part of the body I could try instead?

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

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> >

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