Tips on avoiding air bubbles?

[JFinHK]

I'm fairly new to this. I've been getting my reta already reconstituted, but now starting KLOW on my own. Getting annoyed with the air bubbles I get in the syringes when drawing.

Last couple of days tried adding extra BAC into the syringe before I pin.

Meaning, I have reconstituted KLOW+3ml BAC, but want to dilute it a bit more to avoid site irritation.

So I draw my Klow, then proceed to get more BAC in. Draw in the air, then maybe a bit of water.

The bubble is stuck, and it almost looks like BAC and KLOW don't want to mix - looks like a spirit level, with the bubble in the middle. I knock at the syringe a bit, not helping much.

(I know a small bubble is fine, but if I want the bac and klow to mix before I pin....)

Any tips?

 

[RubbaDubba1]

The Bubbles used to bug the crap out of me, still do a little honestly. But I have yet to see a side effect from injecting a bubble subq to this date. One thing I've done that I think helps, is I went to a 30 guage 1/2 inch needle for all injections. The longer needle helps to get the last of the pep out of the vial and I can draw it out slower to avoid bubbles and especially on that last dose. The thicker gauge is to get through the Polar Bear fat stores and got tired off losing 1/10 injections and this stuff isn't free.

 

[YoYoFat]

I would not be injecting a needle that’s already been in a vial into a vial of BAC, which is what you’re doing. If you want to dilute your KLOW, just add the BAC to the vial.

 

[pepshi]

Klow seems to fill slower than Reta and that slow drip is what's causing the bubble for me but I just give a couple good flicks and the bubble rises to the top.

 

[FarmgirlRebel]

If they are tiny bubbles...I just ignore them. If they are bigger and I can tap them to the top of the syringe then I'll go ahead and push it out, just so my dose isn't affected as I draw.

 

[JFinHK]

I would not be injecting a needle that’s already been in a vial into a vial of BAC, which is what you’re doing. If you want to dilute your KLOW, just add the BAC to the vial.

How much bac can fit into the water? Say, can I use 5ml BAC?

 

[Airborne Daddy]

If they are tiny bubbles...I just ignore them. If they are bigger and I can tap them to the top of the syringe then I'll go ahead and push it out, just so my dose isn't affected as I draw.

Youd have to do 12 inches of an iv of all air into an artery to cause a problem. A full syringe of all air into ur belly or a muscle will do exactly nothing.

 

[BNLFL]

Are you drawing the empty syringe back to what dose you want outside the vial, then putting it in the vial and pushing it in then drawing the liquid?

 

[beamero]

Push air in the vial while it’s sitting upright, then turn it upside down and withdraw the dosage.

 

[FarmgirlRebel]

Youd have to do 12 inches of an iv of all air into an artery to cause a problem. A full syringe of all air into ur belly or a muscle will do exactly nothing.

I had to do some weird heart utlra sound...they had this machine and it pushed air bubbles all through my heart so they could see how the valves were working. It was kind of freaky to see on the machine, but the tech said basically the same thing...it's really hard to kill someone with air, even directly into the vein.

 

[Superduty67]

I have many hours (probably) wasted on trying to get the smallest bubbles out. I finally had to just get over it. You’re doing your best!

 

[CNCCurrency]

Are you drawing the empty syringe back to what dose you want outside the vial, then putting it in the vial and pushing it in then drawing the liquid?

Post like these make me dizzy, yawl over think too much

 

[desinr-gal]

I'm fairly new to this. I've been getting my reta already reconstituted, but now starting KLOW on my own. Getting annoyed with the air bubbles I get in the syringes when drawing.

Last couple of days tried adding extra BAC into the syringe before I pin.

Meaning, I have reconstituted KLOW+3ml BAC, but want to dilute it a bit more to avoid site irritation.

So I draw my Klow, then proceed to get more BAC in. Draw in the air, then maybe a bit of water.

The bubble is stuck, and it almost looks like BAC and KLOW don't want to mix - looks like a spirit level, with the bubble in the middle. I knock at the syringe a bit, not helping much.

(I know a small bubble is fine, but if I want the bac and klow to mix before I pin....)

Any tips?

You should Not use the same syringe to draw bac After drawing peptide. You risk contaminating the Bac water. Do it before, no actually just add the entire amount of bac into the Klow vial, to dilute it one time. If you have bubbles and it scares you, you can tap the syringe to get them to top and gently squeeze out. Or pin yourself at an angle like seated reclined, where the bubbles stay above the peptide. Doctors say they dont hurt anything, if they go into you, you're not injecting into an artery. I watched an ER doc allow big bubbles to flow into my vein and she said it was fine.

 

[JFinHK]

You should Not use the same syringe to draw bac After drawing peptide. You risk contaminating the Bac water. Do it before, no actually just add the entire amount of bac into the Klow vial, to dilute it one time. If you have bubbles and it scares you, you can tap the syringe to get them to top and gently squeeze out. Or pin yourself at an angle like seated reclined, where the bubbles stay above the peptide. Doctors say they dont hurt anything, if they go into you, you're not injecting into an artery. I watched an ER doc allow big bubbles to flow into my vein and she said it was fine.

Of course, I draw the entire 3ml bac vial into the KLOW. It's when I draw to inject that I get the bubbles.

I am aware that it's not the best practice to go back into the bac vial to draw more.

So, if diluting KLOW a bit more... How much bac would actually fit into the regular 3ml vial? (I know someone who uses 10ml vials of BAC and transfers it all back into it.

 

[CNCCurrency]

Of course, I draw the entire 3ml bac vial into the KLOW. It's when I draw to inject that I get the bubbles.

I am aware that it's not the best practice to go back into the bac vial to draw more.

So, if diluting KLOW a bit more... How much bac would actually fit into the regular 3ml vial? (I know someone who uses 10ml vials of BAC and transfers it all back into it.

I regularly add 3.5 ml and still have room in the vial

 

[lessthanhalf]

It is not theoretically impossible to have air in a subcutaneous injection go straight into a vein by accident then go through and block local blood flow in a smaller lung artery, so it is probably a good idea in principle to avoid it, but given that almost everyone is using insulin syringes, even half full of air 1/2 ml of air is just not enough to be an issue. And it does not really hurt lungs much anyway. There is no mechanism I can see where it can get through the lungs without being broken up into tiny bubbles so they are not going to get to your brain, unless you have a hole between the left and right atrium from an atrial septal defect or a patent foramen ovale ( 25% of people ), but flow is usually the wrong way for this to happen, normally left atrium to right atrium, so while paradoxical emboli - right to left, can happen by this mechanism, it is not common and basically does not happen for air emboli of any size and even less likely for small ones.. So try not to inject large amounts of air just in case, but a few small bubbles are just not worth worrying about and it can be a bit of a pain trying to get rid of all the bubbles in a tiny syringe. I would guess you are talking about less than a one in a billion chance of a microscopic brain infarct you probably would not notice.

 

[Lovedog100]

I would not be injecting a needle that’s already been in a vial into a vial of BAC, which is what you’re doing. If you want to dilute your KLOW, just add the BAC to the vial.

I was going to say the same thing, you beat me to it. I'll add, if your vile is full, after your first draw, you can up to the same amount of BAC. Just remember to recalculate how much of the diluted product to take

 

[JFinHK]

Ha. Could someone please help me with the calculation then?

Initial recon: 80mg KLOW+3ml BAC.

So far, I'm on day 8. I've taken about 50 units altogether at 6-7-8u (wanted to start slow, build up to 2.5mg dose). So I'm guessing the content in the vial is 2.5ml now.

So, if I add more BAC to the vial now - how much? .5ml? 1ml? What would be the concentration then, and how many units should I draw after, if I want 2.5mg dose?

(Not a fan of mathematics, as you can tell. Probably should learn how to use the reverse calculator and/or ask AI. )

UPDATE: Did ask AI. Got my answer.

 

[BNLFL]

Ha. Could someone please help me with the calculation then?

Initial recon: 80mg KLOW+3ml BAC.

So far, I'm on day 8. I've taken about 50 units altogether at 6-7-8u (wanted to start slow, build up to 2.5mg dose). So I'm guessing the content in the vial is 2.5ml now.

So, if I add more BAC to the vial now - how much? .5ml? 1ml? What would be the concentration then, and how many units should I draw after, if I want 2.5mg dose?

(Not a fan of mathematics, as you can tell. Probably should learn how to use the reverse calculator and/or ask AI. )

UPDATE: Did ask AI. Got my answer.

https://calc.injectionshop.com/

 

[BNLFL]

Post like these make me dizzy, yawl over think too much

Sorry I don't worry much myself, I've been giving injections for years.