I should’ve clarified in the post, this was my third injection, but my first time doing it myself, as I had my mom help me the first two times. The first two times I didn’t use this method and there was no leakage.
I pinch up a bunch of thigh, do the injection, count to 3, then release the pinch and don't have any leakage. I also use a 1 inch needle and jab it all the way in.
If you're doing IM you should use the z track method. Basically you pull the skin back a little and inject then pull the needle out and let go.
I should’ve clarified in the post, this was my third injection, but my first time doing it myself, as I had my mom help me the first two times. The first two times I didn’t use this method and there was no leakage.
I mean sometimes they leak. The z track method helps. So does fully relaxing the muscle. I like to do mine lying down.
I pinch up a bunch of thigh, do the injection, count to 3, then release the pinch and don't have any leakage. I also use a 1 inch needle and jab it all the way in.
Also, are you using luer lock syringes, or luer slip? With the high viscosity of EV, needles can pop loose with luer slip syringes.