After some research, I found that this is called the "air lock technique." It is only used in intramuscular injections and will not cause harm. Make sure you aspirate however, to ensure that you have not hot a vein. No blood, no problems.
I am going to do this on Friday so I will report back.
kisaj said:Are you honestly concerned about these miniscule amounts of oil left? A single drop?
tenntarheel said:I bet you guys use water to get that last lil bit of shampoo or soap out of bottles don't you? JK. It really is a negligible amount. Not enough to REALLY worry about
rambofireball said:A nurse told me to push the oil to the end of the needle pointing downward so that some air would be left in the syringe when injecting, once you get a little pop you know all the oil is in the injection spot. I dont actually do this, but it was from a nurse.
threeFs said:My inject a few days ago, I felt a distinct "pop" when the air pushed the remaining oil out. I felt it in the syringe, not in my muscle. Cool! I got exactly 100% of the oil in me. Outstanding.
Those who think it is dumb to use all the product and waste none are better to keep their non productive commentary to themselves. Y'all can throw the whole thing in the trash if it makes you happy. I for one am happy to use all I pay for in this situation.
tenntarheel said:More power to ya man. I think this may be the missing component of me breaking the 500 bench plateau!! This is totally splitting hairs, or pinching pennies, if you will
This is what I use. There is virtually no oil left in the syringe.Switch to insulin syringes. The smaller you use, the less you lose.