Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone skymtf @lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 mo. ago

How to inject IM estradiol?

I want to inject into my thigh but how do I find the thigh mussel? And not just inject into fat.

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TIL I have a mollusk in my thigh...
Here is the video I use for instructions! Using your hands as the guide to find the right spot is very useful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5x4hEteP64&t=3s

Also the appropriate needle length will vary from individual to individual, but IM uses needles 1/2" and longer, 1" being a pretty length size I feel. You just insert the needle until it is entirely in. Good luck! It's very chill once you have the hang of it
- Okay when I pinch is supposed to be harder than the rest, does that mean I got the mussel right?
  
  I think the pinch is just to raise a bump to inject in, because it hurts less when you do that. For me, it doesn't feel much firmer than the rest of my leg, so I think as long as you are pinching the right spot, you should be good even if it doesn't feel like you are grabbing a muscle per se
- There isn't a video attached?
  
  I am stupid and somehow messed that up, sorry!
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5x4hEteP64&t=3s
  
  There it is
- Huh, so I guess I've been doing it wrong for a year or so? My numbers are always fine, but I go on the top of the thigh instead of the side and I basically ram the needle as hard as I can because otherwise I'll whimp out and only get it halfway in there. And I'm using 1.5" needles, which look bananas scary.
  
  Hey, if it works, it works! This is how I got taught to do it, but I know there are other injection points that work just as well.
  
  Planned Parenthood gave me the 1.5" needles at my instructional appointment and they scare me WAY too much lol, I ended up using some 1" ones my pharmacy gave me instead. You are braver than I am!
Update! I figured it out, I ended up needing to be walked through by a trans fem on matrix but I'm good now

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