aspire when make pegasys injection?

[rexx73]

hello there,

i would like to know if any poeple here do aspire when they make the injection.

i mean put the needle in, and pull back the piston a bit to see if any blood comes back.
i was never told about to do that but i heard that same doctors recommend it.

i just put the needle in and pull the piston slowly down,so without aspiration.

id like to know what your doc or nurse told you about that.

in the description they also say nothing about to aspire.

i thought that aspiration is only needed when you inject i.v.

i dont know if i should advice my nurse to show me how to inject with aspiration,or if i just keep going on like the past 22 shots.

i would be very thankfull if some members can share how they do the injection.

[orphanedhawk]

I was told to pull back, if blood entered, pull it out and begin with a new syringe.
It's tricky to pull it back, and once you get the hang of doing it in the correct place, it's unlikely you'll hit a vein.

[BoceprevirGal]

OHHH, I thought you just needed a new empty syringe, to draw the Interferon up with, because I always get my Inf shot at the clinic I go to, from the nurse...so I guess they are pre-loaded  then.
   I bought the syringes for my Procrit injections, they come in a little glass vial. I was surprised that a 12 pack was so affordable...of course, I also happened to get the wrong size...sigh. And now, reading about blood and veins, I am thinking I might just wimp out, and continue getting both my Procrit and Interferon shots at my clinic...I use my belly, andd the nurse told me close to the navel, or out about 3 inches were good spots, but about an inch and a half past the navel on either side, there is a vein there, and to be careful of that~

[dontworry_behappy1]

Wow....now that good to know....and something they don't tell you.
Thanks

[shayne50]

Me syringes are spring loaded. I push down hard enough for the red spring on the end to disappear, then push a button on top. The internal spring pushes the needle in and the plunger down. I hold it there till the fluid in a glass lens disappears. So, I do not aspire.

[mythoughts]

Again, I used for many years and can tell you that there ARE many veuns that are right under the skin. That is why you can see blue through the skin. I have hit many, many veins after the needle slid just under the skin.

[nygirl7]

.i just wanted to ad that with the pegintron an aspiration is not even possible,so i think i will go on without aspiration. ."

Pegintron does not just come in the ready pen, I got tired of them and they sent me regular old syringes and switched.  Just FYI.  

Rexx you will be just fine.  I took pegintron and never did it for 72 weeks and never had one single little problem ever. I dont think there are arteries or anything when you pinch the skin that small and hit the skin, it's not like you are slamming it into your arm or something. Its just subQ.