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.

[willbb]

I did it the first shot and after that forgot about it. For subcutaneous injections (just under the skin) you may go in thru a small capilliary ,however this will not affect absortion advesrely.
Will

[nygirl7]

To most of us were taught to put it into the subQ and dispense.  Nothing about pulling back to check for blood or anything those tiny tiny needles injecting into your stomach or thigh shouldn't hit any arteries they barely hit under the skin.

[jellyburt]

My nurse told me to draw back to check for blood - but never said what to do if there was some! In the 72 plus injections i have done none have ever drawn blood so i guess it is kind of a waste of time. I think i might just push it straight in next time.
JB

[rexx73]

i forgot some words above.

take another new syringe?because when you try to inject on another spot you will not be able to see if some blood came again or not,because there is already some blood in the syringe.
here in europe some say one not have to aspire, some say its better to do.

[rexx73]

what they told you to do if some blood comes in?i mean how to rehit?

take another new syringe?because when you try to inject on another spot you will not be able if some blood came again or not.
here in europe some say one not have to aspire some say its better to do.

i did on my soc therapy 48 shots without aspiration,and now on triple i did 22 shots without it and i dont know what to do.

does anybody know if the pegasys lose its effect if one hit a bloodwessel?

[Ironpony]

My nurse told me to pull back. if there is blood to re hit. and said the chances are do incredibly small but just to be sure you don't inject into an artery or something. I hate pulling back, its hard for me to see...I would like. others input on this as well. The nurse told me this is "very old school" to pull back but to do it..so I do it.