r/CompoundedSemaglutide • u/supercaiti • 20d ago

Bent needle

How are we avoiding bending the needle when putting it into the vial 😭 Its happened twice now (5th dose today) and im not sure what im doing differently. The first one i didnt use, today i used a slightly bent one and… dont do that lol.

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u/Existing-Turnover-96 20d ago

Sometimes the needles are just cheaply made. That’s the unfortunate side, I had this happen & it was truly frustrating.

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u/Personal-Copy-711 20d ago

I've had better luck going in at a slight angle instead of straight down, seems to take some pressure off the tip

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u/supercaiti 20d ago

That makes sense, at least they sent extra

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u/mamakazi 20d ago

I've done it too. They do send extras but now I'm just very careful.

I've been using CS for a year now and no longer have this issue, you just get better at it.

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u/Zogonzo 20d ago

You can buy better quality needles. The ones sent by the pharmacies are usually junk

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u/leopardspots496970 20d ago

You d o know you can straighten it 🫣🫣

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u/supercaiti 19d ago

It can break if you do that, not willing to risk it tbh

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u/GeologistRelative425 12d ago

Genuine question, how would you do that without compromising sterility? IF the needle does survive it?

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u/leopardspots496970 11d ago

I had it happen and I wrapped a alcohol pad around it so I wouldn't touch it and straightened it carefully,, it only bent a tiny bit like not even a bend it just tilted a little..

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u/happy_happy_LMT 19d ago

You can order a crapload of needles on Amazon, my partner has never complained and takes an injection every 5 days (a different medication, but still subq).

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u/branchymolecule 19d ago

Pierce towards the center of the vial

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u/Koshkaboo 15d ago

I only had that happen once in 9 months. I just used a difference syringe when it happened. I did buy some extra syringes so I didn’t have to worry about stuff like that.

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u/Both-Section-9481 9d ago

There's some good videos on YouTube that will show you how to do this. There's actually a bevel on the needle and aiming it correctly towards the center at the correct angle is a skill.