hawk14 wrote:Very new to the site and injecting. I am very small when flaccid and have only injected the once, which frightened me to death. Used the standard Caverject needle and then started bleeding from I assume the tip of the penis. I guess I had gone into the urethra.
I am a diabetic and consequently have hundreds of smaller and thinner needles. Is it OK to use these and I guess I need to inject into the side of the penis to get it right?
Any help greatly appreciated
Hi hawk and welcome to the site,
I'm not a medical professional of any kind. Anything I post is based only on my own experiences at best and hallucinations and/or delusions at worst. Always ask your doctor and follow his/her advice.
There are many threads on the topic of injection techniques. I would suggest you search them out and read as many of them as you can tolerate. You will find a lot of "good" information and much agreement as well as some disagreement on technique. The technique that works for you is the correct technique.
I use 31 gauge 5/16 (8mm) long U-100 insulin syringes. I usually use 3/10 cc/ml volume syringes for 30 U-100 insulin units. I'm able to use the smaller volume syringes as I get my alprostadil from a compounding pharmacy at a much higher potency than what is available in Caverject or Edex. I find it much easier to inject correctly with the insulin syringes as there is much less rubber to push inside the syringe and it makes feeling for resistance easier.
As for depth of injection I've found that I like the 5/16" (8mm) better. With the 5/16" needles I insert them fully plus a little more. The plastic nipple of the syringe is actually depressing my flesh. If using 1/2" needles I will not fully insert the needle. Proper depth is determined by plunger resistance. Insert needle the estimated correct depth and try depressing the needle. If noticeable resistance is felt then try a little deeper. If you go too deep you will again encounter resistance so try backing out a tad. If you manage to drill all of the way through to the urethra you might find reduced resistance also. Obviously determining correct depth by resistance is more difficult using Edex or Caverject.
Always insert the needle at the 2-3 or 9-10 O'clock positions and make sure you drill toward the center line. Start doing injections about 1/3 of the way out from the base of your dick. It's more difficult and is actually more painful if too close to the base. After you gain some experience you can experiment a bit with the injection location.
Using a different syringe and needle other than what is supplied by Caverject would, I expect, be an unapproved off-label use. But yeah, I've done it (Remember what I said about not being a medical professional and to follow your doctor's advice). I have mixed the dose in the Edex (I didn't use Caverject) syringe cartridge and then removed the edex supplied pin needle and then used an insulin syringe and inserted it through the rubber where the pin needle was and drew the dose up into the insulin syringe for use. I've also drawn up a partial dose, replaced the pin needle to seal it, refrigerated the remainder and then used the remainder later. The literature clearly states that you shouldn't do that, so don't. I don't always follow rules well.
OK, so you drilled the urethra. You'll likely have some other minor mishaps on your learning journey. Shlt happens. No reason to be afraid. Injecting will quickly become easy and nearly pain free.
Carry on and good luck. If you have any other questions or concerns, do NOT hesitate to post or pm. For those of us who inject, we've all been newbies at some point.
