multiple pins same site ok or no?

[Blindman]

Is there a max pin per site? if i did 3 or 4 pins, can i do them all in one spot spaced out or separate sites per pin.

thats all pretty simple question for the knowledgeable ones.

thanks

 

[Jfrick11]

Is there a max pin per site? if i did 3 or 4 pins, can i do them all in one spot spaced out or separate sites per pin.

thats all pretty simple question for the knowledgeable ones.

thanks

Best practice is not to inject multiple pins into the exact same spot. Even if the doses are small, stacking them in one area can cause irritation, lumps, and poor absorption.
If you’re doing 3–4 injections, use different sites, or at least space them about an inch apart in the same general area.
Rotating sites helps prevent scar tissue and keeps absorption consistent.

 

[DustAndDignity]

I’d personally recommend rotating different injection sites rather than hitting the same spot over and over.

What helped me a lot was removing the guesswork. I used ChatGPT to help me create a custom injection site tracker based on a 1-inch grid. I printed it, laminated it, and then used a push pin to poke holes at every grid intersection (each intersection represents a possible injection site).

When it’s time to inject, I:

• Hold the laminated sheet up to my abdomen
• Use a pen to mark the next open spot through the grid
• Clean the area
• Inject at the marked spot
• Write the date next to that site

I work my way through four quadrants, which makes rotation really easy to stay consistent with. This setup has taken almost all the mental overhead out of tracking sites and has made things way more systematic for me.

Today I actually updated my tracker to clean it up a bit. I added some missing grid lines and included a small floating line next to each site so I can write the date more clearly. I’ll laminate the new one tomorrow and just continue where I left off.

I’ve attached photo of:

• My old tracker (unfortunately a spray bottle of alcohol tipped over and soaked it overnight 😅)
• The new version I’ll be switching to

Happy to answer any questions if anyone’s curious about the setup.


Also, excuse the bad handwriting. I just ordered some fine-tip dry-erase markers to clean that up. lol

 

[RubbaDubba1]

If your injecting multiple peptides at the same time, my understanding is (other than a GLP-1) you can put them all in one syringe and that can save you some pins. The Longevity I work with does this, so I started doing it a couple months ago and haven't had any issues with it.

 

[DjJoshua]

I’d personally recommend rotating different injection sites rather than hitting the same spot over and over.

What helped me a lot was removing the guesswork. I used ChatGPT to help me create a custom injection site tracker based on a 1-inch grid. I printed it, laminated it, and then used a push pin to poke holes at every grid intersection (each intersection represents a possible injection site).

When it’s time to inject, I:

• Hold the laminated sheet up to my abdomen
• Use a pen to mark the next open spot through the grid
• Clean the area
• Inject at the marked spot
• Write the date next to that site

I work my way through four quadrants, which makes rotation really easy to stay consistent with. This setup has taken almost all the mental overhead out of tracking sites and has made things way more systematic for me.

Today I actually updated my tracker to clean it up a bit. I added some missing grid lines and included a small floating line next to each site so I can write the date more clearly. I’ll laminate the new one tomorrow and just continue where I left off.

I’ve attached photo of:

• My old tracker (unfortunately a spray bottle of alcohol tipped over and soaked it overnight 😅)
• The new version I’ll be switching to

Happy to answer any questions if anyone’s curious about the setup.


Also, excuse the bad handwriting. I just ordered some fine-tip dry-erase markers to clean that up. lol

That is some good info my friend.

 

[Blindman]

I’d personally recommend rotating different injection sites rather than hitting the same spot over and over.

What helped me a lot was removing the guesswork. I used ChatGPT to help me create a custom injection site tracker based on a 1-inch grid. I printed it, laminated it, and then used a push pin to poke holes at every grid intersection (each intersection represents a possible injection site).

When it’s time to inject, I:

• Hold the laminated sheet up to my abdomen
• Use a pen to mark the next open spot through the grid
• Clean the area
• Inject at the marked spot
• Write the date next to that site

I work my way through four quadrants, which makes rotation really easy to stay consistent with. This setup has taken almost all the mental overhead out of tracking sites and has made things way more systematic for me.

Today I actually updated my tracker to clean it up a bit. I added some missing grid lines and included a small floating line next to each site so I can write the date more clearly. I’ll laminate the new one tomorrow and just continue where I left off.

I’ve attached photo of:

• My old tracker (unfortunately a spray bottle of alcohol tipped over and soaked it overnight 😅)
• The new version I’ll be switching to

Happy to answer any questions if anyone’s curious about the setup.


Also, excuse the bad handwriting. I just ordered some fine-tip dry-erase markers to clean that up. lol

Thank you for the very detailed explanation.

I should have been more clear also, i meant to say same site location spaced 1in+ apart OR separate parts of the body entirely per pin.

So maybe if i did 2 pins 2-3in apart in one location and another pin elsewhere if be okay. It sounds like you’re saying if i did all 3 pins in one location spaced 2-3in apart id be okay as well.

 

[woundcarping]

I’m currently taking 3 things SQ, ~20 pins a week. If I’m taking multiple things at once, I put them in different areas. There’s no particular requirement for that; my thinking is it spreads it out the sites for less cumulative wear and makes it easier to identified what caused an ISR if I were to get one.

 

[Foggy-Hollow]

Main concern is ISR tracking. If you can remember which is 5” from your hip crease and which was 7” you’ll be fine. If you can’t tell 5” for 7” then a slight ly more overt approach may be needed.

I’m in the latter. Had to figure out if it was NAD+ or tirz giving me the mosquito bite.

 

[Bball24]

I’d personally recommend rotating different injection sites rather than hitting the same spot over and over.

What helped me a lot was removing the guesswork. I used ChatGPT to help me create a custom injection site tracker based on a 1-inch grid. I printed it, laminated it, and then used a push pin to poke holes at every grid intersection (each intersection represents a possible injection site).

When it’s time to inject, I:

• Hold the laminated sheet up to my abdomen
• Use a pen to mark the next open spot through the grid
• Clean the area
• Inject at the marked spot
• Write the date next to that site

I work my way through four quadrants, which makes rotation really easy to stay consistent with. This setup has taken almost all the mental overhead out of tracking sites and has made things way more systematic for me.

Today I actually updated my tracker to clean it up a bit. I added some missing grid lines and included a small floating line next to each site so I can write the date more clearly. I’ll laminate the new one tomorrow and just continue where I left off.

I’ve attached photo of:

• My old tracker (unfortunately a spray bottle of alcohol tipped over and soaked it overnight 😅)
• The new version I’ll be switching to

Happy to answer any questions if anyone’s curious about the setup.


Also, excuse the bad handwriting. I just ordered some fine-tip dry-erase markers to clean that up. lol

A lot of great information here. It's time to get a dry-erase board.

 

[Gr33dyOctopus]

Best practice is not to inject multiple pins into the exact same spot. Even if the doses are small, stacking them in one area can cause irritation, lumps, and poor absorption.
If you’re doing 3–4 injections, use different sites, or at least space them about an inch apart in the same general area.
Rotating sites helps prevent scar tissue and keeps absorption consistent.

This is all you need. Ideally you dont pin in the same spot for all those reasons listed

 

[Foggy-Hollow]

I’d personally recommend rotating different injection sites rather than hitting the same spot over and over.

What helped me a lot was removing the guesswork. I used ChatGPT to help me create a custom injection site tracker based on a 1-inch grid. I printed it, laminated it, and then used a push pin to poke holes at every grid intersection (each intersection represents a possible injection site).

When it’s time to inject, I:

• Hold the laminated sheet up to my abdomen
• Use a pen to mark the next open spot through the grid
• Clean the area
• Inject at the marked spot
• Write the date next to that site

I work my way through four quadrants, which makes rotation really easy to stay consistent with. This setup has taken almost all the mental overhead out of tracking sites and has made things way more systematic for me.

Today I actually updated my tracker to clean it up a bit. I added some missing grid lines and included a small floating line next to each site so I can write the date more clearly. I’ll laminate the new one tomorrow and just continue where I left off.

I’ve attached photo of:

• My old tracker (unfortunately a spray bottle of alcohol tipped over and soaked it overnight 😅)
• The new version I’ll be switching to

Happy to answer any questions if anyone’s curious about the setup.


Also, excuse the bad handwriting. I just ordered some fine-tip dry-erase markers to clean that up. lol

This is … so overkill. I love it.

 

[DustAndDignity]

Thank you for the very detailed explanation.

I should have been more clear also, i meant to say same site location spaced 1in+ apart OR separate parts of the body entirely per pin.

So maybe if i did 2 pins 2-3in apart in one location and another pin elsewhere if be okay. It sounds like you’re saying if i did all 3 pins in one location spaced 2-3in apart id be okay as well.

Ahh, got it. Thanks for clarifying. You’re spot on.

What I ended up doing was just moving over an inch or two for each subsequent pin. I was having a hard time rotating more broadly (left upper ab, right lower ab, left upper outer ab, right lower inner ab, etc.), and I kept second guessing my memory which m made things more annoying than they needed to be. lol

I haven’t explored pinning outside of my abdomen yet.

With my current setup I can go at least five weeks before returning to the same injection area, which should give plenty of time to avoid lipohypertrophy. That alone has made the whole process feel a lot more controlled and repeatable for me.

 

[DustAndDignity]

Main concern is ISR tracking. If you can remember which is 5” from your hip crease and which was 7” you’ll be fine. If you can’t tell 5” for 7” then a slight ly more overt approach may be needed.

I’m in the latter. Had to figure out if it was NAD+ or tirz giving me the mosquito bite.

Good point. This was another reason for me to track. I’m able to track ISR as I track the date and injection type between my Tesa and SS-31, my only daily pins.

 

[latviantower]

If it isn’t sore, red or bruised, poke away. 6-10 pins daily all over the belly, love handles and both thighs, no ISR’s beyond the usual suspects’ (GHK/GLOW/KLOW, NAD+) soreness/sting in 2+ years. Including IM’s of 5 ml twice daily. 🤗

 

[sealag53]

Adding an extra 10-15 units of bac water to my GLOW in the syringe is like night and day with the soreness/sting. So much more pleasant for my RS.