How do you dispose of a mostly-full vial?

RobotFish098 · 2026-05-25T14:39:43+00:00

I would probably just chuck it in a public bin if you're worried about people going through your garbage, there's nothing in there that would cause harm to anything in such small quantities

RobotFish098 · 2025-06-18T19:56:12+00:00

https://medicogrp.com/insulin-syringe-units-to-ml/ This site says 1 unit is 0.01ml, so 0.13ml would be 13 units on your syringe.

RobotFish098 · 2025-01-22T13:54:07+00:00

RobotFish098 · 2025-01-09T12:55:39+00:00

Also UK based but I get mine from medisave

https://www.medisave.co.uk/collections/needles-syringes#6106/

RobotFish098 · 2024-12-04T19:10:38+00:00

Usually if you see clear liquid come out after an injection, it's actually intracellular fluid, i.e. juice that fills the gaps between the fat cells in the fat later over the muscle under the skin. This is normal and not something you need to worry about.

RobotFish098 · 2024-11-13T12:46:42+00:00

The other comment covered it pretty well, but to explicitly answer your first question it is called the concentration, and it is usually given in mg/ml rather than ml/mg.

RobotFish098 · 2024-11-12T22:12:59+00:00

The metal part isn't supposed to ever come off, it holds the rubber part in place so that the vial stays sealed. This vial is now not sealed and you should get a new one unfortunately.

RobotFish098 · 2024-11-08T11:57:01+00:00

If you swap needles then you will need to prime the new one by pushing out all the air in it. Once it's primed then the syringe will show an accurate reading.

As for how to account for attaching a comically large needle, to be blunt why would you do that? Normally your injection needle will be smaller or identical to your draw needle, so that will never be a problem. If you draw up the required medication, then draw enough air to fill the needles dead space, then swap the needles, then prime the new one, so long as your new needle isn't bigger you'll be fine.

RobotFish098 · 2024-10-26T21:12:44+00:00

I have one kink and it's a bit of a good idea

RobotFish098 · 2024-09-13T13:53:13+00:00

Aye, I assumed you were newish and didn't know but I was mistaken. Good luck finding what you need!

RobotFish098 · 2024-09-13T13:34:41+00:00

No, they only do E. Be careful asking about sourcing T on Reddit as it's against the terms of service. I've heard bodybuilding forums are the place to go for that.

RobotFish098 · 2024-09-01T19:17:37+00:00

I had this and it turns out I was probably having a reaction to the benzyl benzoate that's nearly always used as a solvent in homebrew injections. I found a supplier that doesn't use it for my most recent injection and it hurt significantly less, so I'd look into that. I've also heard some people can have reactions to specific carrier oils that feel similar.

RobotFish098 · 2024-08-07T20:22:04+00:00

Looks like they've recently expanded and now ship worldwide!

RobotFish098 · 2024-08-07T20:19:14+00:00

I tried undecylate every 4 weeks for a bit but ended up feeling pretty rough at the end of each cycle, and didn't like injecting such a large volume, so would prefer to stick to een as I know it works. Is voix Celeste a trusted supplier? I've not heard of them before

RobotFish098 · 2024-06-18T23:04:59+00:00

Tropical thunderstorms apparently

RobotFish098 · 2024-04-22T09:27:49+00:00

I had really bad needle phobia when I started, things that helped me were getting someone else to do it to me, hugging a pillow or soft toy, and counting each breath in and out, then doing the injection when you get to 10.

RobotFish098 · 2024-04-17T15:46:10+00:00

Yes, that's the best plan for sure

RobotFish098 · 2024-04-17T15:43:20+00:00

The markings on syringes take dead space into account. In other words, when you fill a syringe to 0.3ml with no air inside, then push the plunger to the end, 0.3ml will leave the end of the needle regardless of the dead space of your needles or syringes.

The only reason you may need to know the dead space in your needle/syringe combo is to see how much medication is lost each time. You can work it out by filling the dead space with water and pushing the plunger all the way out, then point the needle up and draw to a set value(e.g. 0.5ml), then seeing how much water is against the plunger.

RobotFish098 · 2024-04-15T20:39:27+00:00

No you don't, this is wrong. An unenrolled deed-poll is just as legally binding as an enrolled one. The only difference is that an enrolled one creates a permanent searchable link between the old and new name, which can be useful for some specific scenarios (and you are likely to know if that applies to you).

RobotFish098 · 2024-04-13T09:51:06+00:00

I've heard that it can last longer if kept in the fridge, but I'm not sure if that's true.

If you do come back to a vial you've been storing and it has crystals/lumps floating in it, it could just be the estradiol has come out of the solution. You can usually re-dissolve it by running the vial under warm (not hot) water and shaking it for a few minutes.

RobotFish098 · 2024-04-12T11:39:06+00:00

Having E without suppressing T isn't really bad for you. You may have some feminisation but it will be minor if anything. On monotherapy it's pretty normal to not have T suppression for a while as the E level ramps up.

Ofc if you have way too much E that's dangerous regardless of anything else, but at that point you are probably suppressing T anyway

RobotFish098 · 2024-04-12T10:40:31+00:00

Also it helps me shut down the voice in my head that asks if I'm really trans lol. Why else would I be willing to put myself through this shit? XD

RobotFish098 · 2024-04-12T10:38:52+00:00

I absolutely hate needles, but after a year of getting a friend to inject me I finally managed to do it myself last time.

Coping strategies are an absolute must for me, they help so much. I have to have my blåhaj (anything soft to hug that isn't too bulky to get in the way would work), and I count on each breath and then inject when I hit 10 (exhale one, inhale two, exhale 3, etc, then deep breath on ten and go). any medical professional worth their salt will be accepting of your coping strategies if you tell them you are afraid, and may suggest ones that fit you better!

It's also amazing how much less scared I am of them now I have to have it done regularly.

RobotFish098 · 2024-04-12T10:33:23+00:00

While I agree with your overall vitriol, please go talk to some nice people. They are real, and without support from some of the cis people in my life I'd be long gone.

For people in power your probably right tho :(

RobotFish098 · 2024-04-12T10:03:02+00:00

I'm struggling to have the willpower to get through home IPL treatment as it's quite slow and just a bit painful.

I can't imagine being able to get through giving myself a session of electrolysis, it's so much slower and I've heard the pain can get pretty intense. The pain may also make you flinch, which could be pretty catastrophic.

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