Mwdav said...
Thanks
I guess I have put some wrong information in here
I was using a quad mix
And know going to try trimix
I am hoping to get the ache out
The quad was horrible for me
On syringe how much trimix to start
1/2 half of first line on syringe ?
OK, Quadmix is stronger than Trimix I believe, or at least it has 1 more drug in the mix. And for me, Trimix has plenty of ache, so I don't think you are gong to get much improvement in that area. It is the drug alprostadil(Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1)/Caverject) in both Quad and Trimix that causes the ache. Bimix ha no alprostadil and is the one that usually has no ache- it had none for me- but also has so far not worked for me up to 90 units/.9 ml.
It depends on which syringe you are using as to which line. assuming you are using an insulin syringe, sometimes they are marked in both ml and units, with 1 ml = 100 units, 0.5 ml = 50 units, 0.2 ml = 20 units, etc etc. What dose did they tell you to start with? If they said .2 ml or 20 units, then just fill to to the dark line that corresponds to the 20 units(or 0.2 ml) on the syringe. Or start lower than recommended since you have had the Priapism ER trips.
Mwdav said...
As far as injections I don't get it how can you determine
What location, how far back, and how deep the needle is ?
My experience stuck needle in the base of syringe
And the within the 10-2 clock spots
Yes, if you are saying you pushed all the way in to the hub, where needle meets syringe, that is usually right for most folks. Is you needle 1/2" or 5/16"? If 5/16, you may have to push enough to dimple the skin a tiny bit. If 1/2", you might(or not) be a bit too deep id all the way to the hub or especially if you dimple the skin. Thing is, whether too deep or not deep enough, it will be harder to inject. You want no more effort required to inject than it takes to inject water into the sink. Practice with a sacrificed syringe/needle and draw up water, squirt the water out, and get used to how that feels(don't use this contaminated syringe though, except for practice injections into the air/sink).
If it is harder to inject, either push in a little deeper or back up. If you are already to the hub or dimpled with 1/2" needle, and hard to inject or no blood aspirated, probably need to back up. If using the shorter needle and skin not dimpled and hard to inject, probably need to push in a bit further.
Do you have a pump? If so, pump up to just a little firmness, slip the ring on, remove pump and inject. This gives you a bigger target as the cavernosa vein has some blood in it, and makes it much easier to hit. You can tell when it "pops" through, and much less likely to go too deep. Then maybe leave the ring on 5 minutes or so or until you start feeling a good response. Keeps the medicine from being flushed out too soon.
you said...
Starting using 4 units all the way to 8 units
4-6 nothing worked
7-8 ER time
Even with the 7-8 working
The ache was horrible
OK, that's a tough one! Nothing with 6(not even an ache?) and ER with 7? First, any of that is very low dose(though it was quad, I'm talking Tri). I was told to start with 20u of trimix, and started with 5, and worked my way up to at least 40. Got plenty of ache even with 5, but not quite adequate response with any dose, nor even more ache. With 6, did you get the ache? If not, question if you were in the right place. If you were not, that would explain zero at 6 and ER at 7. Otherwise, I have no clue.