Air Bubble in Ganirelix

jekomo

I started Ganirelix on Saturday, and all three times I've given the injection to myself since then, I have been unable to get a huge air bubble out. I tap and tap, but it just stays back near the rubber stopper. I can feel the air being injected underneath my skin. I accidentally squirted a little out yesterday.

Is the air bubble fine to leave in, or is there some sort of "trick" that I don't know about yet? I'd really appreciate any advice. 

Native+Girl

I did Gani for the first time last night. It was prefilled and had a huge bubble that easily floated to the top. Is yours prefilled or do you mix it yourself?

I almost always have a tiny air bubble "attached" to the stopper with Menopur, no matter how much I flick it or try to redraw it. It's so small though, I don't think it even gets injected, and I've never had a problem.

 

LSU Tigers

This is a great question! I just started stims on Saturday night and I haven't been able to get the air bubble out of the Menopur/Bravelle mix. I stopped where the bubble began on Saturday night, but then went ahead and injected everything (with the bubble) last night. I don't want to risk leaving any of that liquid gold left inside!!! I hope that I didn't screw it up...

pinkmickey24

I am not sure how big the air bubble is your talking about, but when I had my injections class the instructor said for the tough stubborn air bubbles you could tap the side of the needle on the edge of a table/countertop or use a pen. I sometimes have tiny almost microscopic air bubbles that are stuck to the plunger that I just go ahead and inject, but all others I tap until they are gone. Good luck!

jekomo

It seems to be one big main bubble in every pre-filled syringe. No amount of tapping seems to work. I've been okay with getting air out of Menopur before I inject, but the Ganirelix bubble is really big and is the diameter of the whole syringe. 

luciddreamer106

I'm a RN and I usually use a pen to tap the syringe for stubborn bubbles.  The bubbles are really only a problem when you want to make sure that you get all the medication.  Champagne-size bubbles won't make a difference at all.

jekomo

Thanks so much! This is my first time using injections and I want to be sure I'm doing them correctly. 

genmalone

I'm in nursing school right now and can tell you that the whole, dying from being injected with an air bubble is a myth.  It would take a huge air bubble and would have to go directly into a vein.  And when I was in the hospital for OHSS there were small  bubbles in my IV line and it wasn't a big deal.

I wouldn't worry about it. 

MsGMChick

genmalone:

I'm in nursing school right now and can tell you that the whole, dying from being injected with an air bubble is a myth.  It would take a huge air bubble and would have to go directly into a vein.  And when I was in the hospital for OHSS there were small  bubbles in my IV line and it wasn't a big deal.

I wouldn't worry about it. 

Ditto. In nurse school we were taught it would take like a whole IV line of air to kill you. A small bubble won't do anything.  

jekomo

Thanks lol. I wasn't necessarily worried about dying; I just was kind of weirded out by the sound of the air beneath my skin.