Fuck, think I've messed up dangerously.

[MamaorBruh]

I used a syringe to inject into my thigh - I put the needle into the fat and instead of pushing down, I gently pulled it up - must have been no more than 0.2ml up - then I realised and then just pushed it down instead and now I've panicked that I've injected air into myself before the liquid came out and that will cause major problems!
Anyone know if this is ok?
Google is worrying me.

You will be fine, don't panic! The amount of air needed to cause an issue is much greater than that.

Air is only an issue if you were injecting intravenously. It's not a problem with the very short needles and a subcutaneous injection.

You will be absolutely fine. The only risk is if air gets into a vein.
Several injections come with a tiny amount of air in them.

You weren't injecting into the bloodstream which is where air bubbles can cause an issue. You will be absolutely fine.

If it was that easy to cause a major problem, no one would be allowed to use self injecting pens like these.

Even if you’d injected into the vein, which you didn’t, that amount of air would not be a problem.

Oh really? Thank you all so much!
I'm so stupid, pulling the plunger up and not down. I should have taken it out and pushed the air out until the liquid got back to the top but I just wasn't thinking and pushed it all into me.

It wasn't stupid so don't give yourself a hard time. Sometimes the pen will move around and you didn't do anything dangerous or stupid. You corrected and then injected properly.

If you put the needle into your thigh whatever it sucked up wont have been air...unless your thigh was already full of air, surely?

@MamaorBruh
A 'thank you' to those who answered your other threads wouldn't go amiss. It's the polite thing to do.

As others said, you'll be fine.

Apologies, I do try and thank people - unfortunately life gets busy and I may miss things.....if you want to point me in the direction of where I've been so rude then I'll happily apologise.

@MamaorBruh did say thank you at 17:27...

Oh really? Thank you all so much!
I'm so stupid, pulling the plunger up and not down. I should have taken it out and pushed the air out until the liquid got back to the top but I just wasn't thinking and pushed it all into me.

When I was nursing we used to do that for every injection to make sure we hadn't hit a vein or artery. If it drew up blood it meant we were in the wrong area so we'd start again, so it will do you no harm whatsoever. I have no idea if nurses still do that.

eh?

I can say I don't "need" or ever expect a "thanks", it is nice if there is one and I happen to see it, but I certainly don't go back to threads to check or notice if there isn't one.

It is the first time in 20+ years of MN I have ever seen a poster asking for/chastising another poster like they are a toddler rather than an adult for a thank you..........very strange post

I really hate the 'thank you' feature. It is spawning stupid social media behaviours of the "thank you Hun!!" variety and stupid social media 'manners' and now stupid social media attempts at shaming others aka "Be Nice Hun".

AT THE VERY LEAST there should also be a "Oh Do Piss Off" button.

I did find it strange, but as I dont use Mumsnet a huge amount, I wondered if there was some new etiquette I'd missed!

Totally agree - I'm happy to sign the petition for that one!

This. If you already put the needle in and drew back there would be a vacuum created before you injected the MJ. No air. It's standard to draw back in some cases before injection to check whether blood comes back. As others have said even if there was a little air it's unlikely to do you any harm in a subcutaneous injection.

Thanks again all, seems it was OK and yes - hadn't thought much about the fact i did it when the needle was already in me! Duh! Just panicked and googled....