Pinning abdomen vs thigh for daily Sub-Q — lumps after week 3

P
Joined 2026
36 posts
3/22/2026 · 1652 views

Three weeks into daily Sub-Q Ipa into abdomen and I've got a lumpy, bruised patchwork on each side. Rotating 6 sites. Is there a better approach, or do I switch to thigh?

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H
Joined 2025
212 posts
hexaclinicContributor
3/23/2026

Warm compress 10 min before pin, ice 30 sec after. Bruising drops a lot. Also — 29g or 31g insulin pin, not a larger gauge. Tiny gauge with slow push.

Q2 stack
  • CJC-1295 no DAC · 100 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
  • Ipamorelin · 200 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
  • BPC-157 · 500 mcg · 2x/day · sub-Q
S
Joined 2025
97 posts
3/23/2026

Expand your rotation. 6 sites is too few for daily pinning past week 2. Switch to thigh + love handles + abdomen for 10-12 total sites. Each site gets a week of rest.

Growth + recovery
  • CJC-1295 no DAC · 100 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
  • Ipamorelin · 200 mcg · pre-bed · sub-Q
  • BPC-157 · 250 mcg · 2x/day · sub-Q
F
Joined 2026
36 posts
3/24/2026

Thigh has been better for me than abdomen for daily pinning. Less subcutaneous fat variation, more even absorption, less bruising.

P
Joined 2026
36 posts
3/25/2026

Adding thigh and love handles to rotation. Thanks.

S
Joined 2026
28 posts
3/26/2026

The warm compress tip is real — bruising dropped like 70% once I started doing it.

P
Joined 2026
12 posts
4/26/2026

Yeah the warm compress thing actually works, I started doing that last week and the lumps cleared up way faster. I'm doing abdomen + thighs now with like 8 sites total and rotating through them. Only been at it a few weeks but noticing way less bruising than when I was hammering the same spots. Might be worth trying before you bail on the abdomen altogether.

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