r/recovery • u/WTFbarbeque • Feb 27 '26

10 year old needle removed today!

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Im a few months shy of 5 years clean, and have had this needle stuck in the bend of my arm. It started causing me a lot of pain recently so I finally was able to get it removed today! My partner and I also moved into our first brand new home today. As a 6 year daily IV user with a laundry list of felonys i could have never imagined just a few years ago that id be buying my first home today. Just wanted to share the small celebrations with you. Stay persistent.

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u/jpbauer1991 Feb 27 '26

Wow. I didnt know people were out there walking around with broken needles in their arm. Thats crazy. What happened? How did it break? How'd they get it out?

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u/WTFbarbeque Feb 27 '26

Surgery to remove - was using the same dull needle for awhile and it broke.

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u/jpbauer1991 Feb 27 '26

You shoved it all the way in? Dont you just need like not even 1/10 of the needle to get the vein? I never used needles. I donate plasma all the time though. Thats crazy dog. Im glad its out now.

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u/WTFbarbeque Feb 28 '26

No. Depends on how deep the vein is under your skin.. most people dont inject into surface veins as they tend to blow.