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Permalink Reply by Scott E on January 15, 2013 at 5:47am

When I used the Sil, I always did it manually. This way, if I hit scar tissue (or an internal organ, as it sometimes felt!) I would know immediately rather than after inserting it all the way and writhing in pain. Alas, now I use the Sure-T, which is also a manual-insertion.

By the way, I'm a "slow-poke", which means I insert the needle slowly and methodically. If you're more of a quick jabber, it probably won't make much of a difference.

Permalink Reply by Danielle on February 4, 2013 at 9:40am

I have to last about your last comment! I am a 'slow-poke', too. In fact, I found an old video of one of my first insterts with the Sil. Super slow :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbRclX7u69o

What I DID like about the manual insertion is the fact you can control the depth. Whether you need to go deeper, or less at an angle.

Permalink Reply by Kalobe on January 18, 2013 at 8:26am

I prefer to manually insert these as you can gently put the canula in. The Sil-serter acts like a harpoon and sometimes tangles up the sticky stuff and hits blood vessels which can be avoided by manual insertion. (The needle looks horrendous but does not go in the full length. Be brave! They are by far the most comfortable of the sets that I've tried.

Permalink Reply by Dlrdon on January 19, 2013 at 7:41am

I had problems with sil-serter and just used it to manually insert so no tape problems.I would cock it and then insert manually instead of using button. Iw worked for me now I am using Sure-T's

Permalink Reply by Stemwinder on February 2, 2013 at 8:36pm

I thought I would revisit this post. I have now inserted the Sils both ways. Think I prefer manual way the best. I know the needle looks intimidating but I think I feared the harpoon more.

I believe my instincts were right. Manual insertion was a much smoother process. I found using the Sil-serter to be a bone jarring experience.

Sils are working much better for me. I'm on my third and haven't had one fail yet. With the quicksets a large percentage failed , even the 6mm one that they sent me as a sample.

I had also tried the Sure-T which I also liked. I may re-visit them in the future because I liked the simplicity of the insertion method.

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