Myofascial Pain Syndrome Support Group

There is another member of this group that has had Botox injections in her back. Her name is JBfromCA, so hopefully she will see your post and respond. I can tell you that she has found them to be helpful. You might check previous posts on this subject. Hope the injections are helpful to you. Kat

thank you Katty2 you always reply for me, and I appreciate that

altho this is diff my son has mild spasticity on his right side and if Botox helps him with his increased muscle tone i can't see why it can't help MPS , I understand your nervousness but do try to relax and positve ! My son still has to have a general but as he knows he will hurt for a while after the injections he is happy to have them as he knows his leg will be somewhat "working properly" again for a while.
I hope it works out well for you Sing :)

thank you Celmel. I have a bad habit of reading ALL the bad side effects of anything and then get myself all worked up. My dr. tells me that if I choose to get these, instead of having trigger point injections (32 shots at a time) every week, I would only have to get them every 3 months or so. In the neck area there is sometimes a problem with swallowing afterwards. I think that is my main concern. I will have them in my neck, shoulders, both sides of my spine all the way down and my lower back and hips :-(

I recently had botox injections in my neck and upper back. My doctor said the most common side effect is that the muscles can feel "heavy." I haven't had that experience. She was careful where she administered the injections to avoid complications. For instance, she didn't do the muscles in front of my neck because they're too close to the lungs.

The doc says that it takes about 3 weeks for the botox to reach it's maximum level of effectiveness. I'm at the marker now. I've felt a slight reduction in pain, but wouldn't you know it, something very stressful happened in my life. I'm back in full swing pain and I can't make a fair assessment of the treatment.

Please let me know what you decide to do and if it works.

Tink

Its funny how botox can make alot of problems better I know of a lady who has a voice box prob which causes her to lose her voice, but having the botox actullay returns her voice almost 100% back to normal. and she has the injections into the front of her nack without any other side affects
:)

Hmmm I'm hoping that you can tell about Botox. I'm supposed to see a physiatrist October 14th. He seems to be very respected here in Pittsburgh and he uses first of all, Vitamin B12 shots, and if that doesn't work, Botox.

Good luck to you,

Cheryl

Hi - I haven't visited here for a while. I have been getting Botox injections for a little over a year, and find them to be very helpful. They relax the muscles, decreasing spasms and trigger points, and making it easier for my Active Release therapist to deactivate the trigger points as well. My Physiatrist mixes the Botox (actually he uses myobloc, another Botulism toxin) with Lidocaine, so the injections are only mildly painful. I have had no other side effects. They last for about 3 months, but my muscles are slowly relaxing, so that I am in much less pain than I was before starting. But, it is a slow process of improving, not a "miracle cure". I am just happy to be seeing some improvement instead of getting worse. I hope it works for you. Please let me know if you have any questions. I would beinterested to know if anyone's insurance pays for this. Mine does not - it costs me ~$600 for the drug - the injections are paid for as "trigger point injections"