Chronic Pain Support Group

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Botox?

deleted_user
deleted_user
Been living with pain since AUG. 2008. I struggle with CCD and chronic neck pain and the head aches are most of the time out of control. I stay off the pain meds. because of a past addiction problem but have had some with hard cor supervision my Dr.. Have done the P.T. , relaxation treatments and have had trigger point injection. Seen Pain Specialist , Neurologist, you name it. Temporary relief . Now the Neurologist wants to do Botox injects. Having trouble making this decision. HELP!
Paulina12
Paulina12
Will insurance pay? It is very expensive, but worth a try. I had them every 3 months for a little over a year. It seemed they helped some but not a miracle cure for me.
On the upside, it didn't harm me either so its worth a try. I hope it helps!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Where you like pain free or just smooth over? Your the 1st person out of Med profession I have heard from. I do know one other person who gets the shots for facial twitches who says he gets them every 3 months but they never last the whole time. Thanks
Paulina12
Paulina12
Sorry, I post then forget to recheck them. Just saw this.
No, I was not pain free. It just seemed like it took some of the pain from my shoulder and neck. I was working in level 6 pain and anything was better than nothing. I do remember that I could tell they were wearing off after about 2 and a half months. The accupuncture and trigger point injections are helping me more than the botox. Have you tried that? I wish you the best.
Paulina12
Paulina12
I just realized you said you had done alot of this other stuff. It has been awhile and I didn't reread the original post. The best, Pauli
angee7
angee7
I have BOTOX for my migraine headaches, and it makes my pain less intense. Which is really helpful. I'm not crying and being hospitalized anymore!
I still get trigger point injections for my neck, but nothing really helps my neck, but a good massage. I also take a muscle relaxer for my neck pain, that does help, because I know within hours if I missed a pill!
My insurance (a PPO) covers 80% for Botox, and I've been getting it now for 3 years. It's definitely worth it, but it does build up over time (it gets better the more you do it).
Good luck!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am glad to finely hear back from someone. Sounds like it isn't as good as what the the Dr. leads me to believe. Or is that his job. Has any one had the shots in both the neck and head at the same time? Maybe I am looking for a miracle fix. I also been taking anti-depression meds. to see if I can I can get double the releaf / treatment .I do know a lot of my depression has to do with my pain and not being able to do the work /activities I was able to do prior to the accident. I do a little and pay for it a lot. THANK YOU for replies.
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