knife in my back

[MollyOMy]

I have had fybro/Lupus for years but one of my worst and most non stop complaints is the feeling that there's a large knife in my left shoulder blade muscle.  All my muscles are as tight as stone and hurt all the time.  No pain med's or muscle relaxers can help.  My question is this; has anyone out there used botox in their muscles and if so how did it work?
Molly

[fibromed]

i get injections of (numbing) freezing as (like the freezing at the dentist office) and i have a doctor who used to do nerve pain injections via ultrasound at the hospital so he is very aware of  every muscle and nerve involved - when he gives me these shots in tender or trigger points they sometimes last up to a month -?? why i dont know - sometimes they only last a week and sometimes just a couple of days - but they help me a great deal (this is not botox) and i should add that they have done tests on dry needle treatment (no freezing) and these work basically what happens is the pain cycle happening at place of injection gets interrupted - for me this is my sanity and it allows my back to relax for a while and it breaks up of the  'frozen' muscle feeling - you know that feeling like your whole back has turned into one large 1-2inch thick steak that is trying to thaw - hope this helps
    

[MoesQueen]

Hi MollyOMy,
I've never used botox in the muscles, but that same pain that you are discribing I to have it in my right shoulder blade/spinal area. Nuerontin, norco, and dilaudid usually helps to relax that spot for me.
Sorry, but it's sometimes good to know that others experience the same type of pain.

Moesqueen