botox injections

[n40066]

my understanding is that it takes 30-40 injections about every 3 months for max effectivness for pain control.  they give the injections in the neck, shoulder area and face.  has anyone had these injections?  is this accurate?  who do you go to for the injections?  i was refered to pain management, but do i really want this guy to be injecting botox into my face???  shouldn't a plastic surgeon do that?  i have heard positive results from this treatment and want to try it...my nl has suggested it as well.  i'm just not sure who to go to for this.  i don't want to end up with a frozen face because some pm dr did something wrong!!
thanks!
elizabeth

[*Stormy*]

Yeah, I have been told that it can be really helpful too so as freaky as it sounds, it is something to think over. If you have muscle spasms and they are causing you a great deal of pain then I have heard from some people that it works like a miracle!!! If they are a good experienced Dr (at doing botox) they will assess all the risks first...

Carolyn

[n40066]

get with the program and do some research girlie!  been hearing some really great things about this and it's been approved by the fda!!

[burdzmom]

botox for this?!? ya'll are talking french to me!! My doc was talking about pain management and all i heard was " blah blah blah...needle....head.....blah blah blah" and thats it - i was done with that thought. those two words should never go together as far as im concerned......freaks.me.out!!

[*Stormy*]

LOL..Selma too late...I read this after I answered you!

A Physiatrist is a lot like a Physiotherapist but they actually are a MD (so it's covered..woohoo!). They specialize in treatment of the body when you suffer damage from things like strokes, MS ect... It is the perfect place for me to be right now even if they haven't seen many patients with Chiari!

Carolyn

[n40066]

lol...what you gave me was great selma!!!  it gave me awesome information.....i just need more!  and unfortunately, i'm having trouble finding it!  just have to do a little more digging, is all.  now that i've slowed down on the cough syrup, the pain in my neck, shoulders and head is back.  wasn't bad at all with all that codene in me!  loL!

[selmaS]

forget the comment on botox I left on ur thread....LMAO.....I should have known u would have explained it more : )

Lizzy...I gave u all I had on botox....

"selma"

[n40066]

lol..i was more worried about my face and to be honest, hadn't even considered anything going wrong with my neck!  didn't figure there would be enough to do any real damage!  lol  thanks for the visual!  lol  i have occipital neuropathy, so it would be neck, shoulders and face....i don't even know what a physiatrist is, carolyn.  do we have those over here?  lol

[*Stormy*]

Hi Elizabeth,

In my recent post I mentioned botox as a treatment. If I do do it in the future it would be done by my Physiatrist which is the ONLY one I would trust, she is the leading expert in EMG needle placement. You really need to be careful what Dr you choose, to make sure that they are aware of all the risks and benefits. A lot of Dr's can do Botox but they aren't necessarily a good choice. For example, my Physiatrist mentioned that to botox a muscle that is spasming to keep you functioning (in my case in my legs) may take away the ability to walk if you stop it from doing so. Same thing in the neck, you want to be able to still hold your head up!! She has told me that botox can really provide a lot of relief too...but she has told me that if they do anything that it will be a VERY small amount. So you may want to start small too and see how it affects you and then go from there.

Where are you looking to have it done (what part of your body)? I totally agree with you it is something that you need to put a lot of thought into. I mentioned to my GP that I was nervous about it and she said "well it only lasts 3 months so it will wear off if you don't like the effects" and I thinking... omg 3 months of my head hanging and me drooling!!!

Carolyn