by Elphie » 16 May 2011, 07:26
I would be concerned with docs experience in injecting Botox only because when I got Botox it made everything worse for me, but this was months before LIS. Also, my doc said nothing could be done after that until the Botox wore off! 6 weeks to 3 months. Now, from what I can tell, the number of shots should be four, I had two, in all four quadrants to paralyze the entire muscle, those who get it this way seem to get relief, the way I had it done I think the other half of the muscle spasmed more to compensate for the paralyzed half... Just a self diagnosed guess here, tho. The MOST relief I got was from a Valium type muscle relaxant, a less addictive and slow release called oxazepam. I could still function with these as well. I really hope you find some relief soon, it must b so frustrating to have gone through the surgery yet still suffer this crazy pain! Good luck, I hope u find your solution soon!