Has anyone used Trigger Point Injections to treat your Fibro?
My physical therapist wants me to have over 20 injections done at one time in my back. It scares the crap out of me. I haven't had great luck with steroids.
Any thoughts, information would be greatly welcome.
hi Ldy. the truth is these injections help some and not others . i think like all treatments it is individual. I have had injections in my back, it was many as you indicated as well but i was sedated. i think it was a larger and/or longer needle. i have also had a few in my neck while i was awake and it was a thinner needle and didnt bother me,
best of luck to you
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suzie
Thank you Suzie. I am just feeling really afraid of doing this for some reason. But I have tried so many things and had no luck on the treatment of my Fibro. I think I have just had so many years of poking, prodding, pills, and no answers or relief, I have now become scared and anxious. Thanks for the info.
I suppose I just needed to do it and see what happens.
Ldyhwc,
Have you talked with your PT about your anxiety surrounding treatment? I am wondering if knowing more about what exactly to expect will help so you aren’t as anxious. I haven’t had this therapy, but am undergoing acupuncture on my shoulders mainly as I have overuse injury. While it is likely different size needles it helps me when the acupuncturist explains what she is doing and where and why. I also do breathing exercises during treatment as she is needling sore myofascial trigger points and I have mild discomfort.
Hugs,
Laurie
Ldy if you have the 20 injections in your back please ask to be sedated, it is not general anesthesia but twilight and you wont feel or remember a thing. all the best
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suzie
I decided not to do steroids, that's just a me thing. Gentle Hugs. Take care of u
let me know how you do Ldy
much love and HUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
suzie
Well I have decided to do the trigger point injections. I am still afraid, but I made my husband promise to go with me. THey called and want to schedule to session for next week. I will let you all know how it goes.
Sadly, the injections didn't help. They only did 8 when I went, but the pain was so intense. It was awful. The muscles didn't settle down at all, the shoulder injection didn't work at all. They did use steroids against what I wanted. I ended up throwing up for the rest of the day.
I really do not have anything left to try and am so sad. I am ready for it all to be over. I ready to just be done. It is really hard to fight to keep living with all the pain. It is so high, and so constant. There is no relief insight, nothing they can do or so I am told.
Hi Hon, I really am sorry it is so tough right now. Have you talked to your doctor about how sad you are feeling? A lot of times we need someone to talk to (like a counselor) to help develop coping skills for dealing with chronic pain. I know I have personally benefited from counseling. If you ever need to talk or feel really hopeless, please call the crisis hotline, 1800-273-TALK. Please know I am rooting for you. If your doctors are telling you there is nothing they can do, I think it is time to search for new doctors. Sometimes a new set of eyes reviewing things can make a world of difference.
Hey there. I just saw a pain specialist yesterday and he wants to do trigger point injections in the 2 spots on my lower back. He said that he has had good results with just doing the lower back injections rather than all others, and that for some reason it tends to help the pain in those other areas as well. I'm totally ready to give it a shot (haha no pun intended). However, I was told that no more than 4 injections could be performed at one time. Anyway, please let us know how it goes. I can't tolerate Cymbalta, Effexor or Savella so I'm desperate for something. Take care and have great weekend. :)
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Ldyhawc said:
Sadly, the injections didn't help. They only did 8 when I went, but the pain was so intense. It was awful. The muscles didn't settle down at all, the shoulder injection didn't work at all. They did use steroids against what I wanted. I ended up throwing up for the rest of the day.
I really do not have anything left to try and am so sad. I am ready for it all to be over. I ready to just be done. It is really hard to fight to keep living with all the pain. It is so high, and so constant. There is no relief insight, nothing they can do or so I am told.
I fully understand. I was the same way. I just wanted to die. As a Christian suicide means you think your problem is bigger than God--and I can't go there. But I sure was asking Him to just take me as I was just toooo tired of the fight and no hope in sight for relief. A friend, who doesn't even know me that well, gave my husband $500.00 so I could get on MMJ. And he will not be paid back, Someone helped him once so this is what he does now. What a relief! I am not pain free, but I no longer cry all day and night in pain. I was on 8 tramadol a day--the max allowed. I am now down to 4. I can think better and can pray for something other than my demise!! Pain has gone from 8-10 to 2-4. I can't smoke the stuff so I researched like crazy and I cook mine in a little crockpot for 8rs with coconut oil and water and I add Lecithin after it's done. (Gives a whole new meaning to the word "crockpot"!!)-I throw the stuff in the Vitamix with water and it just about dissolves into the water (No need to strain) I drink the stuff twice a day. Doesn't taste bad at all--the lecithin improves the flavor. Doesn't get me high, I've never gotten high, I've been on it for 9 mths now.
I used to be completely anti pot--hated the stuff. Till I researched it on my own and discovered the truth about it. It has saved my life---I have a life now. My husband can't stand the stuff---he never reacted well to it and stays away from it. We cook it outside. The one time I cooked it indoors was horrible. The whole house, even the closets, reeked of it for weeks!!