Re: Tommie Trigger Point Injections

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I have never had the tigger point injections but my Mama has and she says they

are not to bad. In fact, there are times when she will may appt just to get

some. So they must give her some relief.

~:~Jena~:~

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Tommie Trigger Point Injections

My neighbor who has fibro did have these injections and from what she said

they can be painful but not always. Think its one of those things where it

may help one but not another. She felt better but was in pain for the first

few days.

I hope if you can do these that they help

rachael

>

> Hi

>

> Have any of you ever had trigger point injections? Are they very painful?

> One person has told me they are and I'm not sure I can endure any. But yet,

> I really need some relief in my knee's and shoulder. Doc thinks my knee's

> have torn tendons and my shoulder, we aren't sure, except the x-ray comes

> out fine on it. My knee's hurt so bad, I have to take so much pain medicine

> to get any relief and that isn't good. I want to be nearly pain free in them

> without having to take so much medicine. I've had steroid injections in them

> both and it doesn't help anymore, plus you can only have that do so many

> times. And I am diabetic, so there is risk of infection, not to mention what

> steroids do to blood sugar levels.

>

> Doc increased my long acting Morphine yesterday. This will help my overall

> pain some. We went up another 30mg and will go higher if needed and I can

> tolerate it. He once took me up to 200mg 3x's a day and it was too much. I

> was totally drugged, and I can't handle that. So we backed off.

>

> Please let me know what you all know. Thank you

>

> Hugs,

> ~Tommie

>

>

[Guest guest]

Actually I am not sure what trigger point injections are.

I like Stryker Mom have had injections in my shoulder several times. And if the

cause is your shoulder they do help. but in my case it was coming from my neck.

so it took a epidural. Has anyone heard that the epidurals and blocks to your

spine or in the disc can cause scar tissue?

Jena

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Re: Tommie Trigger Point Injections

I had them once. The pain doc was a bit ham handed

and grabbing them the way he did sent me to the roof

and got the hefty nurse there to hold me still.

The injections didn't hurt. Didn't even notice them

cause the stupid trigger points he grabbed over

powered anything else that hurt.

For me it's not practical. If you get rid of pain a,

b, and c....and m, n, o, p and q hurt so bad...waste

of my time and the docs. I have joint degeneration

and myofacial spasms responsive ONLY to an opiate.

This part is not to my advantage unless the doctor

understands the use of an opiate against this type of

spasm that does not respond to muscle relaxants.

Anyway...I don't know if they helped. I do know that

NO ONE WILL EVER GRAB ONE AGAIN ON MY BACK! Those

suckers huuurrrrrt.

Not all doctors are hard handed and do not hurt you

the way this guy did. So don't let my experience

decide anything for you. Some people are helped by

the injections and the needle is very tiny. Insulin

sized. Hope it works for you.

Trigger points...myofacial. Tender points,

fibromyalgia.

I told my doctor I don't want to go thru all that

stuff anyway. Just use the current treatment as it's

the best so far, and not cause anymore pain or

expense. If it's working...don't mess with it.

I'm used to what we do now and have done exactely the

same thing for about 7 years with the exception of

some shots in my shoulder joints due the degeneration

and whatever we feel we need to do. Does help the

pain some in those raw joints.

*¬*.¸¸.·´¨`»*«´¨`·.¸¸.*¬*

On the internet, no knows you're a cat.

~StrykerMom~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

--- ** wrote:

> My neighbor who has fibro did have these injections

> and from what she said

> they can be painful but not always. Think its one of

> those things where it

> may help one but not another. She felt better but

> was in pain for the first

> few days.

> I hope if you can do these that they help

> rachael

>

>

> On 12/15/06, Tommie

> wrote:

> >

> > Hi

> >

> > Have any of you ever had trigger point injections?

> Are they very painful?

> > One person has told me they are and I'm not sure I

> can endure any. But yet,

> > I really need some relief in my knee's and

> shoulder. Doc thinks my knee's

> > have torn tendons and my shoulder, we aren't sure,

> except the x-ray comes

> > out fine on it. My knee's hurt so bad, I have to

> take so much pain medicine

> > to get any relief and that isn't good. I want to

> be nearly pain free in them

> > without having to take so much medicine. I've had

> steroid injections in them

> > both and it doesn't help anymore, plus you can

> only have that do so many

> > times. And I am diabetic, so there is risk of

> infection, not to mention what

> > steroids do to blood sugar levels.

> >

> > Doc increased my long acting Morphine yesterday.

> This will help my overall

> > pain some. We went up another 30mg and will go

> higher if needed and I can

> > tolerate it. He once took me up to 200mg 3x's a

> day and it was too much. I

> > was totally drugged, and I can't handle that. So

> we backed off.

> >

> > Please let me know what you all know. Thank you

> >

> > Hugs,

> > ~Tommie

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

> --

> ~*~~*~

> Happy Holidays from me and my family to you and

> yours!

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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I'm gonna give them a shot! (no pun intended) lol

~Tommie

I have never had the tigger point injections but my Mama has and she says they

are not to bad. In fact, there are times when she will may appt just to get

some. So they must give her some relief.

~:~Jena~:~

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.

[Guest guest]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_point

Associated with Myofacial problems...and super painful

to grab onto...sheeeesh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgia

Tender points is associated with Fibro.

The shot in my shoulder has nothing to do with the

trigger points. The shoulder thing is where the joint

is rubbing against itself without protection and

causing pain. I have advanced Osteoarthritis and much

joint damage. He injects cortison like stuff to

help....no cure. It's not the trigger point.

I got those when I had to see this pain doc to make

the PA happy and I don't blame her for wanting at

least one pain Docs input. He grabbed into the

trigger point spots and sent me reeling from it. They

were seriously painful to put pressure on...not a

simple ouch..but a very real attempt to escape the

room. I literally had to be restrained for him to

finish. The injections were nothing...it was the

trigger points he grabbed and applied a lot of

pressure to.

It diagnosed me big time with Myofacial problems and

cleared up what the hell those spasms were that would

not respond to muscle relaxants. That's why an Opiate

is absolutely needed or I'd rather be shot then live

with the spasms. Opiates stop them by screwing up the

signals.

I'm real trigger point shy now...don't want anyone to

play with them.

Those shoulder joint injections do help a lot.

Just wish I could do my whole body at once....jeezz

this stuff is getting old.

*¬*.¸¸.·´¨`»*«´¨`·.¸¸.*¬*

On the internet, no knows you're a cat.

~StrykerMom~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

--- Jena wrote:

> Actually I am not sure what trigger point injections

> are.

> I like Stryker Mom have had injections in my

> shoulder several times. And if the cause is your

> shoulder they do help. but in my case it was coming

> from my neck. so it took a epidural. Has anyone

> heard that the epidurals and blocks to your spine or

> in the disc can cause scar tissue?

> Jena

>

> ~:~Jena~:~

> My Home Page

> My E-mail

>

> Re: Tommie Trigger Point

> Injections

>

>

> I had them once. The pain doc was a bit ham handed

> and grabbing them the way he did sent me to the

> roof

> and got the hefty nurse there to hold me still.

>

> The injections didn't hurt. Didn't even notice

> them

> cause the stupid trigger points he grabbed over

> powered anything else that hurt.

>

> For me it's not practical. If you get rid of pain

> a,

> b, and c....and m, n, o, p and q hurt so

> bad...waste

> of my time and the docs. I have joint degeneration

> and myofacial spasms responsive ONLY to an opiate.

>

> This part is not to my advantage unless the doctor

> understands the use of an opiate against this type

> of

> spasm that does not respond to muscle relaxants.

>

> Anyway...I don't know if they helped. I do know

> that

> NO ONE WILL EVER GRAB ONE AGAIN ON MY BACK! Those

> suckers huuurrrrrt.

>

> Not all doctors are hard handed and do not hurt

> you

> the way this guy did. So don't let my experience

> decide anything for you. Some people are helped by

> the injections and the needle is very tiny.

> Insulin

> sized. Hope it works for you.

>

> Trigger points...myofacial. Tender points,

> fibromyalgia.

>

> I told my doctor I don't want to go thru all that

> stuff anyway. Just use the current treatment as

> it's

> the best so far, and not cause anymore pain or

> expense. If it's working...don't mess with it.

>

> I'm used to what we do now and have done exactely

> the

> same thing for about 7 years with the exception of

> some shots in my shoulder joints due the

> degeneration

> and whatever we feel we need to do. Does help the

> pain some in those raw joints.

>

> *¬*.¸¸.·´¨`»*«´¨`·.¸¸.*¬*

> On the internet, no knows you're a cat.

>

> ~StrykerMom~

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> --- ** wrote:

>

> > My neighbor who has fibro did have these

> injections

> > and from what she said

> > they can be painful but not always. Think its

> one of

> > those things where it

> > may help one but not another. She felt better

> but

> > was in pain for the first

> > few days.

> > I hope if you can do these that they help

> > rachael

> >

> >

> > On 12/15/06, Tommie

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > Hi

> > >

> > > Have any of you ever had trigger point

> injections?

> > Are they very painful?

> > > One person has told me they are and I'm not

> sure I

> > can endure any. But yet,

> > > I really need some relief in my knee's and

> > shoulder. Doc thinks my knee's

> > > have torn tendons and my shoulder, we aren't

> sure,

> > except the x-ray comes

> > > out fine on it. My knee's hurt so bad, I have

> to

> > take so much pain medicine

> > > to get any relief and that isn't good. I want

> to

> > be nearly pain free in them

> > > without having to take so much medicine. I've

> had

> > steroid injections in them

> > > both and it doesn't help anymore, plus you can

> > only have that do so many

> > > times. And I am diabetic, so there is risk of

> > infection, not to mention what

> > > steroids do to blood sugar levels.

> > >

> > > Doc increased my long acting Morphine

> yesterday.

> > This will help my overall

> > > pain some. We went up another 30mg and will go

> > higher if needed and I can

> > > tolerate it. He once took me up to 200mg 3x's

> a

> > day and it was too much. I

> > > was totally drugged, and I can't handle that.

> So

> > we backed off.

> > >

> > > Please let me know what you all know. Thank

> you

> > >

> > > Hugs,

> > > ~Tommie

> > >

> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > ~*~~*~

> > Happy Holidays from me and my family to you and

> > yours!

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> Lotacats >^.^<

> http://www.cafepress.com/lotacatspix/549000

>

> __________________________________________________

>

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Mom,

Does it show on an x-ray that your shoulder joint is rubbing against itself? If

not, how did they detect this? I have OsteoArthritis too and wonder if that is

my problem. The pain in my shoulder begins at the joint and then affects my

upper arm and even chest with movement. Also I have less strength in that arm,

partially due to the pain if I try to pull with that arm, or when moving it at

the side, backward or forward.

Sounds like you have had a time of it Bless your heart. I know this won't

feel good at all and I told my sis she has to go with me so I can squeeze her

hand or hit her. lol Nah, I wouldn't hit her, it'll be the doc when he hurts me.

lol

~Tommie

Re: Tommie Trigger Point

> Injections

>

>

> I had them once. The pain doc was a bit ham handed

> and grabbing them the way he did sent me to the

> roof

> and got the hefty nurse there to hold me still.

>

> The injections didn't hurt. Didn't even notice

> them

> cause the stupid trigger points he grabbed over

> powered anything else that hurt.

>

> For me it's not practical. If you get rid of pain

> a,

> b, and c....and m, n, o, p and q hurt so

> bad...waste

> of my time and the docs. I have joint degeneration

> and myofacial spasms responsive ONLY to an opiate.

>

> This part is not to my advantage unless the doctor

> understands the use of an opiate against this type

> of

> spasm that does not respond to muscle relaxants.

>

> Anyway...I don't know if they helped. I do know

> that

> NO ONE WILL EVER GRAB ONE AGAIN ON MY BACK! Those

> suckers huuurrrrrt.

>

> Not all doctors are hard handed and do not hurt

> you

> the way this guy did. So don't let my experience

> decide anything for you. Some people are helped by

> the injections and the needle is very tiny.

> Insulin

> sized. Hope it works for you.

>

> Trigger points...myofacial. Tender points,

> fibromyalgia.

>

> I told my doctor I don't want to go thru all that

> stuff anyway. Just use the current treatment as

> it's

> the best so far, and not cause anymore pain or

> expense. If it's working...don't mess with it.

>

> I'm used to what we do now and have done exactely

> the

> same thing for about 7 years with the exception of

> some shots in my shoulder joints due the

> degeneration

> and whatever we feel we need to do. Does help the

> pain some in those raw joints.

>

> *¬*.¸¸.·´¨`»*«´¨`·.¸¸.*¬*

> On the internet, no knows you're a cat.

>

> ~StrykerMom~

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> --- ** wrote:

>

> > My neighbor who has fibro did have these

> injections

> > and from what she said

> > they can be painful but not always. Think its

> one of

> > those things where it

> > may help one but not another. She felt better

> but

> > was in pain for the first

> > few days.

> > I hope if you can do these that they help

> > rachael

> >

> >

> > On 12/15/06, Tommie

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > Hi

> > >

> > > Have any of you ever had trigger point

> injections?

> > Are they very painful?

> > > One person has told me they are and I'm not

> sure I

> > can endure any. But yet,

> > > I really need some relief in my knee's and

> > shoulder. Doc thinks my knee's

> > > have torn tendons and my shoulder, we aren't

> sure,

> > except the x-ray comes

> > > out fine on it. My knee's hurt so bad, I have

> to

> > take so much pain medicine

> > > to get any relief and that isn't good. I want

> to

> > be nearly pain free in them

> > > without having to take so much medicine. I've

> had

> > steroid injections in them

> > > both and it doesn't help anymore, plus you can

> > only have that do so many

> > > times. And I am diabetic, so there is risk of

> > infection, not to mention what

> > > steroids do to blood sugar levels.

> > >

> > > Doc increased my long acting Morphine

> yesterday.

> > This will help my overall

> > > pain some. We went up another 30mg and will go

> > higher if needed and I can

> > > tolerate it. He once took me up to 200mg 3x's

> a

> > day and it was too much. I

> > > was totally drugged, and I can't handle that.

> So

> > we backed off.

> > >

> > > Please let me know what you all know. Thank

> you

> > >

> > > Hugs,

> > > ~Tommie

> > >

> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > ~*~~*~

> > Happy Holidays from me and my family to you and

> > yours!

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> Lotacats >^.^<

> http://www.cafepress.com/lotacatspix/549000

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Tommie, sounds like you described some of the problems I have had with my arm

and shoulder. The epidural help my arm. but I still have problems with my

shoulder and armpit and at times it goes into my chest area. I can't even sleep

in my Lt. side. thankfully my support bras fasten in the front. there is no

way I could fasten one in the back. my arm just will not go there. Anyways to

get to the point. I have a ruptured C-5 pinching a nerve is what my PM Dr. said,

I had a MRI to diagnosis this.

Jena

~:~Jena~:~

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Re: Tommie Trigger Point

> Injections

>

>

> I had them once. The pain doc was a bit ham handed

> and grabbing them the way he did sent me to the

> roof

> and got the hefty nurse there to hold me still.

>

> The injections didn't hurt. Didn't even notice

> them

> cause the stupid trigger points he grabbed over

> powered anything else that hurt.

>

> For me it's not practical. If you get rid of pain

> a,

> b, and c....and m, n, o, p and q hurt so

> bad...waste

> of my time and the docs. I have joint degeneration

> and myofacial spasms responsive ONLY to an opiate.

>

> This part is not to my advantage unless the doctor

> understands the use of an opiate against this type

> of

> spasm that does not respond to muscle relaxants.

>

> Anyway...I don't know if they helped. I do know

> that

> NO ONE WILL EVER GRAB ONE AGAIN ON MY BACK! Those

> suckers huuurrrrrt.

>

> Not all doctors are hard handed and do not hurt

> you

> the way this guy did. So don't let my experience

> decide anything for you. Some people are helped by

> the injections and the needle is very tiny.

> Insulin

> sized. Hope it works for you.

>

> Trigger points...myofacial. Tender points,

> fibromyalgia.

>

> I told my doctor I don't want to go thru all that

> stuff anyway. Just use the current treatment as

> it's

> the best so far, and not cause anymore pain or

> expense. If it's working...don't mess with it.

>

> I'm used to what we do now and have done exactely

> the

> same thing for about 7 years with the exception of

> some shots in my shoulder joints due the

> degeneration

> and whatever we feel we need to do. Does help the

> pain some in those raw joints.

>

> *¬*.¸¸.·´¨`»*«´¨`·.¸¸.*¬*

> On the internet, no knows you're a cat.

>

> ~StrykerMom~

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> --- ** wrote:

>

> > My neighbor who has fibro did have these

> injections

> > and from what she said

> > they can be painful but not always. Think its

> one of

> > those things where it

> > may help one but not another. She felt better

> but

> > was in pain for the first

> > few days.

> > I hope if you can do these that they help

> > rachael

> >

> >

> > On 12/15/06, Tommie

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > Hi

> > >

> > > Have any of you ever had trigger point

> injections?

> > Are they very painful?

> > > One person has told me they are and I'm not

> sure I

> > can endure any. But yet,

> > > I really need some relief in my knee's and

> > shoulder. Doc thinks my knee's

> > > have torn tendons and my shoulder, we aren't

> sure,

> > except the x-ray comes

> > > out fine on it. My knee's hurt so bad, I have

> to

> > take so much pain medicine

> > > to get any relief and that isn't good. I want

> to

> > be nearly pain free in them

> > > without having to take so much medicine. I've

> had

> > steroid injections in them

> > > both and it doesn't help anymore, plus you can

> > only have that do so many

> > > times. And I am diabetic, so there is risk of

> > infection, not to mention what

> > > steroids do to blood sugar levels.

> > >

> > > Doc increased my long acting Morphine

> yesterday.

> > This will help my overall

> > > pain some. We went up another 30mg and will go

> > higher if needed and I can

> > > tolerate it. He once took me up to 200mg 3x's

> a

> > day and it was too much. I

> > > was totally drugged, and I can't handle that.

> So

> > we backed off.

> > >

> > > Please let me know what you all know. Thank

> you

> > >

> > > Hugs,

> > > ~Tommie

> > >

> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > ~*~~*~

> > Happy Holidays from me and my family to you and

> > yours!

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

> Lotacats >^.^<

> http://www.cafepress.com/lotacatspix/549000

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Mom,

Yep, you are a mess to say the least!! hahaha!! J/k. But I'm sure you really

are!!

Thank you for the info. I think I might have told you or someone along the way

that I also have OsteoArthritis. I don't know what stage or anything as it

hasn't been studied that deeply. I now have a doc who actually runs tests and

does things. My last doc thought he was a medical god and he didn't need tests

to tell him what was going on. Although x-rays did show the OsteoArthritis. This

new doc plans to do an MRI on my knee's. We are getting my lung thing under

control first. I see him again next week, so we should get something started

then.

I'm sooooooooo happy for you that your son is on his way home!!!!

Yippeeeeeeeeee! Gosh, that is such a relief just for me to know that another one

of our men is making it home safely. I can't even imagine what you are feeling.

I don't want either of my son's going in the military. I know that seems

terrible, but it's the way I feel. I mean, look at all the lives lost over

there, both ours and theirs for what? Oil? A vendetta? Anyway, I'm so happy to

hear your son is on US soil safely. God bless him and all of those over there.

And the families who have lost their children in this uncalled for war. God

bless and be with them all during the Holiday's and for ever. I ok now I'm

crying........I just feel so bad for all the families who have lost. Enough of

this.!!!

~Tommie

Re: Tommie Trigger Point

> > Injections

> >

> >

> > I had them once. The pain doc was a bit ham

> handed

> > and grabbing them the way he did sent me to the

> > roof

> > and got the hefty nurse there to hold me still.

> >

> > The injections didn't hurt. Didn't even notice

> > them

> > cause the stupid trigger points he grabbed over

> > powered anything else that hurt.

> >

> > For me it's not practical. If you get rid of

> pain

> > a,

> > b, and c....and m, n, o, p and q hurt so

> > bad...waste

> > of my time and the docs. I have joint

> degeneration

> > and myofacial spasms responsive ONLY to an

> opiate.

> >

> > This part is not to my advantage unless the

> doctor

> > understands the use of an opiate against this

> type

> > of

> > spasm that does not respond to muscle relaxants.

>

> >

> > Anyway...I don't know if they helped. I do know

> > that

> > NO ONE WILL EVER GRAB ONE AGAIN ON MY BACK!

> Those

> > suckers huuurrrrrt.

> >

> > Not all doctors are hard handed and do not hurt

> > you

> > the way this guy did. So don't let my experience

> > decide anything for you. Some people are helped

> by

> > the injections and the needle is very tiny.

> > Insulin

> > sized. Hope it works for you.

> >

> > Trigger points...myofacial. Tender points,

> > fibromyalgia.

> >

> > I told my doctor I don't want to go thru all

> that

> > stuff anyway. Just use the current treatment as

> > it's

> > the best so far, and not cause anymore pain or

> > expense. If it's working...don't mess with it.

> >

> > I'm used to what we do now and have done

> exactely

> > the

> > same thing for about 7 years with the exception

> of

> > some shots in my shoulder joints due the

> > degeneration

> > and whatever we feel we need to do. Does help

> the

> > pain some in those raw joints.

> >

> > *¬*.¸¸.·´¨`»*«´¨`·.¸¸.*¬*

> > On the internet, no knows you're a cat.

> >

> > ~StrykerMom~

> >

> >

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > --- ** wrote:

> >

> > > My neighbor who has fibro did have these

> > injections

> > > and from what she said

> > > they can be painful but not always. Think its

> > one of

> > > those things where it

> > > may help one but not another. She felt better

> > but

> > > was in pain for the first

> > > few days.

> > > I hope if you can do these that they help

> > > rachael

> > >

> > >

> > > On 12/15/06, Tommie

> > > wrote:

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Jena,

I can't sleep on my lt. side either, nor can I lay on that side to watch tv or

read. Danny sleeps on the left side of the bed and I can't even cuddle with him.

He has to turn to me.

I have to sleep on my back because if I sleep on my right side, then my knee's

are hard to bend or straighten out in the morning. I'm a mess. lol The back is

fine with me as it has to be!

~Tommie

Re: Tommie Trigger Point

> Injections

>

>

> I had them once. The pain doc was a bit ham handed

> and grabbing them the way he did sent me to the

> roof

> and got the hefty nurse there to hold me still.

>

> The injections didn't hurt. Didn't even notice

> them

> cause the stupid trigger points he grabbed over

> powered anything else that hurt.

>

> For me it's not practical. If you get rid of pain

> a,

> b, and c....and m, n, o, p and q hurt so

> bad...waste

> of my time and the docs. I have joint degeneration

> and myofacial spasms responsive ONLY to an opiate.

>

> This part is not to my advantage unless the doctor

> understands the use of an opiate against this type

> of

> spasm that does not respond to muscle relaxants.

>

> Anyway...I don't know if they helped. I do know

> that

> NO ONE WILL EVER GRAB ONE AGAIN ON MY BACK! Those

> suckers huuurrrrrt.

>

> Not all doctors are hard handed and do not hurt

> you

> the way this guy did. So don't let my experience

> decide anything for you. Some people are helped by

> the injections and the needle is very tiny.

> Insulin

> sized. Hope it works for you.

>

> Trigger points...myofacial. Tender points,

> fibromyalgia.

>

> I told my doctor I don't want to go thru all that

> stuff anyway. Just use the current treatment as

> it's

> the best so far, and not cause anymore pain or

> expense. If it's working...don't mess with it.

>

> I'm used to what we do now and have done exactely

> the

> same thing for about 7 years with the exception of

> some shots in my shoulder joints due the

> degeneration

> and whatever we feel we need to do. Does help the

> pain some in those raw joints.

>

> *¬*.¸¸.·´¨`»*«´¨`·.¸¸.*¬*

> On the internet, no knows you're a cat.

>

> ~StrykerMom~

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> --- ** wrote:

>

> > My neighbor who has fibro did have these

> injections

> > and from what she said

> > they can be painful but not always. Think its

> one of

> > those things where it

> > may help one but not another. She felt better

> but

> > was in pain for the first

> > few days.

> > I hope if you can do these that they help

> > rachael

> >

> >

> > On 12/15/06, Tommie

> > wrote:

> > >

> > > Hi

> > >

> > > Have any of you ever had trigger point

> injections?

> > Are they very painful?

> > > One person has told me they are and I'm not

> sure I

> > can endure any. But yet,

> > > I really need some relief in my knee's and

> > shoulder. Doc thinks my knee's

> > > have torn tendons and my shoulder, we aren't

> sure,

> > except the x-ray comes

> > > out fine on it. My knee's hurt so bad, I have

> to

> > take so much pain medicine

> > > to get any relief and that isn't good. I want

> to

> > be nearly pain free in them

> > > without having to take so much medicine. I've

> had

> > steroid injections in them

> > > both and it doesn't help anymore, plus you can

> > only have that do so many

> > > times. And I am diabetic, so there is risk of

> > infection, not to mention what

> > > steroids do to blood sugar levels.

> > >

> > > Doc increased my long acting Morphine

> yesterday.

> > This will help my overall

> > > pain some. We went up another 30mg and will go

> > higher if needed and I can

> > > tolerate it. He once took me up to 200mg 3x's

> a

> > day and it was too much. I

> > > was totally drugged, and I can't handle that.

> So

> > we backed off.

> > >

> > > Please let me know what you all know. Thank

> you

> > >

> > > Hugs,

> > > ~Tommie

> > >

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