Trigger Point Injections

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Caitlin wrote:

> Has anyone else had this kind of reaction from Trigger point

> injections? It hurts so badly.

I had one that did that. I had sharp, burning pain shooting all over

the place from it. It took several days, before the pain went away.

--

Lyndi

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Caitlin

Yes I have had the same trouble you are having. My Dr hit a nerve/bone spur so

the injection did not work for me. I stayed in horrible pain for 4 days with

weak legs.

That shot was #9 and the last one I ever had because they really never worked

the way they should have. After my first injection tingling/numbness started in

both legs down to my feet and I still have trouble with it as of today.

I also stopped the shots because when I went for an eye exam they found that the

medicine used in the injections injured my retina permanently. Now I'm watch to

make sure the problem does not get any bigger because it can cause me to go

blind in that eye.

So your not alone with the reactions from these shots. Try icing your back, that

is what I used. Well take care try laying on your side it helped me.

Toni

I got some trigger point injections on Wednesday. I got three in the

Thoracic Region and two in my lower back on each side. I was really

sore all over Wed. night. Then Thursday mid-morning I started having

severe nerve type pain in the right lower back region, down my

buttocks and leg. Feels sort of like Sciatica pain but more

burning/stinging.

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Caitlin,

Yes, I had a know it all pain management specialist that was so confident in his

messianic abilities. When I got home that night, the pain increased 10x more

than it had ever hurt before. It radiated throughout my right lower lumbar,

buttocks, and leg a numbing pain that lasted a couple of weeks.

A couple of years later, I got another round of shots from another superstar of

pain management prior to my finally getting surgery, this time on both sides

with the same result. The pain lasts about 2 weeks.

So, hopefully, you only have 2 weeks or less to endure it. The good news is,

your gonna be ok but keep an eye on it. If any redness, intense intolerable

pain, or any other side effects, contact your dr immediately.

Hope, Healing, and Peace

Tim

To: chronic_pain@...: caitlink69@...:

I got some trigger point injections on Wednesday. I got three in theT horacic

Region and two in my lower back on each side. I was really sore all over Wed.

night. Then Thursday mid-morning I started having severe nerve type pain in the

right lower back region, down my buttocks and leg. Feels sort of like Sciatica

pain but moreburning/stinging.

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Hello,

I just got back from a pain management appointment where I was given 5

trigger point injections in my neck and shoulder.

I am in more pain now than I was before the injections. The doctor said it was

local anesthetic and some steroid. I was wondering if anyone else has had more

pain after these injections or if it is going to get better over time?

Before the injections my pain level was about a 6 and now is bordering on an

8/9. I am almost in tears here and don't know what to do. I don't have any pain

meds to take other than my tramadol and don't want to take too much.

Any suggestions?

in PA

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Hi

    I've had trigger point injections in my back.  The pain does ease up. 

Therefore, try to relax.  Since I have a degenerative disc condition, I later

required fusion (L3-L5) and further surgery where I received a spinal cord

stimulator(which I swear by)!  Good luck!

 Jef

wrote:

I just got back from a pain management appointment where I was given 5

trigger point injections in my neck and shoulder. 

I am in more pain now than I was before the injections.  The doctor said it was

local anesthetic and some steroid.  I was wondering if anyone else has had more

pain after these injections or if it is going to get better over time? 

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I have had trigger point injections as well as Botox injections. My reaction was

similar to yours about half the time from the trigger point injections. They

werent worth the gamble as to how much pain I would have afterwards. The other

half of the time they went to work right away and it was like magic as the pain

was so much less so fast. What I wouldnt do for trigger point injections today

that would work, as the pain in my neck is unbearable .

The botox gave me pain right after too but they were for Migraines. I stopped

them since they gave me some of the worst Migraines right when they were taking

full effect which was about a week after the actual injections. It did not fail

that 7 days afterwards I would have a severe Migraine whenever i had Botox

injections. They really didnt help my migraines enough to make it worth my while

to continue with them either. I felt that the verapamil was more effective for

Migraines. However, they did do wonders for the wrinkles in between my eyes and

in my forehead.

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>

> I just got back from a pain management appointment where I

> was given 5 trigger point injections in my neck and shoulder.

>

> I am in more pain now than I was before the injections.

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Hi, They can take a while ( few days, week) to settle down, I find it help to

use warmth and a very very gentle massage where I had the jabs. On the plus

side, I usually get some decent relief when it does settle. Hugs

Juley

--wrote:

I just got back from a pain management appointment where I was given 5

trigger point injections in my neck and shoulder.

I am in more pain now than I was before the injections.

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Hi

 

I haven't had trigger point injections yet.  But, I do have an appointment to

get Occipital and trigger point injections at the end of this month.  I have

heard both ways of the after effects.  Some people I talk to say they were

wonderful and others say they made the pain worse.  I hope the pain in your neck

and shoulders eases up!

 

Love,

Becky

--- in PA wrote:

 

I just got back from a pain management appointment where I was given 5

trigger point injections in my neck and shoulder. 

I am in more pain now than I was before the injections. 

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Hi Juley,

 

That is a great idea.  I couldn't think of what might help.  I guess my brain

left me for a while hee hee.  I use a heating pad a lot too.  When I get my

injections, I will try to remember to use the heating pad on my neck and head. 

:-)

 

Love,

Becky in SD

--- Juley wrote:

Hi, They can take a while ( few days, week) to settle down, I find it help to

use warmth and a very very gentle massage where I had the jabs.

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I have had some good trigger point injections and some that hurt horribly

for endless hours. My pain doctors and I have decided for the present time not

to try any more except for the occipital one which like the other Becky, I too

am trying. Mine is scheduled for next Friday the 13th--hopefully, that is a

lucky day for me.

I was doing pretty good today; my students were great and family problems

at least no worse until I went to physical therapy. By the end of that I was

hurting enough to come home and take a Percocet 2 hours before I should have

needed to take one. I have another session scheduled for Thursday and will ask

to not do so much as I am meeting my 21 year old daughter who is moving to LA to

begin a semester film internship. I wish I could sneak in with her luggage as I

am so ready for warm weather. These ups and downs of Midwest weather play havoc

with my pain levels.

Becky in Illinois

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I've found that avoiding the trigger point injections can be had by using

topicals such as dmso, or lidocaine ointment. Yes it is hard to deal with

those stubborn spots but when faced with the pain and the tender areas like

occipital injections its worth giving it a try.

medusa

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>

> I have had some good trigger point injections and some that hurt

horribly for endless hours.

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Hey

I've had several trigger point injections and even had my occipital nerves

burned once.

Every time I experienced an increase in pain before I noticed an improvement.

Sometimes the improvement was small but sometimes it was phenomenal (as it was

with the burning).

My nursing mind (which is a very dangerous thing) kind of looks at it like this:

I have pain in these areas and, although they are injecting meds that ultimately

are designed to lessen the pain, the first thing they do is put new undo

pressure on already sensitive areas. It's a matter of trauma to the actual site.

Now if someone had warned me of this beforehand, I might have handled it better

for I would have been expecting it and not gotten alarmed by it but it seemed

that they just expected me to know (?).

Anyhoo, my general rule is to apply warm compresses to the area for the first 24

hours to aid in absorption but then to switch to ice to aid in reducing swelling

(warm compresses only help for so long). I take any med I can (I'm very limited

in that area) and I make sure I have the rest of the day off of work - maybe

even the next day, just in case.

Each experience can be different so I always prepare for needing to 'ta-ta'

myself. I can always go back to work early if I find everything is all right.

HTH,

peace,

lisa

---wrote:

>I am in more pain now than I was before the injections. The doctor said it was

local anesthetic and some steroid. I was wondering if anyone else has had more

pain after these injections or if it is going to get better over time?

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> I am in more pain now than I was before the injections. The doctor

said it was local anesthetic and some steroid. I was wondering if

anyone else has had more pain after these injections or if it is

going to get better over time?

I too had more pain, but at least to me, it was bizarre. The day of

the occipital and facet injections was the first day in 10 years I

had no headache at all, but it returned the next day. While my

headache was asleep, during the eight to ten hours after the shots, I

had extremely painful shooting pains in every other part of my body

that ever gives me trouble (shoulders, elbows, hands, wrists, feet,

ankles, hips, etc.). I also had some pretty good pain at the

injection site on my neck, had a whelp raised about an inch that took

several days to go down.

I decided that since I went in for lower neck pain and they decided I

needed help for my headache, and because the results were so puny and

short lived, that it isn't worth it for me to repeat.

Hope you get a modicum of relief after everything settles down, and

that it gives you relief!

in Oregon

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The same thing happened to me except in my lower back area. It felt like he'd

hit a nerve or something and took a full 10+ days to get back to normal. It was

horrible. Hope your feeling better by now! Be sure to document everything so the

Dr. is aware that you had a very bad reaction and it isn't an option. Makes me

mad they will do these and not give adequate pain meds!

Caitlin

I just got back from a pain management appointment where I was given 5

trigger point injections in my neck and shoulder.

I am in more pain now than I was before the injections. The doctor said it was

local anesthetic and some steroid.