trying to be upbeat

Not feeling any better at all - icing down my shoulder and neck help - I'm going on vacation so am trying to pace my chores, work, etc. so I can pack without killing myself! I AM looking forward to the trip and hope some serious down time will help get me to the next injections.

it's been a long time

Well, it has been a long time since i posted - too depressed I guess - my last injection was 6 weeks ago - at the time the MD told me they usually get the most bang for the buck on the first shot! I'd say that's pretty true by my experience - in addition to the botox I've been on a drug for a while, too -
Sad to say, I feel about as bad as when I was driven to get injections in the first place.

A long time ago, I went to a salon to get my hair cut. A women came and sat in the chair next to mine; she was bent over with what I now know to be cervical dystonia. I felt sorry for her - and now look at me. Karma

Another shot at it

Too depressed to talk about last injections and results - HOWEVER--

I went for injections today from my new MD (same practice) - apparently I was cut loose by my first MD - I think he doesn't like failure though he shouldn't have approached my situation like that - whatever

Anyway, I tried to have a positive outlook (I am sure that helps) - and the MD was mindful that I am going to Paris next week and didn't want to have a (negative) impact - hey, he LISTENS - so he has, as promised at my followup a few weeks ago, tweeked -

fingers crossed

crap

Well, just as I began sweating out whether the latest botox injections are doing what I hoped, I went to my dermatologist for a checkup on whether the poison cream I've been applying is working. Hah! Never think anything is routine - I know this, however -- He checked on my nose (surgery a year ago) and I wanted him to, as I had a little bump at the end of the scar. AND, I ASKED him to check on the spot (pre-cancerous) that he took off last year. The upshot - biopsies from both places - sore - and depressing - bandaids for 2 weeks - my husband says I look "beaten up." And I never got to ask about a spot on my leg!

Still Waiting

Two and a half weeks - still hoping -

I'm still turned to the left - I still have some pain (surprisingly) around some injection sites - and I still have pain in my left neck muscles and the right side of my back - it's a KNOT

I want to get back to doing things I like without pain or danger(!) -

Well, it's been a week since my injections. The sites have been sore/tender - and I've had some muscle soreness - and some twitching - as well. I'm (ALWAYS) hopeful, but I know not to expect any improvement this early. I do, however, feel a bit -hmmmm- different.

the same but different

Today I had another botox injection - a couple of weeks overdue and I could tell without looking at a calendar! Part of the delay was my md's desire to have a colleague be part of the deal.

It didn't start out well at the doctors' office but things were eventually straightened out and the great man finally saw me. He asked one question - which way did I look? - and started swabbing me with alcohol. Two injections ago, my md said he'd been at a seminar where it was suggested that alcohol might break down the proteins in botox, so he stopped using it. He also used to inject me in multiple sites. The great man only injected in 4. And he only injected on the left side. "It's art and science," he said. I accept that and I accept the sense of this experiment; it makes sense that my right side which has (way too much) movement doesn't need the toxin. We shall certainly see. I'm kind of sore at the injection sites now.