Fibromyalgia trigger point injections

By Pattisun Thursday, May 27, 2010

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Hi Group,

For those of us that are lucky enough to have access to a pain management facility I wanted to share my latest tactic for getting those trigger point injections in the right spot.

I was going in for SI joint injections today, but what I wanted to do was accurately describe where the pain was in my hips (I suffer from both OA and Fibro.). Last night my hips were really sore and I took a red Sharpie marker and drew a circle on my pain points. I had three on both right and left. And, even though I was just going by my touch and finding the spots they were symmetrical! Doctor said that is how pain generally works--symmetry in both right and left sides.

Well, instead of getting my SI joint injection I got trigger point shots in all six painful spots. They were bad, I kept turning to each side all night because it hurt to lay on my sides. After 3-hours post shots I already have pain relief!!

So, next time if you can't quite explain where the pain is when you see you doctor, draw on yourself. It made a big difference for me and I got a positive response from the staff.

Sending painfree wishes to all,

Patti

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Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide

6/ 2/10 1:17pm

Excellent suggestion! Thanks for sharing it. – Karen

Carol

6/ 3/10 2:19pm

I only occasionally read the posts here because it's difficult for me to sit,

but I am very interested in this subject. I have both fibro and OA, and

recently went through facet diagnostic injections in my SI joints, cervical,

thoracic and lumbar facets. If I received pain relief with the local anesthetic

Lidocaine, the anesthsiologist was then going to do a rhizotomy at all levels.

I suffer from extreme fatigue but this had abated several months before these

injections to where I was able to be up and around all day. I was SO thankful,

but after these injections the fatigue is back and unrelenting. I really think

I have a toxic reaction to Lidocaine, and when I went to the pain clinic yesterday, I simply said I could not go ahead with the rhizotomies. I cannot

handle the pain and this awful fatigue too, it's simply not worth it to me although I suffer with much pain and have for 30 years now. I'm wondering

if anyone else has had an adverse effect from Lidocaine. I know there are

other "caines" that could be used, but these types of invasive procedures

always set me back so much that I suffer tremendously afterwards.

And on top of that, at each diagnoistic injection point the pain has increased

ten-fold. I'm sure the doctor thinks I'm a "nut," but I decided yesterday

that I had to speak up...thanks for listening...

nancyk

6/23/10 2:47am

You are not a nut. I have a rule of 3 and have tried about every type of treatment, acupuncture (3 practitioners), massage (3 practitoners), myofascial trigger point (mild and ferocious), neurobiofeedback, lidocaine patches, vicodin and in case I have what I call a bounceback the next day or within 2 treatments, that can lay me up for days or months. I am extremely neurosensitive and chemically sensitive (even to herbs) and I always wind up in trouble.

What works for me is a daily conscious breath and meditation and muscular relaxation and pacing my life, so I don't do too much. If you can still exercise, even a little, I recommend that or water aerobics for arthritis (very mild to begin) even 5 to 10 minutes. I can no longer do because of neuropathy and tarsal tunnel syndrome. Good Luck. Nancyk

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