Botox Injections

We used botox for our son on five occasions. In our case there was a small amount of pain during the injection but no more than one might expect from a vaccination. The efficacy of botox depends on a number of factors. Two of those factors are the amount injected and the precision of the injection. We used general anaesthesia during the procedure in varying quantities - (the first four times my son remained conscious and the last he was asleep) the reason for the anaesthesia is to facilitate the doctor's exact placement of the needle in order to achieve the most beneficial effect. They don't want the patient flinching from the insertion of the needle and running the risk that they will miss the target. There was no pain after (other than the miserable feeling from the anaesthetic). The botox acts to weaken the overworking muscle. It's efficacy is on a bell curve - so that it takes some time to reach its peak efficacy an then tapers off. My son had to adjust to the overactive muscles weakening and it forced him to use the weaker muscles in his legs. The first use of the botox resulted in a massive leap forward in terms of my son's mobility. He was able to move from a K-walker to sticks. The second was not effective at all - which, along with the doctor, we put down to a failure to inject the toxin in an advantageous place. The third and fourth were very effective.The fifth was performed by a different doctor in an operating theatre under a full general. It was only mildly effective. There were some theories about the lack of total success on this fifth occasion. We were among the first wave of people to use botox for Cerebral Palsy - it was not completely understood if the effects would diminish the more ofter it was used. This is something you should ask about. My son was growing and there was some concern that we had achieved as much as we could with botox intervention and we should begin to look to surgery. For us, the recovery time was very quick - the time it takes to recover from anaesthesia. He went back to school normally but we were careful to monitor his tiredness as new muscles were called into action as the overactive muscles weakened. Our experience suggests that the critical components in the use of botox is the amount injected and the skill of the person injecting it. It would be worth checking how often your doctor has used botox and perhaps ask to speak to the parents of other children on whom he has used botox. Crucial tip: if the first experience with botox is kept relaxed and pain free, any subsequent attempts will be a great deal easier!

Thankyou for the information on botox. My daughter who is two and half and has sd cerebral palsy, cannot stand or walk and mildly affected left arm. Shes just been put on the waiting list for botox aound 3 - 4 months time they are saying. Shes got to be sedated as she gets that worked up when she goes into hospital and gets even more tense that what she actually is. Am interested on everyones progress and experiences in the future. Good look to all xx

My daughter recently had botox injections, i wasn't with her at the time as i am seeking custody, she is currently in foster care so i can only go by what the carers told me, i believe the procedure was carried out at Fairfield Hospital in Bury, she received no anesthetic and was in a great deal of pain, she was given rohypnol so she wouldn't remember how painful it was.

HI i have CP which mainly affects my right side my right leg mainly. It gives my poor balance and i am unable to place my right heel flat on the floor. I have been looking into botox injections myself. I have not had any surgery for many years and dont know where to begin. Would going to my GP be the best starting point?
Thanks

My daughter has finally got her app come through for her botox injections. She goes in on the 17th August. Not been thinking bout it too much but had her pre op app a couple of days ago and now its sunk in that "this is it". Bit anxious about how it will affect her once its started working on her (have been told this is around the 7 - 10 day mark), and very eager to hopefully see some sort of improvement in her legs. Have also got a fantastic physio for my daughter who is extremeley helpful and supportive.
Hope it makes a difference fingers crossed :):):)

I had botox treatment a week ago and I feel good but was very concerned. <moderator removed - advertising not permitted on the community> How do you feel nowadays?

Thank you very much for your valuable information :)