I had one injection in my right hamstring (back of my knee) at the start of the month. Given by my neurologist , with the intention of giving some relief from spasticity and allowing some flexibility in my knee. I was told to expect to feel something in seven to ten days.
Four weeks later, nothing. Zilch. Zero effect. To say I’m disappointed is an understatement.
Am I unique or has anyone else had zero results with Botox?
I went last January for it doing into my leg, it wasn’t the neuro, I was sent to a different hospital and told that it doesn’t work for everyone and sometimes can make things worse, I decided to leave it alone, I have it in my bladder and this works ok, good luck
Some years ago, I had 8 injections of botox into my legs, for very painful heels…They hurt like chuff and did zilch to help the problem. They don’t inject into feet they said.
Spasticity consultant who put me on Sativex also explained that Botox would be an option, but she added that it offers a rather low % of success.
She also said that the longer you’re on it the rate of success reduces.
I’ve got Diplopia (double vision), and it must be at least 15yrs ago that i had a few sessions of Botox in my eyes. They hoped it would relax the muscles at the back of the eye. I wasn’t to keen on them sticking a needle into my eyes, but the nurse told me i was lucky. She said she knew people who went to beauty salons and paid hundreds of pounds, and i was getting it for free… Each session helped for a short while, but then my eyes slipped back. I’ve had surgery since.
Thanks for the replies folks. I meet with the neurologist in March so we’ll have a discussion on what to do.