I get triggerpoint injections, have since about 2005. I can honesty say if the holes stayed in me, I would make a good spagetti strainer. I got one last week on the back of my shoulder. I started having problems there after the car accident in December. He did use the same sringe there.

I have had shots, in every part of my body. When I started getting them, it was at the U. of Co. hospital. They used what seemed to me like footlong needles. They did 28 in my stomach area one trip. Didn't even say what it was for. My family Dr. said that it was crazy, they were using me for a gueinna pig and they didn't need to use those size needles. He started giving them to me when he saw PM Drs. weren't going to do anything for me.


He does use more then one needle at times it depends on how big the area is that is giving me trouble. He can run his hands down any area and tell where the pain is. I often wondered how and I have ask him that at times. He has given them to me in my left chest area for the TOS also. I have had them in my foot and also my pelvic area.

It might take more time to calm down the pain then blocks or other treatments but if it's all you got, you go with it.

He also uses lidocaine or ketamine, not steroids. The steroids aren't suppose to be used but 3 times a year so it wouldn't have worked for me. Too many areas to calm down.

I am doing good. The only area he has to work on the most in the past 2 years has been my pelvic pain. I get it calmed down and it starts up again. The summers really make my pain worse too.

I got shots every week. Sometimes 2 times a week. The girls in the office were told to get me in anytime I needed so by doing that, he was able to get me almost painfree.

Some people don't like the ideal of the needle being used due to spread but when you are full bodied anyway, what the heck?

I do hope you find someone who will do them. My thought would be an Anesteologist too. They are pretty good at PM. I thing even better then most PM Drs.

Hope you start feeling better soon.

Ada