I'm glad I found out what was wrong too. It's a mixed bag of relief and shock on how this could happen.

My Neuro said it would take a few weeks for the Gabapentin to help with the pain. I'm so used to having pain but not too happy about having my thighs on fire and stabbing.

Thank you for the hug and kind words.

I didn't hear back from Lauren today about her latest info on her appt. I hope she gets in soon. She said she would keep me updated.

Becky, I keep reading this thread and wanting to respond, but I haven't been able to research anything intelligent to add.

From what I've read:

"Most complications of intramuscular injections are a result of the drug injected and not the procedure. However, it is possible that localized trauma of the injection site may result as part of the process."

http://www.enotes.com/nursing-encycl...ular-injection

And, this is a good site for describing some of the complications from intramuscular injections:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/464467_3

The part that has me stumped is that you had a reaction in the left side, due to the injection in the right side. The other issue is that the doctor says you are not having a reaction to the med itself.

I don't understand what could be happening here, but clearly you are in a lot of ongoing pain. I hope this heals and you improve quickly.

Cherie

Cherie,

Thank you for doing the research on the intramuscular injections. I checked everywhere and couldn't find anything resembling what happened to me. I guess it will be one of those MS mysteries why this happened.

The left thigh reaction totally freaked me out. None of it makes sense to me.

There are so many things I don't understand about MS after all these years. Why did my heart try to stop beating until it got so bad I had to have my first pacemaker at age 45 and just got my second one? Why does my heart skip every other beat and I have to take medication to control that along with the pacemaker. Why do I have such horrible back pain? Is this part of MS? I think so but don't know for certain!

Some doctor's say it's all MS related and some don't think so. I tried to quit figuring it out and just go with the treatment.

It is very painful and I can't wait until the Gabapentin kicks. Thanks for your help and good wishes.

Hugs,
Becky