Hi, I am a canadian who had a chymopapain injection 1984 since than my whole nerveous system has been going threw terrible pain of fighting the changes the tingaling, jolts, twiching, muscle spasms, ects. but the worest was the head pain that was immediately in my brain when the anesathesia wore off. I was to begain a new life off facial changes, my face changed to a person who appeared to be filled with hate against anyone, even my way of having a conversion changed. Over the time period it takes for the pain to destroy one appearance and because of this new appearance I begain to experiance people that I had to deal with turn against me. The memory lose that I had incountered I was not even aware of. Pains of different quality can and will destroy ones life if not treated and that was what was taking place while I was seeing the dr's 2 who were involved in the follow up. I was not given any help with medical problems. Before all this happened I was suffering with a herniated disc L4L5 I was healthy as a horse but it was causing problems, close ones were concerned but because I was sceared of the knive I went this way. Than in 1998 thanks to internet and the changes to medical policies I was able to pay my way for a MIR threw the help of a Chiropactor and than a medical dr. than stepped in and I begain to get help with the pain that now had progressed to the lost muscle groups. But the pain in my brain has now gone as long as I keep taking Morphine. Now its 2007 with all the medical reading I've done I know I have nerve damage possiblity caused by injecting into the nerve sheath or chymopapain inadvertently entering the subarachnoid space plus having disc shrunken to far, and now I have a related problem caused Stenosis. Before I registered I saw on your messages a person with clumbing or nerves and arachnoiditis its some where I can start. Than you very much, good luck, keep learning

Hi David. I'm so sorry for the pain you are having related to that injection. I read up a little on it. I hope you can find someone here who can relate to what you've been through. I've had spinal injections but not with that medicine. I wish you the best and welcome to these forums. A lot of nice people here.

You may want to visit the Chronic Pain forum for more support. Here is a link to that forum. http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/fo...aysprune=&f=10

It's very nice to meet you! I have done some reading about complications people have suffered after a chymopapain injection, although you are the first I've heard from personally. I remember reading that it can cause spinal cord and peripheral nerve damage, leading to intense pain. I am very sorry that this has happened to you.

You are very right about how constant pain can change the inner face of the person who suffers it, which eventually affects one's outer appearance as well. It can be so hard to concentrate, or to have patience, when your mind is being overwhelmed by pain. I'm glad that you've managed to get some of it under control, and wish you luck in continuing the improvement. This is a good place to talk when you need someone who can understand what you are going through, and I hope you stick around. Best wishes to you, David!

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