I mentioned in a previous post that I received the BOTOX injections for Chronic Migraines a couple of days ago. I also mentioned how it felt like TORTURE!

To most people, it may just feel like a bee sting and for me it rivalled having a baby. The only thing the Doctor said was I had a lot of inflamation and scarring he had to get through.

So I woke up today (2 days after the Injections) and my face is really hurting. This is out of the ordinary becuase I usually have a high pain tollerance.

I finally found this article:

Which basically states inflamation from injury and other things (mine was from injury) causes scar tissue to build up and the nerves in that scar tissue can conduct pain up to 1,000 times more effectively than normal tissue. This creates TYPE III paint (Supersensitivity).

In a nut shell it says:
SCAR TISSUE IS DIFFERENT NEUROLOGICALLY: It is easy to see how microscopic scarring is different mechanically. What most doctors fail to tell you is that scar tissue is different neurologically as well. The latest research tells us that the nerves in scar tissue can conduct pain up to 1,000 times more effectively than normal tissue. This creates what is knows as Type III pain (Supersensitivity).

Abnormally functioning nerves in scar tissue, lead to problems like diminished proprioception (which causes degenerative arthritis and joint deterioration). It can also lead to HYPERALGIA (extreme sensitivity to pain -- stimulus that should cause a little pain causes extraordinary amounts of pain.

That sounds about right since my other senses are hypersensitive too. I'm sure a lot of you already know this, but I didn't and it seems logical.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Chronic-Pa...ues&id=6018748