Here you can see my pincushion forehead
I received approx 20 injections total (I could be missing a couple). 8 to the forehead, 2 on either side of my head (4 total), and (here's where the numbers get fuzzy) I believe 4 to the base of my skull, and then 4 more down the sides of my neck (2 each side). I'll admit it...they hurt. I mean, what did I expect...he was forcing liquid (toxic liquid at that) into my muscles. Think back to the last time you got a vaccination...maybe Tetanus Yeah..it hurts. My forehead seems to have calmed down a bit (got the shots 4 1/2 hrs ago), but my neck muscles are rather sore when I move my head side to side.
There hasn't been any immediate effect. I can still make an "angry face" and cause plenty of wrinkles between my brows, but the Dr did tell me it would take a few days for the toxin (or did he try to call it medicine? :P) to spread out into the muscles. As you can see by the photo, when I left his office, I had several swollen bumps...he was sure to tell me not to try to massage the injection sites...just wait.
I am to continue my current med routine for migraines, which includes Gabapentin (1200mg/day in three divided doses), which is an anticonvulsant, and Maxalt 10mg as a rescue drug. Neither are fabulous helpers, thus the Botox. At some point, I'll get into my migraine history with you so you can either relate to me and we can hold a pity party or you can just sit on the outskirts of the pity party and feel sorry for me. lol But, just for reference on WHY I'm doing Botox...I'm a 3-5 days of migraine per week sufferer...or maybe I should change that to *was* ;)
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