Those that know my plight with migraines keep asking me "so how's that Botox working out?" and if you follow this blog, you're probably wondering the same thing. So, I'll fill you in. ;)
The first couple of weeks following the Botox I didn't really notice any improvement and was a little discouraged to say the least. I was still having almost daily migraines (my average has been 3-5 days of migraine per week, sometimes 7 days) and I not only didn't feel well, but I also didn't feel like posting such a grim update. But, the third week started out with 2 days of migraine and then, lo and behold, I made it 5 days before the next bout. Week 4 was the same...2 days of migraine (coincidentally the same days of the week) and then 5 days of no migraine. And now, as of today, I've made it 6 days!
I had my 1 month follow-up with my Neuro on Monday and he said he has seen Botox have a cumulative effect with his patients. Now, I haven't read anything of the sort, but he swears he has many patients who notice better and better results with each subsequent series of injections (which you get every 3 months) and says he even has a patient who I believe he said has been through 6 series and is not getting any migraines, nor has she returned for the 7th series! So, we shall see where this leads, but 6 series of injections is about a year and a half away!
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