Hi everyone,
Prolotherapy treatment 3 is now under my belt and I
have to say it was a toughie! Hence why this post is a little later than planned (sorry about that!). I guess because the same ligament has been
injected twice before already so its extra sensitive. Had the gas & air
again which definitely helps. I am glad I'm having a little break now that the first 3 treatments are over and hopefully my shoulder is doing everything it should in the meantime!
I find it interesting how the Doctor does the Prolotherapy. I was expecting lots of little needle incisions up and down the front of my shoulder where I was being treated but there is just one point where the needle goes in and then he kind of angles the needle up and down the ligament underneath the skin instead. First with the Local Anaesthic which is sort of pushed in and around the area he's going to be injecting and then a few minutes later he starts injecting the Prolo through the same place. It's kind of a sore pulsing feeling as the needle is angled and the solution injected along the ligament for around about 1-2 minutes I think.
I have a follow up at the beginning of April roughly 6 weeks after
my last (3rd) injection. So my doctor will be able to see how my shoulder is doing and probably book in the next block of 3 Prolo treatments. Hopefully he'll be able to see or feel some kind of improvement even if I haven't yet!
I have heard that in America some Prolotherapists treat people with Hypermobility Syndrome and EDS Type 3 by admitting them to hospital and one day treating the whole of the front side of the body and the next day treating the back. Then bringing them back for the same again every few weeks. Please let me know if anyone has had this done, I'd be interested to hear about it because to me this sounds horrendous!!
Will be updating again soon.
xxxx
