It sounds like Ken is having a "test injection" of the Botox (Right, Ken?).

I sure hope you have good luck, Ken.  Like Kat, I was told that I wasn't a
good candidate and the risk of permanent muscle atrophy was pretty high--in
other words, even greater loss of function.

I can't believe that folks would actually consider using Botox to get rid of
aging wrinkles, considering the possible consequences.

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:23 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Ken's procedure; was RE: holiday greetings


That's just it.  I honestly couldn't see myself going through it all (even
for
a pump) if I'd already improved some, and then had it done, and had to go
back
several times a year for infusions of the botox into the disc attached to
the
pump.  Too time-consuming and too nebulous for me to seriously consider.
And
as my neuro said, it doesn't work in a lot of cases anyway.

If it works for people, great!  But it's not for me at this time.

Kat

On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 09:13:09 -0500 "Cleveland, Kyle E."
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> That's what all my research turned up--Botox is
> not a panacea and the
> effects don't last long.  I was hoping that
> Ken's neuro had some news about
> Botox that I hadn't heard.  Ken, are you having
> a single injection, a series
> of injections, or are you having a pump
> implanted?
>
> -Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Salkin
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:10 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Ken's procedure; was RE: holiday
> greetings
>
>
> Thought you were already investigating the
> possibility of botox?  If not,
> then
> you should.  It's not in the books for me (yet)
> because my surgery eased up
> the spasticity and it's not so bad.  It'll
> never go away completely, my
> neuro
> says, not even with botox.
>
> Kat
>