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Lat Dorsi spasms - Botox?
Hi,
I don't know if anyone else has had problems with muscle spasms following a lat dorsi reconstruction. My plastic surgeon used this procedure on my left side (following radiation) last Jan. 2010. At first, the muscle wanted to work every time I fastened my seat belt, reached backward, or with most any movement. My ps said it would "unlearn" to respond and should learn to just sit there. It did get better with some time, but almost 18 months later, I still have spasms that are quite uncomfortable and unpredictiable. I should also say that because I had Polio as an infant and have limited use of my right arm, my lefty is my work horse. This may be the reason for the persistant problems. Any way, I saw my ps this past Thursday and asked his opinion about injecting Botox to calm that muscle. He agreed that this may be a solution and injected me Friday afternoon. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem. I would love to hear from you about how you managed this aggravating situation.
Sandra
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Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
Radiation: 25 rads
Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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