Trigger point injections

Has anyone had trigger point injections in their abdomen?

Going to see a different pain doctor in about 2 weeks to see if he can figure out how to help me with my constant upper abdominal pain. Life is getting harder to live with this constant abdominal pain. I don't have much family support for my health issues.

@tjanet Have docs done testing for adhesions, constipation, etc.? Has anyone suggested intestinal massage to you? My chiro showed me how to do it and I think it works well for me. Just type in a search engine ''intestinal/colon massage.'' There are diagrams, and videos of the massage. I just use my index and middle finger to do the clockwise rotation along the path of the colon, starting with the ascending colon, moving to the transverse colon, to the descending colon. I do this daily. I'm on tramadol, a synthetic opioid, so it's easy to become constipated. I take milk of magnesia 2xday, with my fiber...it helps along with the massage. I'm not a fan of ''trigger point'' injections as it can ''add another layer'' of scar tissue to an already troubled area. Most ppl have told me that injections do nothing for them. I had some in my spine and they did nothing, I think it's a big money maker for pain docs....that's just my take.

@ladonnai
Abdominal massage makes my abdominal pain worse. My abdominal pain isn't from constipation.

@tjanet I'm so sorry no one can nail down a diagnosis for you, very frustrating.

I know that my constant upper left abdominal pain is because of my Short Bowel Syndrome but my doctors still don't want to treat my symptoms.

@ladonnai for some a little colon massage, lower belly from R to L can bring on a bowel movement on occasion. Gently !

Hello. Have you been tested for autoimmune disease? I am NOT a doctor but my own doctor suspected I had celiac disease several years ago. When he tested my blood, it came back that I do have this. When I eventually quit easting gluten, my gut pain was less. If I cheat by eating gluten, I am sick for many days. My gut pain is horrible, I ache all over and I cannot have a BM for days. This is just my experience but it is becoming more common for people to have this. Also, are you under the care of a GI doctor? I would think that finding a sympathetic GI doctor is the way to help you. I am sorry you are suffering.

@charliegirl
I see a GI doctor. My constant upper left abdominal pain isn't related to food.

A couple suggestions:
- Get another opinion or two. If your Medicare age you can go to any licensed Medicare physician without a referral.
-this sounds like something that acupuncture treats really well! Try a couple acupuncture therapist and see if you get relief and some direction
-try an MFR therapist! I swear by them. But you have to find a good one. They move things around and can diagnose some problems that may be directly related to your pain - but your doctors aren’t seeing it because it’s indirectly related to the conditions they are treating.
The things I mentioned should get you closer to finding out what that pain is and why it is.
Also keep in mind that sometimes pain is referred from other parts of your body.
The doctors today are shorthanded and they neglect “ indirect” issues because it is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. So this is where you have to be your own advocate. You will need to take the initiative and be creative in your search for resolution. Good luck.!