Opinions on Botox

[astro]

Mum saw her specialist. (the woman with the bedside manner of a maggot)!
However she kindly had some advice this time. Botox in the salivary glands.
I have read on here before some views, but could not find them.
I remember that it works either very very well or could be more of a nuisance with other symptoms.
Saliva is a huge problem, and she uses a portable suction machine.
My suggestion (i wasnt there) about a Bipap to support her breathing was not going to be looked at until they had tried botox. Thinking that is was the saliva causing the breathing difficulty. I dont think this is right. I really dont. Would dearly love any opinions on this temporary cure. Take Care

 

[Jellycat]

Hi there Astro. We haven't done Botox injections but my understanding is that it lasts just a few months and then needs to be repeated to prolong the effect. The up side of that is if it dries you up too much you don't have to do it again - as opposed to radiation treatment of the salivary glands that knocks the selected glands out for good.

Others will have experience of trying this out. If you look under this thread, right at the bottom of the page you will see a section of similar threads. If you click on any of the blue words they will bring you into previous threads.

On the breathing side of things, saliva has in the past interfered with my mums breathing. When the upper airway collected saliva we could not clear she breathed in a very rattley kind of way. The thing that got her through that was a cough assist machine. We were lucky enough to borrow one of the 3 machines in the country! This I agree is a whole different issue than the bipap. I hope your mother gets some relief soon.

 

[Markbreton]

My wife has been getting botox injections in her salivary glands every 3 months for the past 3 years. It GREATLY reduces the drooling. BUT! The botox has to be injected correctly, the salivary glands are very small. In the early stages the DR. used ultra sound to find the glands. Now she knows where they are and ultra sound in not required.
Mark & Tammy