Hi Deb,
Nikki's right, I have had a couple of rounds of Botox injections. I'm not gonna lie - they did hurt. BUT ... I think I had several extenuating circumstances that you hopefully won't have. I had a LOT of injections - about eight, I think, in six different muscles, including two in the bottom of my foot. And I have such high tone that it made it difficult to do the injections. The foot injections were the ones that sent me over the edge. But as I recall, the calf ones really weren't that bad.
Just FYI, they often use an EMG needle to guide where to put the injection. That's really the part that hurts - the injection itself isn't that bad.
The second round of injections went much better than the first because I knew what to expect, and I took some ativan before and a friend with me to hold my hand
Do you have someone to go with you?
I think you will be fine. Be prepared for it to hurt, some, but I think just the calf injections will be manageable. It should be a pretty quick procedure. I have had really good results from it, and do recommend trying it. I am going back for round 3 in two weeks.
Good luck! If you have any more questions, let me know. And let us know how it goes!
Sincerely,
--Suzannah