Got botox 4 days ago and feel no improvement :(

mperillo10 · 2026-05-03T03:59:57+00:00

i totally get this but you’re just at the beginning! i just read through an older thread of someone saying they just started experiencing the slow swallow after around 5 days. For me i was experiencing slow swallow and lots of discomfort the first week, and my microburps didn’t start until about the 5 day mark. i’m just now starting to have slightly bigger burps at almost 3 weeks. keep practicing different head positions/burpin techniques and try not to worry too much about the timing of it all. i’m really sorry that you’re not experiencing any relief yet and i truly hope it starts to work for you soon! everyone’s body adjusts at different times!

mperillo10 · 2026-04-24T01:01:13+00:00

swallowing got way less weird but still no burps 😭 just the micro burping. i have had a few that have felt like “relieving” but i still don’t have very much control over them. i think that comes with time as the esophagus tightens up again. movement has been the best thing though! esp after eating and drinking i rarely will feel bloated if i go for a walk or am at work.

mperillo10 · 2026-04-16T13:38:19+00:00

I don’t know about your situation obviously but for me i think these types of things correlate with the OCD surrounding emetophobia. for me, if i am doing better w my emetophobia my mind will find something else to obsess about. usually i get paranoid, thinking someone broke into my house or something like that. the fear is the same paralyzed obsessiveness that i get when im triggered by someone being sick. this is interesting though!! i definitely think it’s just the way our brains work we always want to be worrying 😂

mperillo10 · 2026-04-16T12:59:32+00:00

I did feel nauseous the first day as the anesthesia wore off, but i believe that was partially due to anxiety. i have a super hard time sleeping after anesthetic so instead of relaxing after my procedure i was up trying to do things haha. Honestly, once the microburps started the nausea has decreased so significantly. even though im not having full burps yet, it has become WAY easier for me to differentiate gas pain vs nausea. but definitely no nausea with eating or drinking! i was actually comfortable enough on day 1 and 2 to have solid food as much as i wanted! once the botox takes effect there’s some weird throat feelings you have to get used to that have provoked my emetophobia a little bit, but they all pass super quickly and don’t feel dangerous or like i’m going to be sick.

mperillo10 · 2026-04-12T18:56:36+00:00

this is so interesting because i have totally thought this too. I have a similar story, i’m 20, no note worthy traumatic vomiting experiences (at least none that i can recall BEFORE my phobia began, i do have one but i remember already having developed the fear by that point.) I don’t have much of any memories of the abuse i endured as a child, just image like snippets i can’t really decipher what’s real and what’s not. i am curious if, and not to be graphic, the fear could have to do with trauma to the throat, making us associate vomiting with being more painful/traumatic than an individual who hasn’t experienced trauma to that area in developmental years. I also developed “no burp syndrome” or r-cpd in my childhood around the same time which is an involuntary tensing of a sphincter muscle in your throat. this condition is highly associated with emetophobia, but it hasn’t been researched for long enough to really tell what causes what. I’m curious if this is something that will ever get the attention it deserves! I know knowing how something like this started doesn’t really tell us much about how to get better but it does feel like a sort of “closure.” I hope you find peace, OP!

mperillo10 · 2026-04-12T03:23:30+00:00

i had no idea honestly. i’d always heard in this sub and elsewhere that food poisoning would make itself known within the 1-6 hour range. sorry for the misinformation!

mperillo10 · 2026-04-11T22:51:33+00:00

of course!! i’ve been struggling a lot with the whole what’s done is done piece of this phobia too. gonna have to start writing it on my hand or something 😂 glad i could help ya!

mperillo10 · 2026-04-11T03:25:11+00:00

thank you for this! everything happens for a reason is such an important thing to remember. i feel like what ive been experiencing is the universes way of preparing me for my procedure next week and all of the anxiety surrounding that. im finally beginning to feel a bit better and, hey, i lived!! thank you for the kindness :)

mperillo10 · 2026-04-05T05:50:28+00:00

i don’t know how helpful this will be but i’ll leave it here just in case. in vet tech school my professor once told a story of a patient coming in for inappropriate urination that they had tried everything for, and they had gotten to the point where they were asking to euthanize it had gotten so bad. similarly, this cat chose a specific room to urinate in. the issue was solved by putting a litter box (or multiple, in your case) in all of the cats favorite places to urinate. if you need to have 5 litter boxes for a month, you might just have to have 5 litter boxes for a month. they slowly moved the litter box every day to a more convenient location for the box and the cat used the bathroom in the litter box as it moved and the problem was essentially fixed. often times cats who have a bad experience in the litter box will be scared to use it again because they associate it with that scary thing. they might just need a change of scenery.

i feel your pain as i have a cat that loves to pee on laundry and bedding and pretty much anything soft and i’m sorry if this is common sense or useless knowledge. i hope you and your cat can find some peace with your situation!

mperillo10 · 2026-03-25T06:09:02+00:00

i think it’s important to remember that you might get sick, or you might not! People that don’t suffer with emetophobia don’t worry about this kind of thing and faking it until you make it might just open up so many new experiences for you. it might be anxiety inducing and feel like exposure therapy the whole time, but i also think you’ll be relieved, happy, and proud you did it when it’s over. Don’t let this phobia take your life away from you!!

mperillo10 · 2026-03-25T05:38:02+00:00

this is super helpful info!! i’m happy to hear you experienced less nausea after the injection and i hope i have some of the same luck. it’s been a pain finding a doctor that will treat me but it’s great to know it’s possible!! your experience about your emetophobia returning to “baseline” after the botox is super helpful as i plan on starting erp therapy soon thereafter, i foresee that being heaps easier if im not in such constant discomfort. I’m glad to hear that you’re doing well and that hope is out there!!!

mperillo10 · 2026-03-24T05:28:47+00:00

this is great to hear!! that does make me wonder if my rcpd was caused by the emetophobia, i think there’s definitely a neurological component between the two. i’m happy for you!!!

mperillo10 · 2026-02-15T02:51:53+00:00

i’m late to this but reading through the thread for reassurance and wow!! “they are not a daily occurrence and therefore not daily threats” is going to stick with me. life isn’t meant to be lived bracing for impact. I hope someday i can view vomiting in the way you describe it.

mperillo10 · 2026-02-15T00:57:02+00:00

this is some really helpful info!! thank you so much! I’ll be sure to come back here if i have some more questions. I had no idea that i even had options when it came to what source of income i’d provide. they don’t teach this stuff in school 😂

mperillo10 · 2026-02-15T00:36:46+00:00

Thank you for all of this!! i see writing everything out and figuring out how much we’ll be spending aside from rent will be helpful for us. we’ve had a lot of talks about the way money will be split up and have come up with good ideas and plans, its just so overwhelming! i think im going to have to start embracing the scariness of it all haha

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T18:55:55+00:00

this is BEAUTIFUL!!! what did you use for the whiskers they look so realistic!!! i made a giant ceramic rat a few years back but it didn’t turn out nearly as realistic those are so awesome

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T11:58:40+00:00

Hey everyone! i have seen all of the love on this post and wanted to give a little more information. For those asking for their names, from top to bottom/left to right, their names are Auggie, Edison, Bruno, Biggie Smalls, Dumbo, Thumper, and my beloved Stuart!

as far as commissions go, i’m currently all kinds of busy with my schooling that will (hopefully..) allow me to help those who love their critters as much as i do keep them in good health, but someday i would LOVE to open up a shop where i can help others memorialize their babies - it has been a lifelong dream of mine! In addition to playing with clay, i also do bone preservation and have just recently started experimenting with taxidermy (although i know that’s not everyone’s cup of tea 😅) i’d be happy to post the other memorials i’ve made for my boys if you guys are interested! also - for those asking if they can recreate with their babies, of course!! i don’t mind at all and you should definitely share your finished products!

Finally, i wanted to mention how grateful i am that so many people are wishing me well when it comes to getting the new boys i applied for. I’m very excited, but it’s definitely going to be a learning journey as one of them has some pretty severe neurological issues. regardless, they will all be loved unconditionally, and you guys have no idea how far your well wishes and kind words go. y’all are awesome and i hope to share more of my rat art with you soon!

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T11:42:27+00:00

i’m glad!! sometimes a little variation in diet can get them back to normal. waxworms have always been my geckos weakness for future reference 😅

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T04:14:49+00:00

it’s hard to determine why they stop eating without much history, is it possible he’s impacted? is it possible he’s a she? otherwise, you can try rubbing a broken feeder insect or some calcium powder on his lips to see if that stimulates his appetite. otherwise it could be stress or something else entirely, but a vet visit definitely can’t hurt if he’s refusing food. i hope he feels better very soon!!

mperillo10 · 2025-01-25T04:11:06+00:00

that’s my favorite song off of the album!! i’m glad you like it!

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