Anyone with hypermobility also resistant to local anaesthetic?

[BoundByBriars]

A recent shoulder dislocation seems to have caused a bit of damage and I need an injection of dye into my joint and an MRI.

Only... I've not had any luck with local anaesthetic, which I only recently discovered is another symptom of hyper mobility. I've endured 2 tooth extractions, two fillings and a fucking deep cervical biopsy all of which were hellishly painful. None of the professionals involved would believe that I could still feel everything and I was made to feel like a right nuisance.

I'd love to know other's experiences and any tips would be gratefully received. I do want to sort this shoulder out as I had a similar incident a few years ago with the other one and didn't get it sorted. It's plagued me ever since and I was relying on this being the strong one!

No direct experience of this but there are bits in the medical literature about this for people with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) and Ehlers Danlos – Hypermobility. Take a look at hypermobility.org/help-advice/local-anaesthetic/ for a brief summary and a link to some journal research articles. The support and patient groups for these conditions may also be able to help in suggesting strategies when dealing with the people treating you (I haven’t looked further but there may be factsheets, NHS guidance lurking somewhere). Hope that helps!

I have hyper mobility and last time I needed dental work I needed several shots of the anaesthetic as I could still feel - never connected the two though!

My DD had a tooth extraction last week and needed 3 lots of injections before she couldn't feel anything. I never connected it to her mild hypermobility. Definitely given me something to think about and make dentist aware if she needs any more treatment.

Hi Yes, I have EDS hypermobility type and normal anaethitics don't work. I have an info sheet from the EDS society that I wave at professionals so they believe me.

My dentist recently started using a different type and it works fine, It takes longer to work, but does have an effect.

Sorry that you haven't been taken seriously, that is horrendous. I have found my own way of dealing with painful procedures which I can only describe as 'going into myself' its the only thing I have found that helped me cope before my dentist got this new type.

I have hEDS (hypermobile ehlers danlos) and this is completely true for me. They just don't do anything, not that anyone ever believes me!

I'm hypermobile (or I was before PsA took over) and whenever I've had dental work I've always need extra injections.

I had some dental work done recently and despite giving me two strong injections they had worn off before she'd finished and the dentist was a bit because I was squirming with the pain.

Very true for me. Dental procedures are are nightmare. Also epidurals and spirals don't work, fun finding that out during two c-sections.

I am the same with dental treatment. I once had so much and it still made no difference so they sent me home!

I am hyper mobile and last time I went to the dentist it took 8 injections to numb me enough for the filling. I feel lucky I've never had anything major done with local anaesthetic 😲

Thank you everyone. I'm glad it's not all in my head, as I've been made to believe, but sorry that you've all had to endure the pain too.

WhatWill Thank you for the link. I will print it out to take with me.

Pananny That is what I've always done too. I passed out with the cervical biopsy though. I'm not sure how painful an injection into the joint will be without the full strength of the anaesthetic and I'm pretty worried.

I used to be very anxious about the dentist anyway and the last time I had a filling I had been in the chair for an hour having repeated injections and waiting to see if they worked when the anxiety just hit me and I shouted at him to "just do the fucking filling!" as I couldn't take any more anticipation or injections.