Have read where many on the board have this symtom - hand / joint pain.
My symptoms have included fatigue, shortness of breath, and bladder pain - - all of which are much better with treatment (plaqu, clarith, bicillin shots, bactrim).
Had a very stressful week! And had some pain in my thumb joint a while back. But now am experiencing migrating pain throughout my fingers. Does this mean my treatments are not working and the Lyme is sreading? Also, it seemed as if I have the tingling sensation in my feet. Scares me that I may be going down hill.
I'm trying not to stress... because I definetly think that stress hinders progress and could have prompted this reaction. But it's difficult to ignore the pain - - even though it is nothing compared to bladder pain! What is going on?
I herxed a week or so ago so I don't think it is die off. Thoughts from anyone would be much appreciated.
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
up; anyone?
Posted by Pinelady (Member # 18524) on :
I felt like mine was due to nerve awakening or vitamin deficiency, but you may want to
investigate whether you have filaria filaments some are describing in extremely dry skin on
hands and feet. It is just a possibility. It is looked for with a micro magnifying glass and seen as pics here.
You are right that stress increases joint pain. Stress sets a lot of bad chemicals in motion in our bodies.
I believe ongoing high level of job stress is what broke me down enough to become so sick with so many infections.
Check out www.emofree.com. This is a very simple process based on physical responses. It does not require faith in it to work and it does not take long at all.
The very first session I did released my fear of the disease. I had developed an irrational fear of a relapse that was affecting me emotionally. I had been reading up on EFT for a long time and had even downloaded the free instructions and had tried it on my own without much result. But one session with a practitioner cleared my fear and it has never returned. We did a second session to be sure, but the first one had done the trick. $50.
You can attend workshops if there is a practitioner near you and the workshops are typically just $19 to $20.
This is a simple, inexpensive thing to try that shows you quickly whether or not it will help you.
Susan
Posted by ichelp73 (Member # 19559) on :
Luvs2Ride - very interesting...
Visited the emofree.com site. Do I need to look under serious illness, panic anxiety?
How did you locate a practioner in your area? I live in Birmingham, AL?
I think you are right in that the fear of the disease can be possibly more self defeating than the disease itself - got to learn to LET IT GO!!! Roll with it!
Posted by ichelp73 (Member # 19559) on :
Never mind Luvs@Ride - Located a practioner in my area. I will try this!
Thanks for the tips Luvs2Rde and Pinelady!!
Posted by ichelp73 (Member # 19559) on :
Never mind Luvs@Ride - Located a practioner in my area. I will try this!
Thanks for the tips Luvs2Rde and Pinelady!!
Posted by disturbedme (Member # 12346) on :
I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that pains in your thumbs/fingers and elsewhere means you are going downhill or the lyme is getting worse. It most likely doesn't mean that at all. I think it's just what lyme does. I've been in lyme/co treatment for about 2 years and I'm doing a LOT better than I was, but I still have finger stiffness/pain and joint stiffness and sometimes pains throughout my body. It's just something that happens.
Posted by ichelp73 (Member # 19559) on :
Thanks disturbed me! I feel much better now!
Posted by ItCantBeTrue (Member # 17151) on :
I just got this week as well. After a year of treatment!
Is it a biaxin side effect? It seems to be migrating throughout my hands and is upsetting.
Posted by ruggie100 (Member # 21415) on :
When I take mepron, I have insane bone and joint pain. Can hardly walk and raise my arms. I've heard that this can happen to people. I only take 1/4 tsp and i have this much pain. It goes away after herx. I've heard it gets better.
i just started biaxin and i really like it. I herx a bit, but i feel so much better the next day and it is taking away the burning in my feet and hands.