My wife broke her wrist in July, and two days later had a plate and screws installed. During the procedure, the nerves under her arm were damaged,causing RSD (CRPS), a condition involving the transmission of pain throughout the nervous system.
Does anyone know whether or not Lyme can be spread, or "metastasized", following a surgery? Her pain has been worse, but we are trying to figure out if its due to the RSD or the Lyme post-op.
Thanks, John (for Mary)
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- 1). Can surgery trigger lyme symptoms?
Yes, sadly, lyme can flare after surgery, injury or other ordeals that put the body under various stressors.
2). Steroids?
Do you know if any steroids were administered during or after surgery? This is often routine and steroids can make lyme much worse.
3). Liver involvement.
ANESTHESIA can impair the liver and that can make symptoms much worse.
Has she been using good liver support (such as milk thistle, magnesium, and fish oil for the nerve support)?
ACETAMINOPHEN can also impair liver function and cause more pain.
4). ADRENAL stress from the surgery can make lyme much worse. Adrenal support may help.
5). Even the hospital food can create a terrible aftermath. There are so many excito-toxins in the additives in hospital food. Those can trigger nerves to be overly irritated.
6). LLMD currently on board?
Does she have an ILADS-minded lyme literate doctor? She really should see a LLMD ASAP to assess the situation.
While I have many support links here, if borrelia is flaring, the infection must be addressed by a LL doctor.
Best of luck to you both. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Many LLMDs are well versed in liver support.
NDs (and others listed here) are educated regarding liver support - you might also look over BODY WORK links here, further down the thread: --------------------
Links to many articles and books by holistic-minded LL doctors of various degrees who all have this basic approach in common:
Understanding of the importance of addressing the infection(s) fully head-on with specific measures;
Knowing that support supplements are important, but NEVER enough alone. And knowing which supplements have direct impact, which are only support and which are both.
You can compare and contrast many approaches.
BASIC HERBAL EDUCATIONAL links, and
BODY WORK links with safety tailored specifically to lyme patients . . . . -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Corydalis, detailed in this thread, may be of help: -----------
With some sorting, you will find some academic links thorough the same search through Google. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- For what it's worth, I recall going in for surgery with none of the concerns above. But time, and lyme, changes much.
I hope you both can hold on for the ride, even if it's not quite a walk in the park.
I would love to see hospitals become fully functional and incorporate all kinds of healing modalities. But, this is a time where even the food served is just plan toxic.
Who would've thought we'd have to gather and prepare all our own food for ourselves even in the hospital?
She is probably taking in good nutrients, but you may want to double check to be sure nothing comes from this list as that can cause nerve pain & neurological symptoms.