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You cannot see it, and it 'hurts' only when brushed up against, not if I push on it with my finger or nail. Makes simple things like putting on a shirt or petting my dog very irritating so I try to not use those fingers (ha...and how easy that is).
It's on the side of one of my pointer fingers and on the inside of my middle finger, both on right hand. Started end of June; I started treatment in beg. of June.
When I told my doc about it over the phone, she just said "hmmm, I dunno what that is". Gee thanks. It's not subsided at all. I have many other symptoms of course but wondering wtf this is.
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Not a doctor here, but sounds like a nerve path could be irritated. Either you could have a local injury of some kind that affects that nerve path, or it's the Lyme bugs acting up, would be my guess.
When I had bothersome nerve sensations in my hand due to an accident, a doctor prescribed lidocaine 5% patches and I wrapped a patch piece around my hand and felt much better for the time being.
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When I had a pain on a finger similar to this, my lyme doc told me to take alpha lipoic acid.
By my next month's appointment, the symptom was gone and forgotten. So, I suggest you give it a try.
Here is what WebMD says about this supplement:
"Alpha-lipoic acid is used for diabetes and nerve-related symptoms of diabetes including burning, pain, and numbness in the legs and arms."
This is a nerve symptom caused by lyme. These kinds of nerve-related pains are common. It could even be part of a herx due to you starting lyme treatment.
Have you taken a look at the supplements Burrascano recommends for lyme patients? See pages 28-9.
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It's probably not this. But sometimes when you handle certain vegetation, you can get an almost microscopic sharp needle-like spine in your finger that hurts when it is brushed against but not when you press down on it. The only way to get rid of it is to get a pair of tweezers and a magnifying glass and pull it out
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I thought it may be lyme crap, but I dont know, since all my doc can say is "i dont' know"... There is some alpha lipoic in the Calm G supp I take, but doesn't say how much. Doesn't seem like an injury. Its been 2 mos w/no change whatsoever. Would the Ondamed scan I'll be having tell me anything about it?
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It is common for lyme to cause these strange sensations called neuropathy because lyme is essentially a disease of the nervous system.
See this in the list of symptoms, Burrascano page 10:
Tingling, numbness, burning or stabbing sensations, shooting pains, skin hypersensitivity
Go get 100 mg alpha lipoic acid. Take 2 per day and see if it isn't gone within a month.
Burrascano calls it a required supplement and says to take 300 mg twice per day (p. 28). So, you can do that instead if you want to.
It will not be a waste of money. It is a good supplement and is not expensive. It is an antioxidant at lower levels and treats neuropathy (strange nerve sensations) at higher levels. So, it is only good.
I think you will happily notice a change. Let us know if you start taking it and what happens.
Below, see the quote from the Univ. of Maryland Medical Center--a major medical center--recommending the same dose of ALA as Burrascano:
"Adult
The best dose for neuropathy is 600 mg daily.
Between 50 to 100 mg is sufficient for antioxidant purposes.
You can buy it in doses of 30 to 100 mg tablets.
Studies are mixed about whether or not to take ALA with meals.
General antioxidant support: 20 to 50 mg per day
Diabetes and diabetic neuropathy: 800 mg per day in divided doses "
Read the entire page if you are diabetic or take thyroid medication. It can affect blood sugar and thyroid meds.
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Could this also help nerve pain? One of the lyme docs put me on pinella for the nerve stuff. I can't tell if it's helping. I will ask my lyme doc about ALA.
And does this help the cause or the symptoms? I assume the cause is helped by anti-parasitics, etc?
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You attack the cause which is lyme disease by taking combinations of antibiotics that treat lyme (such as the Burrascano protocol). You help the nerves heal from the damage done to them by taking ALA.
So, you must do both at the same time and you can get rid of the pain and the symptoms.
I have given you mainstream medical sources that say ALA works (WebMD and Univ. of Maryland). There are many more websites that will also say it.
My lyme doc who had me take this has written a well-known book on lyme disease. So, it is up to you which supplements you decide you want to take.
If it was your lyme doctor who didn't know what this problem was, you have to consider that in making your decision.
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I just put in a call to her to ask. I am on thyroid med as well, tho a low dose.
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I think tf i right ..its nerves ..i get a matchbook burn on side of finger ..it went away when i did high dose fish oil ,iv ala ,iv phosphatdlecholine . Also lions mane and bvt ...now its back
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