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Tincup
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Hey Sweet Pea,
Lyme disease can cause tendonitis without taking any antibiotics. Tendons and ligaments are one of the favorite "homes" for spirochetes and they can cause a lot of destruction and associated pain.
Here is one abstract. I like this one because it shows the spirochetes were found hiding in the tendons/ligaments.
Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in ligamentous tissue from a patient with chronic Lyme borreliosis.
Häupl T1, Hahn G, Rittig M, Krause A, Schoerner C, Schönherr U, Kalden JR, Burmester GR.
OBJECTIVE:
To document the persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in ligamentous tissue samples obtained from a woman with chronic Lyme borreliosis.
METHODS:
Spirochetes were isolated from samples of ligamentous tissue, and the spirochetes were characterized antigenetically and by molecular biology techniques.
The ligamentous tissue was examined by electron microscopy. Humoral and cellular immune responses were analyzed.
RESULTS:
Choroiditis was the first recognized manifestation of Lyme disease in this patient. Despite antibiotic therapy, there was progression to a chronic stage, with multisystem manifestations.
The initially significant immune system activation was followed by a loss of the specific humoral immune response and a decrease in the cellular immune response to B burgdorferi over the course of the disease.
"Trigger finger" developed, and a portion of the flexor retinaculum obtained at surgery was cultured. Viable spirochetes were identified.
Ultramorphologically, the spirochetes were situated between collagen fibers and along fibroblasts, some of which were deeply invaginated by these organisms.
The cultured bacteria were identified as B burgdorferi by reactions with specific immune sera and monoclonal antibodies, and by polymerase chain reaction amplification and Southern blot hybridization techniques.
CONCLUSION:
To our knowledge, this is the first report of the isolation of B burgdorferi from ligamentous tissue.
****This suggests that tendon tissues serve as a specific site of spirochete residence in human hosts.****
Judie
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Yes, I just got diagnosed with tendonitis in my arm and other ankle and I'm almost two years out. The arm pain just started out of nowhere.
Fluoroquinolones have effected my entire body. Tendonosis all over.
I just had 4 MRIs at different parts to confirm. It just keeps spreading.
I'm working with a team of doctors to try to repair the damage from that poison.
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cottonbrain
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I developed tendonitis after taking fluorquinolones for several months. That was about 5-6 yrs ago and the tendonitis has not improved.
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my tendonitis happened several days after taking cipro and maybe a year to completely go away.
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I got tendonitis 7 months after taking Cipro for ten days that my PCP prescribed for a UTI. I hadn't been doing any new physical that would have brought it on.
My llmd said to never take a quinolone again.
It took several months to heal with physical therapy.
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