does anyone know of babs can infect the bones and cause SEVERE rib pain and swelling thanks
Posted by cjnelson (Member # 12928) on :
i dont know if it is babs but i can say that my 3rd 4th rib hurts so bad at times and it seems swollen alot.
i have been to the er with chostochondritis several and the dr so many times i cant count.
i do know it is associated with lyme. and i feel your pain, often....not fun at all!
Posted by CaliforniaLyme (Member # 7136) on :
It can infect bones because I know someone (3 someones actually!, a family) who were diagnosed thorugh bone marrow biopsies!!! But ehrlichiosis can too and can be associated with deep bone pain in my experience- but both Babs & Ehr/anaplasmosis can-
BABS is most often associated with rib pain because it affects the spleen so severely!!!
My spleen used to throb in agony- seriously. Had never even FELT my spleen my whole life before Babesiosis!!!!
GALLBLADDER can also cause rib pain!! pain can be deferred from one side to another-
Posted by kelmo (Member # 8797) on :
Parvovirus can also cause bone pain. I had this once, and it's a common co-infection of Lyme.
WIth parvo, you would also be anemic, as it hits the bone marrow and stops blood production.
We are sick with serious crud, guys!
Posted by Chia Pet (Member # 12399) on :
I have had rib pain now and stiffness for quite some time, and now that i am on Babs treatment it has gotten better. Not all better, but huge improvement. I also had pain in my elbows, and tops of my shoulders. Those are gone completely. All this time I thought it was Lyme, but it was most likely Babs. Go figure..........
Posted by Geneal (Member # 10375) on :
Recently there was a posting regarding Dr. Shaller's (sp?)new book on babesia.
In the exerpt he wrote that babesia was known to cause "severe rib pain".
I have that too. Not sure if it is all the babesia or the Lyme, or both.