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Topic: Cervical spine and lyme

anthropisces
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Member # 15672

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Does anyone have cervical spinal issues sggravated by this disease? Ive got a fusion but lyme has definately aggravated it in the past.

That was one of my first symptoms and after 2.5 years it has returned. Certain nevk postures and the valsalva maneuver can produce pain radiating down left side.

I dont want to jump the gun in terms of treatment ( im in the neuro' s office now).

I have a lot of other symptoms now which include an aching
eye, and sore soles, twitching primarily in left pectoral, twitching in leg muscles, occasioal nausea, etc.

I just left the neuro ( who is very compassionate and open minded), who said "there is definately irritatation of the nerve root". I agree. What is causing it? I know that too, the disk at the adjacent level is problematic.

But is it extra problematic due to the lyme? Thats been my past experience. Ive just never had this much pain before.

These problems all began about two weeks after i went on Rifampin, last feb, and have waxed and waned over the year. Im not sure if there is a relation between the rifampin and the irritation. Im also eating biaxin and bactrim.

Who has had something similar?

Is anyone else in my boat? Please relate your experience.

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joalo
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 12752

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Up.

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Sick since January 1985. Misdiagnosed for 20 years. Tested CDC positive October 2005. Treating since April 2006.

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Terminator
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 27328

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i got disks problems in the neck, mid-back and lower back. Had a surgery for herniated disk in the lower back. I think lyme and something to do with it, but I havent seen research or other opinions on the subject

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We will win

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dmc
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 5102

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look into http://www.uppercervicalcare.com

Montel Williams has also done this & posted testimonial on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiOtb6yM_ow

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Keebler
Honored Contributor (25K+ posts)
Member # 12673

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There is a duplicate thread to this running around. Be sure to see the other replies over here:

http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi/topic/1/100079?
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[ 10-27-2010, 08:02 PM: Message edited by: Keebler ]

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