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Topic: chest and rib pain

Rose Fish
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Member # 35083

posted

My daughter was diagnosed with Lyme disease. She suffers with joint pain. Recently started taking Planquinal and after 2 days developed rib and chest pain. Is this herxing or lyme?

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doreen Fishman

Posts: 26 | From Toronto, Ontario | Registered: Nov 2011 | IP: Logged |

fourwinds
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 14114

posted

RoseFish... it could be Costochondritis from the

ABX causing the inflammation in that area or the Lyme itself causing inflammation.

I went to the hospital once, thinking I was having a heart attack and was diagnosed with it.

Serrapetase and enzymes helped. I hope she finds relief.

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rera2528
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 29886

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Costochondritis was my first symptom, and it was pretty freaky. Like fourwinds, I thought I was having heart problems.

One of the keys to figuring out if it is costo is whether it hurts to touch the rib. If it hurts to touch, it is inflammation (at least, that's what I have been told).

When I have flares, the rib pain always comes back. I was on a 10 day abx break last week due to low WBC, and I have had rib pain off and on since restarting. I will say that throughout treatment, my pain has become significantly less.

I use a heating pad on my ribs when it is particularly painful. I also get chiropractic adjustments and therapeutic massages to help.

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Paul Mall
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 27581

posted

Rose ,

I had chest pain in the under arm on the ribs and pericarditis before diagnosis

after starting treatment I started getting what I like to call deep bone pain and mainly in the sternum area.. never really associated it with a herx very much but it could be the bacteria being chased around.

Paul

Posts: 925 | From Connecticut | Registered: Aug 2010 | IP: Logged |

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