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Is it bartonella when you feel sensation on the top of your head? I'm hoping I have gotten rid of babesia and that was accompanied by a lot of headaches which are not happening now.
Does anyone get bumps on the top of the scalp towards the back?
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OH my gosh..... YES.
I have told my doctor when I figure out what is causing this I will treat it and be well. There is a correlation with this and all of my severe cognitive problems and other stuff. I have associated it with parasites or Babesia, but I still don't know. I have gotten to the point where I am read to shave my head and get a look at it and take a biopsy myself.
It is at the crown of my head. It is an odd sensation sometimes a crawling, sometimes a pressure and sometimes painful. Usually just an odd sensation. I also have lumps there. Different things seem to help it, but it always comes back. At one time I had a rash there (I believe it was RMSF).
Can you tell me - do you have cognitive issues? Did you test positive for Babesia (not that that really means anything). Is there anything that helps it?
Sorry for all the questions. This is a mystery I am trying to figure out and looking for all clues.
I have had a positive test for Lyme, Bart, RMSF, Ehrlicha.
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The bumps and crawling sensations are from parasites! They are an often overlooked co-infection of Lyme even by LLMDs. Google parasite symptoms and do a search on here for parasites.
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I do feel a difference when I take Ivermectin.
I came across a book called "Tropical Diseases" for physicians. It describes all of the parasites and lots of detail about each one.
The filarial worm will go to the subcutaneous tissue near the skull and form lumps. It's possible that this is the infection, but I won't be totally convinced until it is gone.
The book also explains that a blood test for this infection will not work, you need to get a tissue sample, usually taken from the cheek.
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I was under the impression that Bartonella caused subcutaneous nodules...?
Couldn't these subcutaneous nodules occur on the scalp?
I have 2 lumps, painful to touch, on my scalp. I was told initially they were ingrown hairs (??) but no abx have done anything to get rid of them...and I would think abx would've worked for that if they were ingrown hairs (infected)...???
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I have seen the parasites emerge from the bumps first hand. The salt/c and herbs was what made them come out. I also had the colored ones as pictured on www.lymephotos.com emerge from my scalp, nose and mouth. For me, the jury is no longer out, and the facts speak for themselves.
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being a man, and alittle balding..(: I notice my crown, top of me head... sticky.. my .2 cents..
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payne,
are you doing anything in the way of treating parasites? I noticed in the past that the sticky stuff seemed to come along with the parasites. Went away as tx progressed with antiparasitics.
Adding another 2 cents to the mix.
Gael
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I did the Dr. K parasite protocol ending about the last of April. I ordered the drugs from India. At the very end of the protocol my scalp got very hot and irritated, then my hair turned snow white. My original color is now returning and my hair seems fine, although with white ends. The bumps went away then and I was hoping it was permanent but now they are back. I did not have any stickiness with the bumps.
I did mepron for a couple of months right after the Dr. K protocol along with some biaxin and rifampin, not all together. I have some cognitive issues but not as bad as before. I'm hoping the babesia is gone. Don't know whether things will get worse or better.
I'm not wanting to return to drugs so maybe I will try the salt/C protocol. Thanks for reminding me of that.
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lymenotlite,
Treating parasites should be an ongoing proposition if one is infected. Parasites lay thousands of eggs (up to 200,000 a day)If just one egg is left, the cycle will start all over again. Hulda Clark suggests maintenance FOREVER.
I tend to agree. You might also want to consider antiparasitic herbs such as Parastroy, Humaworm or Hanna kroeger Wormwood Combo along with extra cloves that kill the eggs and salt/c.
Gael
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i'm not on any parasite treatment.. lyme doc acts like its not a big deal... little confused.. isn't lyme disease a cork screw parasite traveling through out our bodies leaving toxins from dieing off ? on bicillin and flagyl going on 4th yr of fun with lyme.. torture. co-infections included, i also thought we humans never completely clean out parasites.. its ever ending and up to my own inmunities to keep a balance.
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razzle-i have both kinds of bumps-they are different
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I've had one bump that has been there for quite a while. Not sure it is lyme related or something I've had all my life. I do get the crawling sensations since being treated for babesia - and more so since chelating heavy metals. I just posted something about this.
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I started taking salt and vitamin C at one gram each. Yesterday I did that four times. Now the bumps are gone so that was quite fast.
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lymenolite,
That's interesting...make sure you ramp up slowly and drink extra water to circulate the salt.
Also eat foods high in potassium or drink coconut water to balance out electrolytes. Keep us posted for results.
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I get bumps on my scalp, and they become painful when I take Doxy and after a few days they fall off, Is RMSF chronic like Lyme? will it keep damaging my body as long as I test positive?
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bumps on top of head - oh hell yea been coming and going for the past 15 years
have been told by a guy operating a Bioresonance machine that I had Bartonella [amoung other things like Candida and other co-infections
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Do you also have RMSF? I keep testing positive 1:64 IgM and IgG even after taking doxy, it's been a while... do I have to worry about it ?
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I had those about 1 1/2 years ago. I have been diagnosed with lyme and Bart and possibly Babs.
Also I know I have some yeast issues and parasites.
Don't know which caused the bumps on my scalps, but when they appeared, I had hot and cold flashes and felt like I was going crazy with anxiety, etc. They eventually went away, but the Bart, Lyme, possible Babs, yeast and parasites haven't.
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I suspect Malassezia yeast, commonly present on the scalp and capable of overgrowth due to prolonged antibiotic treatment. It feeds on sebum in the hair follicles. (It's a lipophilic yeast ... does not eat sugar like candida).
derek85: I believe doxy could in theory potentially affect Malassezia, because it binds to/restricts the availability of certain critical substances Malassezia seeks for growth, including iron and melanin (pigment).
Anti-malarial drugs, anti-parasitics, and rifampin MAY possibly have some effect as well ... that's something I'm trying to research further and I don't know anything definitive about it.
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I recognize that I now always think that any symptom is about lyme. I certainly have had a lot of head symptoms but I believe that the bumps on the head were from using a shampoo that contained sodium hydroxide. It was a natural shampoo and the brand was Nature's Gate. I quit using it and the bumps went away. After awhile I used it again and the bumps reappeared.
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Mine are always worse at full moon. I have more behind left ear on scalp than on top
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Ditto Lp, worse at full moon--parasites.
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