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Topic: what causes burning in upper back

jlcd1
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Member # 18138

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Its an awful feeling, and its been bad for about a month. Anyone have this related to a specific strain of something. The day it started I was in the middle of a cipro pulse.

stopped it, but still awful burning

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GretaM
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 40917

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Hi,

When you mean burning in your upper back...

Do you mean topically, ie on the skin, like a sunburn?

Or burning muscles, like the muscles in your back are overworked?

Or do you mean inside burning, like esophagus burning but you feel it in your back?

Best wishes

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GretaM
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I didn't have the burning.

But before lyme abx it felt like I had been kicked between my shoulder blades. And it radiated into my sternum.

It was like being squeezed in a vise.

It went away with doxy and tindi.

When I get exhausted it starts up.

For me, I attribute it to lyme in cartilage and other connective tissue.

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jlcd1
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Member # 18138

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Its inside my back. Just the top mainly. Starts next to my spine then radiates outward. Getting an xray on wed. Hope it shows what it is

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imagine2
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Member # 3136

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YES I have burning skin on my back, legs, and sometimes chest. When it gets bad, i put ice packs on my skin.

In fact, I recently found that freezing aloe in an ice cube tray reallly helps. Its very soothing.

I was told by my llmd that its neuropathy but i also believe its inflammation because it comes and goes.

Hope you feel better!

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Rockette1
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Member # 38039

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same here! it has only responded to Minocyclyne.
since I'm treating for babs now, I've got it. I have had it since day 1 two years ago.

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didogs
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Member # 40101

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I have that symptom whenever I am treating babs.

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CherylSue
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Member # 13077

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It's a common lyme disease symptom. Mine started when I was given IV Levaquin in the hospital. Cipro is in the same family and may be the culprit. Effects of floroquinolines (sp?) last for a year.

However, abx treatment is what calmed it down after several months (Ceftin, doxy, etc.)

I can't tell you what disease it is, but it is a neurological symptom which is common in Lyme and coinfections.

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