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I've read about itchy and red palms and soles with Bartonella.
Anybody has experience with painful palms and soles?
I looked into hand and foot anatomy books, but I can't figure out it it's a nerve, muscle or tendon problem.
In my case, soreness is localized to the outside part of the sole, and to the part of the palm between the thumb and the life line.
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Yes. I have sore palms & soles. The outside soles below the last little piggy and the heal. My hands also bother me on the outside part of the hand below the pinky finger and sometimes the flesh part below the thumb and near the heal of the hand.
I don't know what causes it other than lyme. I haven't been tested for barts.
For me it's very frustrating because my hands and feet were feeling better. I even told my doctor about 3 weeks ago that the aches in my hands felt about 90% better. Now for the past 2 weeks there sore again. I don't know if it's from a herx and just part of the recovery process or perhaps I have a coinfection that's not being treated. Very discouraging to have the soreness come back.
I'm interested to see what others have to say.
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I experience exactly what you are describing except mine is on the left side only. I have the pain between my thumb and my lifeline and it is slightly swollen too. I have a painful spot on the upper arch of my sole on my left foot. The area that is painful on my sole is only about the size of a dime.
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Very painful soles. Yes.
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I think this is from poor circulation and a buildup of toxins in the extremities (hands and feet).
I think cholestyramine has helped this slightly for me.
Also niacin (vitamin B3) may be helping. I'm taking increasing doses of this (started at 100 mg, increased it by 100 mg per day, now up to 1000 mg 3 times/day--the flushing reaction does get better). This vitamin is a potent vasodilator. I think more people don't use this because the flushing reaction can be scary and painful, but if you stick with it, this decreases. And doctors don't talk about it for obvious reasons.
So those are two things to try, addressing toxins and circulation. Maybe addressing lymph flow (with rebounding) would help too, I don't know yet.
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Thanks to all for your input. I'll discuss detox with the LLMD next week. I've been worried that I'm not addressing it enough.
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I am one year into my treatment and one of the symtoms I have now that I don't remember in the beginning is sore feet, they seem to ache all the time, worst time in the morning. My Dr says Lyme is one of the few disease that affect the feet and it's common with Lyme patients.
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i think sore soles are a symptom of bartonella. i have seen "sore soles, especially in the am" listed in dr. b's guidelines. i have had sore soles and i am now treating for bartonella, which is supposed to be the easiest co-infection to treat. ask your llmd and read more about bartonella, which is now the number one tick born disease in new england.
good luck.
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