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DO you think stress can trigger a herx reaction, or was it just my time to herx? Had a shot in knee of rooster comb for knee pain, extreme pain, Lyme headache on left side of head, eyes burn, neck and shoulders tight, both knees hurt after shot, right usually does not hurt. Low fever, usual herx , am afraid of needles and was really upset about shot which turned out to be not bad as he used novacaine type to numb area first. Any help would be appreciated.
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bettyg
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Jane, it sounds like a herx to me.
I'll copy/paste my newbie links here; read the one on herx's for more info, and go into Treepatrol's links too ... wonderful info there!
Welcome to this 24/7 LYME support group board!
Here's TREEPATROL's and Tincup's combination newbie links.
Print off the links then check them off as you read as you could spend several months reading all of this.
print & read Dr. Burrascono's 2005 info first; you will come back to this often.
Extensive info in Treepatrol''s newbie links about the meaning of WESTERN BLOT IGM/IGG test results from Igenex! Be sure to read or print this info IF Igenex tested you ok!
Also, see Cheryl''s extensive web sites on: LD DIAGNOSIS, SYMPTOMS, & TREATMENT ... wonderful! Read the area on CO-INFECTIONS! You could have from 1-12 other illnesses that tick is carrying...lyme, malaria, etc.
If you are showing symptoms of co-infections, I would like to suggest being tested for co-infections when you have LYME western blots done. It isn''t cheap!! But if you are positive, you can treat the co-infections first, and then work on LYME symptoms.
EYE SENSITIVIES & NOIR, no infrared sunglasses info., 2-28-06 updated YES, I have what you have! Are you on doxy too? That made my extreme eyes
200% MORE sensitive than they we were earlier. I learned a lot about eye sensitivity/lighting on www.marshallprotocol.com board.
Look for AUSSIE BARB'S EAST FINDER and then eyes/sunglasses, etc. Wealth of info there.
I ordered the NOIR sunglasses. 2-26-06 corrected wrong email to:
mention you have lyme and marshall protocol, they will give you 20% off! I'm NOT on MProtocol, but mention it anyway. I was on their new board almost 12 months!
Also they have been kind enough to replace the SCRATCHED LENSES & BROKEN BOWS! How's that for service?
I don't drive often at night, but I can wear NOIR's 901 lenses at night while driving; it creates soft candle lights coming at me...tolerable. NOT to wear in town with all the action of people crossing where they shouldn't be, etc.
from LOU to Betty on LONG web links and Thank You Lou!: "If you hit the return key in the middle of a link, I don't think it will be clickable anymore. An alternative that maybe Betty should be telling people about is the tiny url website. I have it on my tool bar at the top of the page and use it for those incredablylongwebsiteaddresses.
All you have to do is ask tiny url to produce a short version, which it will do with a unique address, which you then use instead in your post. Works just the same when clicked! Here is the website, spread the word!
3-1-06, fyi, I tried dragging tinyurl to my toolbar without success, so that''s why I currently have LONG addresses vs. short tiny ones! I''ll keep trying.
Tincup posted March 8, 2005, 2218 Lyme Disease Survey Responses February 27, 2005 - March 9, 2005 1. How many doctors did you have to see before being properly diagnosed? 112 responses Average number of doctors consulted before being diagnosed- 14 Answers ranged from 1- 120 different doctors 2. Have you had problems getting insurance to pay for doctors or treatment? 87 responses Yes- 63 No- 24
3. Have you lost income because of Lyme disease? 106 responses Yes- 99 No- 7 4. How much does it cost you (average) per month for Lyme related expenses? 61 responded Average cost per month per patient- $4,472.49 Low- $500.00 High- $21,492.00
5. How many different medications do you take per day? 77 responded Average - 14 different medications per day Low- 3 High- 25
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Stress can make you worse - I have been stressed for the last 4 weeks waiting for antibiotics and I have had the worst 4 weeks of my illness. Can't wait to start the antibiotics, it feels like I am herxing all the time at the moment.
Try not to get stressed out.
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luvs2ride
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Oh yeah!
We recently moved. I took the day off and was feeling very good, nearly normal. The physical activity that day was extreme and the next day I felt like I had been placed on a rack and stretched to my limit. Joint pain (rheum. arthritis brought on by lyme) is my main symptom. Day 2 after the move, I was feeling much better and really encouraged, but that evening I was given some extremely upsetting news that sent me into a major stress. WHOA!!!! The joints flared up like I hadn't been in months. I could barely move, walked with bent knees because they wouldn't straighten and my hands froze in this pathetic looking hook position. Pain everywhere! It took 10 days to recover.
I am finally recovered from that and doing better than ever. I think God may be teaching me how to remain calm under pressure. It is working!
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