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My daughter who is now 5 yrs old was treated for several months by Dr.J when she was 3.
Over the past few months, she gets nightly leg pain maybe 2 or 3 nights a week and Tylenol makes it go away. And it usually occurs when she's been running/jumping during the day.
I'm concerned with the amount of Tylenol she's getting want to come up with a more curative solution.
Do you think it's the Lyme coming back? Does it sound like a coinfection? I'm pondering getting her back on abx treatment.
Does anybody have a similar experience with their kids? Thanks for any input.
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MDW005
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My boys dont have lyme, but they often complain of leg soreness.
With them, its over exerting their muscles, and also at times its growing pains.
I dont like children hurting. I would take her pain if I could. Hope she feels better soon
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My oldest son had growing pains. Dr. Jones evaluated him, it was from having slightly flat feet and exercising all day.
What I do for it is put Tiger Balm on his legs (a campor rub I buy at the healthfood store) and put a heating pad on and massage. The Tiger Balm is very intense, so cover completely with socks and try not to get it on your hands. Then I just save the tylenol for the worst nights.
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Isn't camphor carcinogenic?
I haven't researched it recently; that's just my vague impression.
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Camphor is the sap of the camphor evergreen tree, which grows mostly in Asia. One compound, safrole, is a potential carcinogen which is why it should not be ingested, but it is used externally for many things such as arthritis, etc.
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