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My neck has been hurting pretty constantly for about 2 months now.
I have noticed in the last week though that it almost feels like my glands or lymph nodes are hurting.
I can palpate them and feel them just a bit but no major swelling.
I just had a bunch of labs ran yesterday by GP because I needed my iron checked again. I had him throw in a CBC too to look for any infection. Haven't gotten results back yet.
Is it common to have this swollen feeling with lyme? I never had this in my first round.
I am currently off all abx due to terrible psych herx. Just taking bur bur, parsley and GSH.
Supposed to be taking low dos naltroxene (sp.) but a little afraid of it.
Any info on the neck thing would be appreciated. I can't tell if it's really glands or just muscle pain.
The good news is the anxiety is way more tolerable and now just dealing with a bit of depression.
Thanks my dear friends, kitkat
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I do have the swollen glands and neck pain as well. My ear even hurts from the swollen lymph nodes.
Keep detoxing to help the lymph nodes drain.
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My glands feel swollen almost all the time. My ears hurt too from time to time. I think this can be a lyme or a bart symptom. Also the back of my neck where it meets the skull hurts. These seem to be common symptoms!
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I have that feeling sometimes too. I don't think my glands really are swollen.
I think that my neck pain creates the feeling of them being tender and swollen.
It could be either case, though.
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I totally understand the neck pain and headache and how awful it can be, especially when it never goes away.
When I got back on doxy and plaquenil at the end of October, my neck and head pain started to get better.
I went from feeling like I had 3 vise grips around my head/neck and shoulders to having the feeling of one vise grip now and much less headache.
It's been slow since Oct, but definitely improving.
Hope it improves for you soon.
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Oh yeah forgot to add that this past summer I had similar sx which became horrendous - I think it had been a sinus infection all along..only treatment..nasal flushes + symptomatic relief, no meds. died down eventually.
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