Springsjean.....Question

I had tentonitis in shoulders, and did physical therapy and my shoulders are 90% functional now. any pain in joint gets hot/warm.
my knee stays warm 80% of the day cuz of constant pain. only with recent meds, the pain has somewhat reduced, but still very much in the way of normalcy. let's see. I am on ceftin 1000mg a day now, hopefully this makes the symptoms better. So fed up of doxy.

my best guess for not healing would be deep infection, or abx resistance bacteria, or something.

 On the other side I am making progress,  (but it's slow). I got a good night sleep (woke up only once) and i am eating healthy, which i am really proud of, and able to even go down steps (with pain, I should add).

the problem with lyme is that treatment is

a) expensive,

b) slow

c) painful

d) uncertain

now any of us who have don't like one of those 4 bullet points, have to suffer.

 

Hey CG,

I have major problems with tendinitis, in most joints, including my elbow. Here is what I have learned about it:
- you need to get the inflammation down. It tends to get into a viscous cycle, where you get inflammation from the initial injury, but then because your injury is inflamed, you get more pressure and more pain, which makes it more inflamed...etc. So rest, ice, and anti-inflammatories are the first thing you should do.
--You can get scar tissue buildup around the tendon- especially if you have had a lot of swelling (the swelling sort of solidifies into solid tissue). This can sometimes aggravate things.

A couple of therapys I tried that helped with both the pain and inflammation and scar tissue were "active release therapy" (chiropractors or massage therapists are usually the people who get certified int this- it is hard to explain, and it isn't pleasant, but it works quite well), acupuncture, or just a chiropractic adjustment. It might surprise you. but I had the most success with a chiropractor. He started off just adjusting the joint (it was my ankle, not my elbow), but he was also certified in acupuncture. The acupuncture worked really well for pain and inflammation, but eh adjustments helped me with my range of motion and scar tissue.

However, none of those things really worked long term for me, but I think that was because the Lyme kept bringing the tendinitis back. So if you have tendonitis from an injury, this could help, but if it is caused by Lyme, I think it could help alleviate the symptoms, but probably won't fix the problem for good.

Tendons are tough ones though. They often go into such confined spaces that any inflammation causes a lot of problems

Cajungirl, my elbow started out by being really dry and with like a black circle on it. It is now very sore to straighten my arm and/or pick up things or carry anything. I have tried a brace (doesn't help much), cream, heat, ice. Dr. said probably from the lyme since no none injury. This disease is bizarre that it can manifest in such strange ways. I am thankful that it is my elbow in this much pain cause my knees ache but if they were like my elbow, I'd be having a hard time walking. I also wondering now if the black mark could have been an indication of insulin resistance since I seem to be having hard time with sugar of any kind. Heart palps seems to come on eating certain foods. Just so baffling.

thanks so much for the tips. All are so appreciated. didn't even know starcy foods are inflammatory after all my research. LOL. Yes I am thankful usually one joint at a time having bad pain. Knees are tight and achy and stabbing pains in other but not continuous other than elbow at the moment. gonna check out meriva. Thanks again.

Hey- thanks. I didn't know ice wasn't good for Lyme people.

pepphell,

If you don't mind me asking....who told you that ice was not good for people with Lyme? Can you post the links here if that's where you found your information? This is the first time I've heard of this. Btw, just because I've never heard of it, doesn't mean it's not true. There is so much to learn about this disease and I'd like to research it further.