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Posted 2/14/2014 3:36 PM (GMT 0)

Hello everyone,

 

I’m never sure what forum to post on since I seem to have symptoms from several disorders. My current pressing issue (aside from my optic neuritis) is burning hands. My hands are always red and blotchy now but only on the palm sides not the knuckle sides. They hurt most of the time especially at night and especially in any position other than straight up and down (like if I was waving). This makes it almost impossible to sleep along with all my other symptoms. Does anyone have any thoughts/suggestions/remedies for this? I would really like to get some sleep again.

 

Thanks!

Posted 2/14/2014 3:37 PM (GMT 0)
Are you taking B vitamins? Are you on abx? Wondering if you're herxing?
Posted 2/14/2014 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
I am not currently on anything. I am weaining off of 3 days of IV Prednisone with tablets for my optic neuritis, but I was having this issue before then. It just seems much worse now. I have about 3 more days of prednisone and then I'm on nothing at all. I do have some vitiman B disolve tabs with me right now. Does that help?
Posted 2/15/2014 12:55 AM (GMT 0)
Oh goodness. Be super careful with prednisone. It is not indicated for Lyme.

It could be some kind of arthritis or rheumatism. When my knuckles are painful, they get red.

It could also be a psoriasis-related arthritis.

Other than that, I don't know.

Margaret
Posted 2/15/2014 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
http://dermnetnz.org/vascular/erythromelalgia.html

I found this, which seems to match your symptoms, maybe?
Posted 2/15/2014 8:41 PM (GMT 0)
Yes. That sounds exactly like what I have. Thank you for finding this. I wish this was the only problem I had... The 30 other symptoms only add to my misery... I really appreciate you finding this and I will bring it to my dr appt on Monday. :-(
Posted 2/16/2014 2:01 AM (GMT 0)
Akkami,

According to some of the things I've read, steroids can be very dangerous for those who suffer from Lyme Disease. I posted above.

Margaret
Posted 2/16/2014 2:43 AM (GMT 0)
If you go to the thread at the top of the page titled "New to Lyme...Stat Here!" , there is a list of symptoms of Lyme disease that you might want to look through to see if you have some of them, because if you do, the sooner you start treatments, the better. You'll need to scroll through some other info. to find it. Let us know what you find out. I forgot to mention that it can mimic several diseases, including MS, so that's why I thought you might want to look through the list of symptoms.
Posted 2/16/2014 4:22 AM (GMT 0)
Thank You. I've read it and currently waiting on the results of my IgeneX blood work. Unfortunately as more time passes it seems to be pointing to autoimmune. The optic neuritis and now this hand thing.. Plus the lesion on my brain and all the other symptoms... Assuming I can still see well enough, I will let everyone know the results of the Igenx tests. Thank you everyone. These forums have really helped me...
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