Lyme Disease and Bakers Cysts

So I had Lyme Disease two years ago which did not get treated for about 5-6 Weeks after I was bitten. Fevers up to 104. In the last three months I had a bakers cyst in my right and now in my left knee.....

Thoughts?

Sorry for the confusion. My 104 Temps were back when I originally had the tick bite two years ago...I was then treated with antibiotics. Just wondering if the Lyme disease is still lingering inside my body causing these Bakers cysts?

I had Baker's cysters on both knees and still have a tailor's cyst just below my little toe.

Both knees are now back to normal,they drained without any medical intervention but my toe cyst is taking time to drain although it is getting smaller.

My doctor has always been reluctant to do anything about my toe cyst because it has never caused me any discomfort and he is convinced that it's Lyme related and will resolve itself in due course.

I do have Bartonella..........so my guess is that my cysts are directly linked to that.

Tickled

I find it strange that three months after my first Bakers cyst it shows up in my other knee. They had even scanned both knees when I first had the original cyst. They made no mention that there was a cyst in the second knee...They did however confirm the cyst in my original knee.

Currently my pain is throughout the knee with lots of pressure behind the knee. Flexibility is limited because of the pressure. Calf very tight.

Tick was 11/2011

Symptoms a week later, fever every day to 101, then two weeks after the bite a high fever of 104, muscle weakness, sweating so bad I slept inside a sleeping bag and it was completely soaked by morning...It was soaked as if a 5 gallon bucket of water was poured in (Never sweated that much when I was sick before). This lasted two days....Then I felt better. Then it all repeated itself for another two week cycle of low fever at first and then the high 104 fever and sweats. Then I went to the Doctor. Got antibiotics and never looked back Doctor made a comment that the blood test would always show lyme disease going forward.

Would like to understand this Bartonella & Babesia, can it be treated with antibiotics. Is it something that can linger for years?

Bakers Cysts 10/2013 and current

I have not had these symptoms for two years.....After I had my initial antibiotics I was fine. I do not believe I have Babesia...

Welcome Cystem. Thank you for posting. Ridiculous how mainstream medicine wants to bury its head regarding tick borne illness. There are several Canadians here on our board that could help you if needed.

Thanks Missouri. Yes, if you look up Lyme disease in Alberta there are more articles written about its non existence in this province and its denial than anything else. But like many others, I have received much of my therapy from outside the medical field since it seems that the only thing available through the medical field these days are flu shots and other corporate-profit items. Not blaming doctors here, but rather insurance companies, obviously.

Since almost everyone in Alberta is insured by Alberta Blue Cross and there are basically no competitors, those types of things probably don't help much either. At any rate, I'm not sure if intravenous for months would be beneficial anyway and think that the best a Lyme patient can do is avoid sugars, carbs, and alcohol, get plenty of rest and exercise, and eat a diet as healthy as possible. In fact, that will probably cure most diseases including cancers. Have so far managed to even keep that at bay for 11 years with no chemo or radiation (just segmental mastectomy only). Sure, I get swollen lymph glands under the arm now and then, but then I have to take a few added health measures to make them go down again. I'm literally filled with internal tumours and cysts from head to toe and have been for many years, and can still get around fine, so if I can do it, I guess others can too. Don't expect to die for a number of years yet.

By now I no longer fear disease too much, figuring everyone has to die of "SOMETHING" anyway so these things to me are no more frightening than diabetes or heart disease.

Post Edited (Cystem) : 1/4/2018 12:52:58 PM (GMT-7)

I have good pills for spasms (Cogentin - best on the market because you don't have to take it all the time and it reacts really quickly when needed) and also Cabergoline for keeping prolactin down from a pituitary adenoma. Because I had high prolactin even without eating any sugar at all, I came to believe that many people actually can't handle sugar at all! And do you know that about one in six people today has a pituitary tumour and doesn't know it? It's easy to test for with just a simple prolactin test.

Also have thyroid nodules and such, and multiple pre cancerous skin lesions, although most are fortunately covered. None of my x-rays or MRIs are normal. Even have lung scarring (don't smoke). Do understand the terribly painful severity of Lyme type spasms, however which can go on for hours non stop, and have been hospitalized a few times for sudden inability to walk etc. Have also been in bed with sciatica sometimes that was so severe I had to stay in bed without moving for 48 hour periods before I could walk painfully for five or so, and then another 48, etc., with with only a bottle of water to drink and a bucket by the bed (no food). One hospital stay was for 6 weeks, and I do have a few devices to get around with, but I always somehow recover enough to still join friends for less vigourous activities, and am getting more energy as well as a result of other forms of treatment such as accupuncture and medicines, anti-cancer supplements, anti toxin supplements, etc. That part is rather expensive.

My blood is definitely off in a number of places too but somehow I just get up and go again each time. However, I am luckier than many because I can rest as often as I need to and that is essential for those who are sick. Feel very sorry for those who can't. Also use self-hypnosis healing tapes and many similar types of tapes.

Am recently trying vibration therapy as well even though that can be dangerous for those with tumours, but it's amazing in assisting with spinal pain and walking. Those stand up machines are really powerful, like a man using a machine to dig into cement, but they seem to especially assist with circulation and better ability to walk, which is what most sick people need I think. I did bleed a couple of times when I first started but don't anymore. I do think they help a lot with regard to knee, spinal, walking, and balancing issues, and the price isn't too bad either. You may feel like you're not getting your money's worth because you only use the machines about 3 times a week and have to drive all the way there for 10 minutes each time, but they are actually quite effective I believe, because they can shake up all of those nearly dead parts of your body that haven't had any movement inside for years. I would recommend them to anyone with walking issues especially.

Post Edited (Cystem) : 1/4/2018 1:20:06 PM (GMT-7)

Re: bakers cysts - i had trouble doing a squat because of them, but they are almost gone now with treatment.
Still a little bit of swelling that hasn’t budged.

Cystem - are you looking for a Lyme Literate Dr. to treat you?