scalp hurts....

hello everyone...i have been off my meds now for about 2 months....i had an appointment with my dr last week but i had to cancle it and now i wont see him till july grrrrrr....anyways for the last 2 months the top of my head my scalp has been really sensitive...i had hit the top of my head a few months ago and it hurt from that and then i got headaches but i still get sorness on my scalp and it hurts a bit to touch it...is this from my lyme...i mean is that possible.

also one of my toes has been killing me...i thought i broke it...the one next to the big toe. i dont remember hurting it at all.also my wrists have been awful...every morn i wake up they hurt and feel loose and crack and pop..i have tendernitis in my right hand but this feels more like arthritis and in both wrists. i dont know what to do. I cant see my dr...which is annoying and i dont know if i should go back on my meds. i have one refill on my cef and i have a half of bottle left of my doxy but that wont hold me till july...i dont know what to do i really dont wanna go back on meds but will it help my joints to not be so achy and cracky and popy....

thanks for listening any advise will be great...thank you...jennie

Hi jennie,

My daughter has had a really painful scalp on the top/back of her head that hurts so much it even hurts to touch the hair! It comes and goes. We finally found out from her naturopath that it is a virus. We are being treated for viruses, so hopefully this will go away. There are both prescription meds. (like Valtrex) and natural supplements (like Dr. Jernigan's Virogen) to help with viruses. Ask your doc about them.

For the joint pain, you could try using natural supplements until you see your doc. Some people find omega 3 oils helpful, as well as glucosamine or chondroitin. MSM sometimes helps too. Be sure to ask your doc for suggestions of what to try.

I hope your problems are solved soon. Best wishes. bablymers mom

WOW! I am also having scalp pain, headaches and both of my wrists are painful and snapping! It's been worrying me and while I am sorry to hear you are experiencing the same thing it makes me feel better to know it's not just me.

Maybe it's because it's spring and they say that lyme is "seasonal." I have been off antibiotics since last September and am rifing so I don't know if it's just a new area of my body where the bugs are living (or dying off) or what. This wrist popping thing just started a month ago.

I don't want to go to the doctor either because of the cost and they will probably want to inject my wrists with cortisone....   ugh!

Let me know how it goes..... 

Joint pain (at least in my case) responds well to Nettles.
Ginger Root is a natural anti-inflammatory that has been helpful for some with joint inflammation (joints that snap & crack can be an indication of mild inflammation) and pain.
The covering on the bone is the periosteum. When this bone covering is bruised, Ruta Graveolens is a good homeopathic remedy to try.
I find myself that I'm more sensitive to touch when I haven't been sleeping well.
I've also had the hair sensitivity thing...seems worse when I go too long between hair-washings.

Take care,

Razzle,

I get the hair sensitivity thing too when I wait too long between wadhings. It gets so sensitive that I have to my husband to be careful not to touch it too hard.

Hi - I'm just am so relieved to hear about other scalp experiences! I just wanted to share that I too have a lot of pain in my scalp, and it began maybe 8 months ago after I'd started getting treated wtih doxycyclin again (for about 2 mos) after a long stretch of years not realizing I wasn't just aging quickly - I still had lyme! Anyhow - while it does show up off and on all day as the "high ponytail in too long" feeling, and it's pretty bad if I wait even a little while at the start of a day to wash my hair, something else happens more and more frequently where I feel like my head/brain is getting stabbed, it started in December as a "tingle" that followed the exact path each time on the left side of my head, starting at the back ending at the same point in my forehead, which really felt like it was going straight through my brain, not my scalp (but I tell myself it must be my scalp because you can't supposedly feel your brain?), and my lyme specialist had suggested I just dismiss it as a lyme symptom, to not seek any further opinion, and continue with the iv and by this point zythro. too for six months, and to just see what happens... I've been off that for about 1.5 month and according to the blood results they finally faxed, it looks like I'm more positive than before, and for about a month now it's not been the tingly distracting line that comes and goes (and ONLY on the left side of my head ever btw) - that never happens anymore. Now, out of nowhere, several times a day, I feel like I'm getting stabbed up there (only on the left). It's so weird. It makes my whole body reflex from it because it's so sudden and strong. It doesn't seem to be attributed to stress, dehydration, hunger, it's very random. It's not always in the same place as the tingly line, but it's always on the left. Has anyone had this symptom? I don't get headaches very often at all, and I wouldn't describe this as feeling as one. A few years ago when, I now understand, that my lyme was getting expressed as tingling in my extremeties and nervous system/balance problems, I had an MRI of the brain prescribed after little almost fainting spells that would randomly occur - I think they were concerned about MS? But anyway, I don't think it's something really inside my head, they checked there, they just hadn't thought to do bloodwork...but then again who knows. Hoping someone here might have some ideas...Thanks! Sorry for my long post!

@ jennie48: have you tried drinking apple cider vinegar? It is both a strong detoxifier and has been life-restoring for my mom and her arthritis. I also have the joint pain from lyme but haven't kept up with trying to target it specifically. She swears by it though for general joint health. If you drink it mixed with grape juice it's not bad at all, or honey, or just thin it out with some water once you get used to it. Straight though is pretty rough... There are detox teas available and wheatgrass juice also has a detoxifying reputation.

Some folks, I think, seek massage for detoxification and lymph drainage. I think light massage by someone who knows what they are doing is encouraged for detoxification - if that's an option you could look into. It can get pricey though...

Hope some of this helps...