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Posted 10/4/2013 6:22 PM (GMT 0)
I had a massage today and after she finished I felt great was drinking water etc. about an hour later I noticed I was having questions or muscle spasms (light) in my left arm. This is the arm I had weakness in and also some tingling since contracting Lyme. Anyone ever experience this due to release of toxins or other reason ?
Posted 10/4/2013 6:42 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I had a deep tissue massage for only 15 mins and I felt horrible for days, was in a lot of pain. Buhner only recommends swedish massages for those afflicted with lyme for that reason.
Posted 10/4/2013 8:00 PM (GMT 0)
Okay I heard differing opinions on it. Was thinking about the hot stones as well. I do not feel bad but a little pain in my neck which it seemed to stir up. Overall more relaxed. I have a herniated disc also so it helps with that.
Posted 10/4/2013 8:03 PM (GMT 0)
It might be different depending on the person. :) We aren't exactly one size fits all.
Posted 10/5/2013 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
I am not sick from it and hopefully it stays that way. I am noticing it helped with tingling and weakness in my left arm. Been a little tired today from it though. Mine was 30 min.

And another strange twist in my lyme story, experiencing herx in different teeth. Pain in both the teeth and gums. weird.
Posted 10/5/2013 9:04 PM (GMT 0)
My neuro is encouraging me to get a massage but I'm being a wimp for fear of Big Herx. All my neck and shoulder muscles are a MESS. And today I have low back soreness from yesterday's LP... In short, I feel like hell but fantasizing about a good massage.
Posted 10/5/2013 10:09 PM (GMT 0)
Do you have a spouse, girlfriend/boyfriend or just a friend that would lightly massage your shoulders for you? You could just have them do this for a few minutes to see how your body responds.

Using some heat on sore muscles helps a lot as well. Just be careful to not stay on the heat for long, as raising your body temp could bring on a herx as well.
Posted 10/6/2013 2:00 AM (GMT 0)
Hi I had no herx at all in fact the exact opposite. I think it helped a lot with the tingling in my left arm and also helped my neck. I am going to go in 1-2 weeks for another and possibly the hot stone.
Posted 10/6/2013 1:36 PM (GMT 0)
When I see my kinesiologist he uses machines that help massage my body its very gentle on me. He also uses a heating pad on my neck and I realize that that's been helping out the stiffness in my neck. I found a perfect massage therapist I want to start going to. I find that people who have been through chronic illnesses are the best healers :-), the massage therapist is the same person that does the aqua chi foot bath therapy sessions (her and her boyfriend offer services out of their home). She was chronically ill for a few years. So she knows what to do and how to do it and she listens to the body. As opugirl said one size doesn't fit all.

I once had a deep tissue massage when I was totally well in the woman was so hard on me that she left bruises on my legs. she was probably good for somebody else but not for me. I hope as you get more your body gets used to them and I will get easier because the toxins will start releasing.
Posted 10/6/2013 4:10 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Wryter Im going to go back in a couple of weeks for massage again. I ve had so much stress since this started there were knots and tension in my neck and back. The massage helped. She does have other lyme patients she works with so I was lucky to find her.

It has been a combination of things to help conquer this disease. Antibiotics, diet (mostly raw foods and protein) supplements and the other complimentary therapies like massage etc. I have been sleeping with the heating pad on my neck at night since it started. It def helps during the high intensity pain moments.

Very important was a doctor with a brilliant understanding of the disease. He is a rare gem. He actually was quoting research studies on the disease verbatim. Very impressive knowledge base, understanding and he listens. Thanks to God most of all for helping me battle this.
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