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Posted 12/12/2013 5:13 PM (GMT 0)
Ok the pain in my knees today is almost unbearable nd last night I couldnt keep them off my husband cuz he is warm.  I am on doxy and napooxyn only.  I cant stnd this pain much longer.  Should I treat like all joint pain. . No white sugar and fish oil? I really want a huge alchoholic drink and candy bar!!! VIEW IMAGE
Posted 12/12/2013 5:26 PM (GMT 0)
That's right; absolutely no white sugar, and no alcohol.

Yes on the Fish Oil. Also take Primrose Evening Oil, and put ground flax in your smoothies.

For pain, are you on Lyrica? I would also try Magnesium Malate before bed, and use Lidocaine Patches on the painful areas. Get the patches from your doctor.

Warm baths with Epsom salts should help (not hot, but warm).

If there's a warm-water pool, or a warm spring somewhere near where you live, that will help. Or try a therapy pool.

Go to a physical therapist and ask for good knee stretches, then get the treatments.

Margaret
Posted 12/13/2013 7:39 AM (GMT 0)
Hi ChristiP

Have you heard of Turmeric and Boswellia? They both help with pain. I can't tolerate Boswellia, but Turmeric seems to work. A lot of members on here use them with great success. Another product that is good for your joints is Zyflamend, it's anti-inflammatory. My dr says it works as well as Diclophenac, when I told him I take both, he asked me to choose one of them. He also puts me on high doses of Omega3.

Ginger works well for joint pain too.

This is the herbal side.

I tried Tramadol but I feel very stoned on it, for hours and hours... good for a Sunday, but not during the week. I tried Lyrica, not with much success for fighting pain, and when I take it in the evening, it puts me out the whole next day, I become a zombie, and have difficulties driving. Some people get help from it, but not me. I asked my dr about it, and he confirmed that the largest part of his Lyme patients don't get help from it. This is my personal and my dr's experience, others might think different about it, sorry.

And like Teragram said: warm Epsom salt baths, and heating pads. My cherry stone pillows are very dear friends...

Good luck Christi!

MarieLS

 

Posted 12/13/2013 7:45 PM (GMT 0)
I'm so sorry that you are in so much pain, Christi. I think most of us can sympathize. Unfortunately, it's pretty much a stab in the dark as to what will work for each person. Once again, what seems to work for one person, won't work for another.

At one point, when Vicoden no longer helped at all, I had a doc want to put me on Oxycodone - that's when I said "nope! not going there!!" Fortunately, I found an amazing Chinese Medicine doc that was a miracle worker with acupuncture. It was the only thing that helped to control my pain levels.

In my opinion, it's best to try to control the inflammation combined with controlling the pain, as they are both involved. Boswellia, turmeric and ginger root.
http://www.naturalnews.com/037376_curcumin_boswellia_chronic_pain.html

This combo may take a week or more to help though, so you will want to do as the others are suggesting as well with the warm Epsom salt soaks. I know that when I thought I was going to go out of my mind with the pain, that helped me the most. I would spend most of the day in warm water (without the Epsom salts) as it soothed my joints and bones.

I hope that this eases up for you very, very soon.
Posted 12/13/2013 8:07 PM (GMT 0)
ChristieP, I'm sorry your in so much pain. Do you have a soft heating blanket? That really helps sooth my muscles and joints. I hope you find what helps soon. My LLMD suggests putting heat directly to where it hurts and heat those little jerks in the blood to help kill them off!!!!!
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