Anybody get really bad chest pains?

When I first read "chest pains", I immediately thought of the herxes I had on Babesia herbs. Increased detoxing helped....Alka Seltzer Gold + liposomal glutathione worked well for me when the herx was "up there".

When you mentioned the stabbing sensation that goes right through to your back, I was reminded of heartburn I've had. For that I took some organic apple cider vinegar.

Hi leelee,

When you have symptoms in the proximity of your heart it is always good to play safe and exclude any major heart disease. Many can be triggered by lyme and/or coinfections. Borrelia can induce heart block (which in most cases is reversible with treatment but depending how serious it is you may require heart meds) and Bartonella can lead to heart valve damage, which unfortunately is irreversible and requires prosthetic valve implant surgery.

Having said that, these are uncommon but it is better to do an EKG and echocardiography to exclude possible heart issues. Lyme disease is usually non-fatal and most of the damage is reversible with the proper treatment. The vast majority of the very few lyme deaths that occur are due to heart failure. So that's something you should check regularly, especially when you feel stuff is not right in or around the chest.

www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2015/09/04/lyme-deaths-from-heart-inflammation-likely-worse-than-we-thought/#3e0ba2824d81

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Georgia Hunter - is Costochondritis caused by Lyme Disease or just a separate condition? I think Costochondritis is what my daughter is experiencing.

YES used to have them all the time! SInce off antibiotics and on Herbs its not as bad. I ha/have sharp stabbing pains in my chest and abdomen and dull aches in my back! I also like alka seltzer gold!