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Posted 8/30/2016 4:14 PM (GMT 0)
Yesterday, I was a crying mess, feeling really hopeless and alone...Thank you all for just being you and being, as Huddie calls it, lyme angels! It's not just your compassion and kindness that helps (although that's a HUGE part), it's the perspective and strength that I gain through your posts that also makes such a difference. I feel pretty good today for the first time in a while :) .....except (isn't there always something new on the list?):

I have a swollen, painful lymph node in my right groin. Wondering if this can be related to detoxing (too much? too little?) or the gallbladder issue I just experienced. I don't seem to be having any other major issue today and none of my other glands seem swollen. Any thoughts?
Posted 8/30/2016 4:19 PM (GMT 0)
Normal lyme symptom is involvement of the lymph system.

I think mine was because it was sluggish. I did a couple of things - Japanese Knotweed because it is good for inflammation and then added Red Root because that will help circulation and definitely our lymph. I did them as tinctures and I did one at a time and slowly upped the dosage until I got where my body said "that's enough!"

And then still on various weird days I would get a swollen lymph node (mine generally was behind my ear) and so I found this lymph massage video. She says to do it 50 times, so I did and oh my gosh, I was dizzy and not feeling well. So a week later, after recovering from the 50 times, I did it 10 times - awwww, so much better. I now do it anywhere - especially waiting in a grocery line -- who cares? Hope these suggestions help you.

/www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-wi0d7-Ro
Posted 8/30/2016 4:42 PM (GMT 0)
Aww!! I'm so very sorry, PMM!! This is such a rough road to walk for so many reasons!! I'm so very happy to know that you feel like you get a lot of support and caring from this community!

Swollen lymph nodes aren't usually from over detoxing, but from a lot of debris in the blood stream (pieces of bacteria, and other toxins) that will just accumulate from the healing process. As PeteZa said, the lymph system just gets sluggish, as so we have to give it a helping hand from time to time, or for some of us like me, all the time.

Red root is a wonderful herb, but it can make the blood coagulate a little bit faster, so it's not recommended if you already have hyper-coagulation issues.

The lymph massages are really helpful to me, and I completely agree with PeteZa that the 50 times as instructed in that video is going overboard for Lyme patients. I only do it until they start to get pretty sore. Sometimes that's only about 3 times if they are really 'full' - but I'll do it off and on throughout the day.
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