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Posted 9/28/2019 1:43 AM (GMT 0)
I have had chronic feet pain (heels/arches/achilles) for 5 years. Misdiagnosed with plantar fasciitis and tarsal tunnel, tried all the treatments for those. Tested positive for Lyme 1.5 years ago and bartonella 6 months ago.

I know that heel pain is a common symptom of bartonella, but has anyone experienced that swimming makes the pain worse and running makes it better? My feet don't hurt while I'm swimming, but hours later, my achilles are burning, my heels are extremely sensitive to touch and my arches hurt like crazy. Hours after running, my feet feel the best they can feel (but still in pain).

I can't find a SOUL with this same experience. Is there anyone out there??

I am currently being treated for lyme/bartonella (herbals and diet change for 3 months) but no improvements yet.
Posted 9/28/2019 4:02 AM (GMT 0)
I tested IgM pos for Lyme in 2014 and negative for Bart. Treated for six mos. Experiencing a relapse in 2019. Tested pos for IgG 18 in July. Awaiting Galaxy labs for Bart.

All my symptoms are Bartonella-esque. Have had heel pain, along with painful soles, twitching, swollen lymph nodes, burning breasts (yes... evidently it's a thing). I also have red dots all over my legs that have turned into splotches.
Posted 9/28/2019 5:46 AM (GMT 0)

sabralove4 said...
I have had chronic feet pain (heels/arches/achilles) for 5 years. Misdiagnosed with plantar fasciitis and tarsal tunnel, tried all the treatments for those. Tested positive for Lyme 1.5 years ago and bartonella 6 months ago.

I know that heel pain is a common symptom of bartonella, but has anyone experienced that swimming makes the pain worse and running makes it better? My feet don't hurt while I'm swimming, but hours later, my achilles are burning, my heels are extremely sensitive to touch and my arches hurt like crazy. Hours after running, my feet feel the best they can feel (but still in pain).

I can't find a SOUL with this same experience. Is there anyone out there??

I am currently being treated for lyme/bartonella (herbals and diet change for 3 months) but no improvements yet.

Welcome to the forum, sabralove4


I have sore bottoms of my feet every morning when I step out of bed and walk on them.

I can’t explain why there’s a difference in walking vs swimming for you / possibly a combination of different muscles being used? But you’d think the running on them would hurt more.

After the initial pain in the morning - my feet are fine the rest of the day - including when I went swimming at the lake.

Sorry - I don’t have anything to offer!!
Posted 9/28/2019 5:49 AM (GMT 0)

ElizKA26 said...
I tested IgM pos for Lyme in 2014 and negative for Bart. Treated for six mos. Experiencing a relapse in 2019. Tested pos for IgG 18 in July. Awaiting Galaxy labs for Bart.

All my symptoms are Bartonella-esque. Have had heel pain, along with painful soles, twitching, swollen lymph nodes, burning breasts (yes... evidently it's a thing). I also have red dots all over my legs that have turned into splotches.

In 2014 - the Dr didn’t think to treat you for bart? Was it a LLMD?

Those symptoms definitely are bart.

What if you get a negative test result - will your dr treat you based on a clinical diagnosis?
Posted 9/28/2019 2:19 PM (GMT 0)
Could you be having muscle cramps in your feet? I used to get them a lot when I was swimming, and I had to keep taking breaks to walk around.
Posted 9/28/2019 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
@Girlie, yes both LLMD 's have treated me for Bartonella past and present. As that's how my symptoms present.
Posted 9/28/2019 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
If anyone might have a clue, I would think it would be Astroman.
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