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Posted 9/22/2014 1:37 PM (GMT -5)
My joints started making the popping sound by the scapula and somewhere below my knee, and my hand by my wrist. The most frustrating part is that my son's joints are popping too. He is four and i got infected when he was two years of age. He has no exposure to ticks, i did at my job. The weird thing is that one of my dogs, who has never gotten a tick on him, makes that sound on one of his front leg....uh? With my son, a lot of mothers have told me that children's bones do pop and hurt as they are growing. My son is very active, but my mother in law tells me that my husband was as active at his age. Any thoughts?
Posted 9/22/2014 2:00 PM (GMT -5)
My joints are popping/cracking....only since lyme.
It comes and goes...last few days have been bad for me. My legs, shoulders, elbows.
I think I did read it's a lyme symptom...so not too worried about it..and it doesn't hurt...so it's not troublesome for me.

regarding your son - is that the only symptom/sign that you're noticing?
Posted 9/22/2014 2:12 PM (GMT -5)
Yea, just like you said, it all started after lyme and it is painless.
It is just hard to accept the changes our bodies go through because of this bacteria.
Posted 9/22/2014 2:42 PM (GMT -5)
My joints cracking, popping onlg since lyme and co
Posted 9/22/2014 5:44 PM (GMT -5)
I think I was born with my knees popping! Other than that, just a wrist bothers me.
Posted 9/22/2014 8:01 PM (GMT -5)
Mostly just my elbows pop and just since Lyme but other joints will on occasion.
Posted 9/23/2014 3:02 AM (GMT -5)
I have popping knees and neck. Several months ago, my thumb was popping and jumping out of joint, but that ended suddenly. None of this is painful.
Posted 9/23/2014 4:27 AM (GMT -5)
While this condition is not painful, it is an indication that your body is having difficulty with Nitrogen levels. The popping sound is from the reabsorption of Nitrogen in the joint itself. Your body is producing higher levels of nitric oxide and we have a dysfunction of polyamines. These polyamines have a higher extracellular concentration than normal (possibly due to decreased Arginine levels). For some of us, a decrease in protein intake helps decrease the papain like proteases that are used by the pathogens for replication. Napthoquinones like those found in walnuts, acai, and foods high in Vitamin K can do the same.
Posted 9/23/2014 4:43 AM (GMT -5)
My joints have started popping since Lyme as well. My knees, shoulder and elbows do it all the time. Thanks Georgia Hunter for the info!
Posted 9/23/2014 11:00 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks, Georgia Hunter. Are you saying we need to eat less protein?

Jane
Posted 9/23/2014 1:20 PM (GMT -5)
My joints cracking, popping onlg since lyme and co

makes me wonder what damage is being done to cause this popping, crunching noise. On the positive the neck crunching noise has mostly stopped. But I tbink my knees were the first to have symps years ago.
Posted 9/23/2014 8:40 PM (GMT -5)

Mississippi Jane said...
Thanks, Georgia Hunter. Are you saying we need to eat less protein?

Jane


I can't speak for you, but I have had to cut back my protein intake (meat) to just a few times a week. Any more than that increases ammonia levels and headaches occur. I have a protozoal infection like Babesia. I also have to eat low fat for my immune system to keep their levels down. Carbs increase my bouts of hyperinsulinemia and cherry angiomas. Basically, I can't eat anything.
Posted 9/24/2014 10:20 AM (GMT -5)
My joints popping ended up being the result of a bad systemic yeast infection. It was before I was taking good doses of probiotics and on antibiotics. I knew because once I started the probiotics I started pooping out yeast(!) and the joint popping stopped.

Ironically I did not have gut issues or lady issues at that point so it is possible to have a yeast infection without some of the 'red flags'
Posted 9/24/2014 10:25 AM (GMT -5)
YES. My joints arent just popping, everything from my neck, shoulders and back are all becoming dislocated. My version of this darn disease is obviously targeting my cartilage and joints.
Posted 9/24/2014 10:55 AM (GMT -5)
All my joints pop. My family jokes with me about it every time I stand up, it's audible across our living room. Even the center of my ribcage cracks all the time, that one gives a very strange sensation. I never through there was something there to crack :p
Posted 9/24/2014 2:15 PM (GMT -5)
My hip joints used to pop/snap when I walked, but for some reason they've stopped doing that now. Also, my jaw pops out of place when I open my mouth really wide. (Don't worry, I can get it to pop back in place!) :)
I think my joint popping is probably related to Lyme disease, but I'm not 100% sure.
I hope you find the answers you are looking for!
Posted 9/24/2014 4:56 PM (GMT -5)
My hips will pop when I walk. My shoulder blades and ribs creak and crackle when I stretch my arms overhead. It's all relatively new so I'm assuming it's Lyme related.
Posted 9/26/2014 5:40 AM (GMT -5)
One of my first symptoms was joint popping and cracking. When I got out of bed in the morning I would sound like rice krispies! I still have it, but not as bad as it was. However, my neck is worse lately and I didn't have the popping there originally.
Posted 9/27/2014 8:31 AM (GMT -5)
Suddenly, in addition to knees and neck, I have a popping shoulder and one popping ankle. Weird.
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