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Posted 6/17/2015 9:44 PM (GMT -5)
Hi,

I am in bed, today is one of those days, headache, my left leg feels like it is literally burning and my hips hurt so bad that I can't even move. :(
Any recommendations on how I can ease the pain in my hip joints, they hurt so much. It feels like I have a knife stuck in them. I still have to bathe the kids and bring them to bed and can't barely move.

Took Ibuprofen and it doesn't work at all

Thanks so much for listening
Posted 6/17/2015 9:55 PM (GMT -5)
So sorry!! Headaches and leg/ hip pain all really suck. Can the kids skip their baths? You need a break. Hope you feel better by the time you read this.

I've been wondering a lot myself about hip pain. Can you sleep on your back rather than side or stomach? I feel like my hips hurt worse from my own body weight/pressure lying in bed (for way too many hours per day).
Posted 6/18/2015 10:29 AM (GMT -5)
Do you have any turmeric in the spice cabinet?

You can take a LOT but I would start with just 1 tsp 3x day. It really helped inflammation for me. The rain on the east coast certainly isn't helping. Hope you are feeling better today?
Posted 6/18/2015 2:08 PM (GMT -5)
A heating pad might help for your hip pain. I'm sorry you're hurting!

If it persists, I would call your LLMD. I have had so much pain. I have to take something stronger than Aleve / Ibuprofen.

I hope you feel better soon.
Posted 6/18/2015 5:15 PM (GMT -5)
I would highly recommend Turmeric.

You can also take Fish Oil and White Willow Bark.

Drink lots of ginger tea made from fresh ginger--also helps inflammation.

Do stretching targeted to the part of the body that's painful.

Margaret
Posted 6/18/2015 5:18 PM (GMT -5)
Is the pain level any better in the morning?
If so... maybe they could have baths then?

Maybe get kids to bed early... and wake an hour earlier?
Posted 6/18/2015 5:30 PM (GMT -5)
I always use the mustard seed powder bath for detox. It really loosens things up. Of course it's not permanent but gets me through the night's with the kids. You can also sit on one of those big balance balls - I have one at my desk at work and regularly sit on it.
Good luck!
Posted 6/18/2015 6:08 PM (GMT -5)
The burning feeling is most likely nerve pain. It was best described to me as nerve pain feels like your blood is acid.

If this is what you are experiencing it's most likely occurring because of inflammation. To reduce inflammation you can try ice packs at the joint or stretching.

If those don't help these are two things that I've found to be effective. Zyflamend (whole body)by New Chapter and a high dose of a very high quality fish oil. The one that my LLND has me on is Ultimate Omega 1280 mg Omega -3 by Nordic Naturals 6-7 pills X2 a day.

I've taken the Zyflamend for years. Way before I got Lyme. It's a natural anti-inflammatory. My spine is a mess and I have had two cervical spine fusions. Adding the Ultimate Omega has helped a lot with pain. Both products are available on Amazon. The Ultimate Omega is expensive and taking 12-14 pills a day means going through a bottle pretty quickly.
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