Tendonitis

Ok, so I have been treating my Lyme for almost 5 years with LLMD. I was on antibiotics the first year and a half.I have Been seeing a holistic dr. also and been treating with supplements and I feel about 80 to 85% well and have for past few years except for maybe once a year flareup.

I did lots of steps and overdid it at work one week and got tendonitis in both knees bad. When I went to my LLMD he thought it was Lyme and put me back on Doxycline 2 in morning and at night, Azithromycin 1 a day from Mon-Thursday and Friday Saturday and Sunday Tindamax 1 day.

After the first week of Antibiotics my knees became worse (burning, pulling on fire). I had to stay out of work for 3 days.The pain was different than when i first got LYme it was stabbing pain. My orthopaedic Dr. wasn't sure and I am having a MRI on left knee Thursday. It makes me sooo crazy as I am not sure if it is tendonitis or a lyme herx . But it started before ABX and became worse after. But didn't really rest. Now i rested 4 days, still on antibiotics and epston salt baths and its feels so much better? LLMD told me to stop antibiotics...its been only 2 weeks.

ANY IMPUT WITH HELP!!!

I was thinking the same as Sarah...the timing - sounds like a herx.

It sounds to me like whatever you're doing with the holistic Dr. isn't enough. What are you taking to treat the infection?

So I been feeling good in general except like I said a flare up once a year.Girlie I had tendonitis before I started ABX and then it got worse. Hard to tell if its mechanical or lyme but was both knees.
I take NEEM supplements, monolaurin, 3000 mg of vitamin C, 3000 Flax oil capsules, curcumin, 2 probiotics, diflucan every other day and nystatin on the other day. Epstson salt baths and I have an ifrared sauna.

seyshell - if the antibiotics did cause a herx...that means it's a die-off of bacteria...which means active infection.

Are the plans to go back on the antibiotics? maybe starting at a lower dose?

Or, add in some herbal treatments.

Igenex doesn't really show the "amount" of Lyme you have. There is no way to tell whether the bacteria is "traces" or a high bacteria load. It just shows whether you have it or not.

RICE - Rest Ice Compression Elevation until you get the MRI. No squatting, kneeling, running or lots of steps. I am sure that your ortho told you all of this and he should have also mentioned taking an anti-inflammatory.

A big glass of water with the anti-inflammatory so your tummy stays safe.

Knee pain hurts and there is sometimes no non painful position. I hope it is only tendonitis and nothing is torn.

Thanks everyone!