Chronic tendon pain in lower leg/ankle

I would agree with Jane, here...but I would also suggest taking a picture of the rash and KEEPING it as not all doctors are trained to id these kinds of things. The rash that is associated with Lyme is called an Erythema Migrans, by the way.

Also, I'm not well versed on the diagnostics for all the conditions that Jane has mentioned, but I do know that there are no conclusive tests for Lyme, unfortunately...so diagnosis is based on symptoms. If you have a doctor who tells you that you don't have lyme because you've tested "negative" for Lyme, you're consulting with a doc that doesn't know enough to diagnose you for this condition and you need to go elsewhere. I've read that Lymies see between 12-24 doctors before getting a diagnosis...this delay causes needless sufferering and expense.

Bethsheba
 
Morganio,

I do think that you should also be tested for lyme and related diseases. They can certainly cause widespread joint problems. Like meems asked, do you have hypermobility?

Buy the orthotics. If they help, great, if they don't help, at that point, your doctor has exhausted all his ideas, and might be willing to send you to somebody else.

Meanwhile, you might want to try a gentle stretching only routine, just to keep your sore parts moving a little bit. Yoga, something like that.
 
Morganio, I'm so anxious to hear what your test results were for the lyme disease!!! I hope you still check this post, as it has been sometime since your last entry. It is unbeleivable how your symptoms mirror mine...as if I had written them myself - everything from the tendonities right down to the orthodics, which I have had 4 pairs made with no luck. I have seen a myriad of specialists, and after all their blood tests, phys. therapy and presciptions, the end result has been a shrug of their shoulders and the strong sense that I am nothing but a rabid hypochondriac to them. So, after finally seeing a chiropractor, and not a doctor with 8 medical degrees under his belt and an air of healing 'godliness', did I learn about lymes and its responsibility for hundreds of ailments. I am about to begin treatment for it, mostly through natural remedies, as antibiotics usually do not work this late in the stage. I am wondering what treatment you underwent, if you did in fact receive any for it, and what the end result was/is. Also, I want to thank you for your post and for opening yourself up about your suffering, because seeing that there are others out there in the same boat as myself makes me feel, well, not SO alone anymore. Okay...please, if you see this post, I would greatly appreciate an update=. I hope this thread finds you well.
-Deschotte
 
The rash started on my neck. My neck went red and kind of mottled. There weren't really any bumps, but if felt patchy. It stung if it got wet (in the shower or if I sweated), or if my clothing was against my neck. The rest of the time it just itched. But I'm now getting a similar thing (although not as bad) on my legs and arms (but these ones only show up after I shower, or exercise).
 
Hi
I was just diagnosed with "achilles tendonities" last Friday. He immediately told me I would have wear one of those "hard plastic" boots which goes just about to the knee. He said I would have to wear this for 42 days night and day, yes; I did say night and day. I am miserable with this thing on at night but after 10 days I have had a substantial amount of improvement! I was very surprised. In 42 days I go back to my Dr and I will have inserts made for my shoes because he saw how flat my feet were. I didn't even know I hate flat feet. He said that the flat feet can cause achillies tendonitis and also back problem which I have had numerous shots and surgeries on my back. My neurosurgeon was the one to send me to this orthopedic doctor because he operated on my nerosurgeon's knee and he really likes them.

So, I would be getting me one of those boots. Tell your orthopedic doctor that you want one and they will write a prescription for it and insurance should cover it.

Hope you get this corrected. It is a LOT OF PAIN!!!

NanaJo
 
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