Hi Folks
I am writing to offer a possible solution to your back pain (and a few other possible symptoms).
I had continued low back muscular pain when standing or sitting for a long time but it became much worse when my symptoms flared up. I will not go into any great detail as to what I have been through (many more more unexplained problems primarily neurological in nature) that no doctor could explain as all of my test were negative! I am posting this message to alert all readers of my own findings:
After doing extensive research on my own, I was able to derive at a self diagnosis which has saved my life. I found out that I had Lyme disease (or Borreliosis as it is also called). This disease begins with a tick byte which most people never remember. If not treated at an early stage, it progresses and attacks the central nervous system causing just about any symptom you can think of. It is able to mimic 100 different other serious diseases. You get certain symptoms of other diseases but you actually don't have the disease. It confuses all doctors and the chances of coming across a doctor who is familiar with Lyme disease is next to Nil out there.
The good news: If you end up having this disease, most of your problems can be reversed with a long course of particular antibiotics. So, don't run off to a pharmacy on your own taking just any antibiotic!
I have been on an antibiotic Lyme disease treatment and my problems have pretty much gone away. I am not saying everyone having back pain has Lyme disease BUT I wish I had seen a post like this 8 months ago when my symptoms became worse reaching the point of not being able to function at all. At different times this included feeling sick after a meal, dizziness, nausea, heart palpitations, sudden and acute rise of blood pressure, muscle weakness, muscle pain and cramps, inflammation in various areas, indigestion, numbness in different parts of my body, constant fatigue, some short term memory loss, vision problems etc. etc. etc. Most of these symptoms would come and go but my back pain was more persistent.
My advise to all readers of this post:
1. Research Lyme disease (or Borrelia, or Borreliosis) on your own and find the looooong list of possible symptoms. See which symptoms match your case. NOT everyone with this disease has similar symptoms but a few at typical. Make sure you access several articles, DON'T stop on the first article you find. This is very important.
2. If you find that there may be a possibility that you have Lyme disease based only on your symptoms, further educate yourself (from the literature you will find on the net) WHY people are not told about this so widespread and debilitating epidemic which is estimated to be at least 4 times the size of AIDS in its infected population.
3. Search for a doctor who is known to deal with chronic (and the word "chronic" here is very important). The specialist in chronic Lyme disease will arrange for a simple blood test which may confirm your suspicion and they will administer the right medication.
4. Don't leave the next step in any doctor's hands (unless you know for sure your doctor specializes in Lyme disease treatment). Most doctors know of the disease but they don't know what to do and most important as I found out THE HARD WAY, their mind doesn't even go there when they deal with patients of this nature (with different and unexplained conditions or "Mystery patients" as we are often called).
I can't stress this any more. I can't tell you how stunned I have been to have gone through so many doctors and serious medical tests and NOT ONE of them even though of this disease. Even after I mentioned it to a couple of my doctors (following my own research), they did not give my theory any relevance. Just amazing!!!!
I have saved my own life and I made it my mandate to try and save as many others as I can. Good luck to all.
George P.
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