About this Blog
~Hi, my name is Courtney. I was a full time college student, starting to be a dancer, and used to work with kids part time, living on my own until my illness disabled me.
~I became sick in 2005. I created this blog in the summer of 2006 to record my "headache" diary and to see if anyone finds it interesting.
~12/2006 I lost my job then after, failed a year of college.
~2/2007 Dx Lyme Disease with Bartonella: prescribed 8 months of oral antibiotics. I'm not even sure if I ever had the Lyme Disease.
~11/2007 The doctor took me off medicines while I was still improving but not fully recovered.
~6/2008 Dx Chiari I Malformation by a neurosurgeon in Beverly Hills.
~8/2008 Decompression and Lamenectomy helped 80% of my problems.
~2/2009 Dx Hypermobility by an Orthopedic Surgeon/School Doc: Started PT, dancing, going to school and working.
~6/2009 Started working full time as an Infant-Toddler teacher, which requires lifting. Dancing part time, maybe I'll finish school eventually...lol
~12/2009 Dx Chronic Sinusitis: Stopped dancing due to constant infections.
~2/2010 Sinus Surgery & complication: Severe Epistaxis: Became severely anemic.
~3/2010: Dx Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: by Geneticist
~4/2011: Switched jobs, now work at a Pre-K teacher for 3 and 4 year olds. Less lifting!
~5/2011: Started PT and exercising again
Hands and Feet hurt
anyone else get this? and they get red almost as if my blood is pooling to them.
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6 comments:
Yes, I have gotten that quite a bit.......
Yeah, I've gotten pain, I think primarily as a result of blood pressure being low, and the amount of nerves found in the hands and feet. Inflammation of nerves and joints contribute in many cases. Lyme Disease is a real hoot, ain't it?
Yeah my feet hurt ALOT!! - but my arms tend to get really wonky - they hurt in a weird way and then feel heavy and hard to lift or use - That's when I really need to lay down - I am afraid one day I won't be able to use them at all - I know some people can't walk - has anyone ever lost the use of their arms??
and yeah - YEA! Lyme - fun fun fun!!
Do you ever get pins and needles in your lip or face?? - that is a weird thing I get.....
Always something new and different!
Yes I get those symptoms too. They are significantly improved overall compared to 3-4 years ago.
I have the pain in my arms and hands. There are times when I go to pick up something and I just don't seem to have the grip strength. I do alot of typing also, so I just think it may be it is all of the typing that I do. Speaking of typing you would think Mr. Metallic Blue would have sore hands to!! lol! =)~
Hey, I'm Casey from CT and I am being treated for Lyme's too, my legs hurt first now my hands and arms do too! I have been like this only a couple months but this is terrible! I was recovering from a surgery when the little bugger got me. I had the bulls eye but was misdiagnosed and sat around with it for a few weeks. My hands hurt bad but I can deal with it for research.
Lymes disease sucks
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