Bad burning

[skarey]

Gosh, my burning is getting worse.  Both legs (mostly in shins) and top of feet are really bothering me.  Any suggestions on what to do to help with this.    Is burning common with Lymes?  I'm worried that it is more a sx of Fibro or MS.
  Thanks!
   karey

[Todd36]

Look at the survey on this forum to see if burning is common in people with Lyme disease.  of the 16 responses, everyone indicated they've suffered from some sort of burning - that seems somewhat telling.  if your neuro said you don't have MS, go with it.  At this point treat the symptoms so you can live comfortably while your drs work on a dx.

[patsy10]

Very common.  Like Todd said 100% of the people who responded to the poll had or have it.

[Dont_tick_me_off]

As far as I am concerned I think lyme is just as bad as MS.. i don't wish any of these diseases on anyone.

My burning is mainly from my buttock down to the back of my leg. Its so uncomfortable.

[wonko]

I am very bad at sorting out all of the symptoms of Lyme and co-infections, but I do know that pain, tingling, or burning in the shins is associated with Bartonella.  

The tests for the co-infections are problematic as well, which is why seeing a knowledgeable LLMD can really help to sort out what symptoms are from what infection and which treatments are best.

[JackieCalifornia]

"100% of the people who responded to the poll had or have it."

Uh, that's a self-selecting sample:  I didn't respond to it because I don't have burning.  If there were 100 people here with Lyme for certain, and if 75 had burning symptoms, then those 75 responding 'yes' would show that 100% have burning, therefore burning is a symptom of Lyme.

However, if you count the whole universe of 100, the true percentage is 75%.

The problem here is:  we don't know how big the universe is on this forum, and some who visit/lurk here don't have Lyme, or may not have it, since diagnosis is a bit tricky.  So I wouldn't put too much reliance on the 100% conclusion.

It would be fair to say, perhaps, that burning can be a symptom of Lyme and/or a co-infection.