Why won’t they give pain meds for my Lyme disease?
I went to the doctor today for Lyme disease, and got antibiotics , which I am happy with, but I seriously am in pain. I am one to usually turn away pills, but right now I really need it. Why don’t they give out pain meds for the people who really need them. My back painis almost unbearable, and I have extremely sore neck and legs. My muscles feel so tight. How come nobody knows how bad it hurts?
April 21st, 2010 at 11:11 pm
So sorry to hear that you got this. I would say that because they don’t want to see someone dependent on the pain pills and because they may want someone to try the over the counter pain relievers for that. Since the pain in that is like arthritis and/or muscle conditions they report, I’d try some muscle relaxant if your dr. would be able to suggest something.
I would also ask the pharmacist in your area what to try for that since the pain is terrible. I would say that since the medical field doesn’t know most likely first hand what that is like they can’t relate and give meds to help that not be noticed. You could benefit to try to find online some natural or standard ways to deal with pain. If you go to a medical site like www. webmd. com or www. mayoclinic. com and type in Lyme Disease you can see what they recommend to do and take for this. I would not hesitate and hope that you can manage to sleep.
Sleep is a natural means of the body relaxing and finding some relief.
April 21st, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Your back and neck can become tight for an entirely different reason. Until you know why they really did, you may have to cut the dr. a little slack. Here are a couple of ways to release the muscles that give people the most pain in their backs and necks:
For your neck:
place your hand alongside your head and push your thumb in under your ear and place it on the muscle there. Take your fingers and place them on the back of your neck on the muscles there. Press them together and hold a good amount of pressure on them. Then relax, take a deep breath an happening, the muscle going limp under the pressure. Continue to hold until the entire muscle has gone limp.
Back:
Place your left hand on your left knee. Place your right hand over your left shoulder and with your fingertips find the muscle next to your spine. Press on it and hold. Relax, take a deep breath and exhale and don’t tense up any part of your body. After about 30 seconds there should be a release happening and when it does slowly lower yourself forward onto your right leg. If you can lean over the outside edge of your leg it will be better for your release. Continue holding for a total of one minute. Then release but rest your body there for one minute longer. Then reverse and do the right side.