Flare up yesterday and today. What gives?

[Hope75]

I have had somewhat of a rest as far as my symptoms are concered for about 6-8wks?  Then, yesterday (and slightly the day before) WHAM.  It's all back and my feet are on fire and I am twitching all over.  Now, my elbow is zapping me down to my pinky and ring finger.  MU elbow or ulnar nerve seems to get really sensitive when the rest of my nerves are "irritated" or whatever they are doing.  It really seems like something systemic.  It comes in cycles of 6-8wks.  Off and on like a roller coaster.  I know Lyme is supposed to have some type of cycle -does this sound consistent with that?  Or should I just wait for those results Tuesday and not make any assumptions?  It's hard to wait:(

[wonko]

I have a predictable worsening that begins near my period.  Outside of that, it seems to worsen and relent as it pleases.

Early in my undiagnosed era, I had a full remission.  But as time passed, it was more of a constant illness that very slowly got worse and worse.

Now that I'm in treatment, I experience much wider variation and unpredictable waxing and waning.  I can't tell how much of this is from cycles of the disease versus the effects of medications.

[margypops]

I seem to be feeling the same the last 2 weeks, all the old symptoms , I was interested in a site I got to when googling Lyme it said that there is new evidence that Fleas ,mosquitos and any blood sucking organism can carry it.

[patsy10]

I too wonder about that.   I have some symptoms that have been permanent for a long time and don't seem to be going anywhere.

[gorbybelle]

I am like patsy10 - just get flares regardless of what I have been doing etc;

though I will say that when symptoms first started - the first year or so - I did have '4 weekly' - flares.

I do wonder - this is pure guess work - if the 'lyme disease' has actually gone - the symptoms I get now are from damage caused by lyme.  I am on abx. now - so it's a wait and see situation.

[patsy10]

I have read that lyme flares in 4-week cycles.  What you describe is familiar to me.  It seems that this disease does what it wants, when it wants.  I've never been able to to correlate my symptoms.  I can sleep good, have no stress and flare or I can get very little sleep, a lot of physical activity or stress and feel fine.  There does not seem to be a rhyme or reason in my case.

[mrs_k75]

I get these "flare up" type things too.That's what had me thinking it was Lyme instead of RA in the first place. I am on RA medication, but there are moments that I am still flaring up. My nerves are very irritated in back, arms and legs. Sometimes my joints felt like they were on fire. I had a bullseye rash 20 years ago so I just learned about the possiblity of Lyme disease so I can't really tell you if you have it or not. I also know Lyme test are not accurate too and I tested negative on the ELISA.