[at-l] post thru-hike aches and pains

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

The negative Lyme test is not an absolute, as it has a high false negative 
rate. There are also other rickettsial diseases with similar symptoms that 
should be considered, but are again difficult to diagnose.

I assume you have been to a real world doc, and the Lyme test has been only 
one of many tests and evaluations. Have you any response to Aspirin or 
other analgesics? Has the doc looked at other systemic illnesses or 
nutritional factors?

OrangeBug

At 07:36 AM 1/4/2001 -0800, Ben Wright wrote:
>Hi, everyone.
>
>I'm starting to get some aches and pains in my hips,
>knees to a lesser extent, and one of my calf muscles
>along my shin. It seems to be muscular in the sense
>that my joints don't hurt when sitting still. I had
>none of these problems while hiking, in fact not
>much in the way of leg problems at all. Also, they
>started happening in November almost a month and
>a half after summitting Mt. K. I just got a negative
>on lyme if that's what you might be thinking. Does
>anyone out there have similar experience after a
>thru-hike or know of someone who has?  Does anyone
>out there know of resources (books, doctors with
>A.T. diagnosis experience, etc.) that I can check
>into?
>
>I'm 33 and have no history of arithitic or other
>leg problems of any kind.
>
>In general, what is to be expected as wear and tear
>that shows up after a thru-hike?