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Topic: Western Blot

marie
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 3980

posted

Can you have a negative ELISA test and a positive Western Blot?

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Bartenderbonnie
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 49177

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Yes you can.

Found this great explanation on Lymenet, of coarse.

http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi/topic/1/108294?#000002

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Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

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YES, of course! That happens very very often!

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Opinions, not medical advice!

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Robin123
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Member # 9197

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My story: I got a positive Western Blot done. Then I thought I'd go see a rheumatologist for some abx.

He had me order an ELISA test. I knew nothing at the time about this testing issue. It came back negative and he announced, "Good news - the ELISA test is negative - you don't have Lyme."

Well, I had put myself on clindamycin abx left over in my drawer - I'm basically allergic to most abx so I had some left over from some other incident. I was now out of pain for the first time in 25 years and I was herxing!

So I let him have it! He walked out, then I walked out and discussed my newfound awareness of Lyme disease with the staff, who couldn't walk out!

You gotta know the politics. The ELISA test is a very weak test and misses at least half the cases. Doctors use it to keep from having to treat people who have Lyme. Yes, this is criminal.

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