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quick blip, I'm an adult with 10 years of symptoms with no diagnoses.. I have a reactive 23 kd gig thats it and the only tests i have had for it back in 2012. with the symptoms i have and that reactive result i feel i have lyme.. an i just want a dr for the first time to have a plan and take over..im so tired of being the one to try and figure this out.. Thanks
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Welcome to Lymenet! PM sent for upstate NY.
You need to be evaluated and treated by a Lyme-literate doctor (LLMD). Non LLMDs have no clue about this horrble disease and its complex treatment!
Band 23 is Lyme-specific. According to Dr. C, one of the top LLMDs, here is an explanation:
"On the outer surface of the Lyme bacteria are various proteins. As they have been discovered, they have been assigned letters, such as outer surface proteins A, B, and C.
Again, each band is an antigen complexed (bound together) with an antibody made by the immune system, specifically for that antigen (part) of Borrelia burgdorferi (the bacteria which causes Lyme disease).
23-25: Outer surface protein C (osp C)
When calling for an appointment, ask if they have any cancellations or a waiting list. Patients have been able to get in faster to see a LLMD by doing this.
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