LymeNet Flash: Babesia ?

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Posted by ImLymed (Member # 7495) on :

My LLMD thinks I have Babesia from the symoptoms I still have. Has sent the blood test out to Igen

Is this test any more accurate then the Lyme?

How is it to treat and cure?

ImLymed

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

NONE of the babesia tests are rock solid....just as with Lyme. That's why my LLMD TREATS all of patients for babesia, regardless of test results.

That way, nothing is overlooked. If you don't respond to the meds, then nothing lost.

Meds used are mepron/zithromax, clindamycin/quinine, or artemisinin.

It is not easy to clear, sad to say. You might require months and months of treatment, just as with Lyme.

But the good news is that clearing babesia makes Lyme easier to clear. That's why it's so important that this disease is not overlooked.

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Do not take anything I say as medical advice. I am not a doctor, but I DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express!
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