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Posted by madhattan (Member # 9760) on :
 
Hey all,

I wanted to post my test results from Igenex and other labs. Unfortunately, after 5 weeks of therapy I am exactly the same.

I know it takes a long time, but I wanted my extreme symptoms to lessen a little bit, so I feel like I'm at the end of my rope.

To recap, this is what happens to me EVERY 5-10 SECONDS for, like, past 130 days:

1) burning, acidic nerve/muscle pains
2) bone throbbing

3) electric shocks -- like static shocks but about 5 times worse
4) water dripping or feeling like I'm walking in it every time I move!

5) stabbing pains
6) hot wax/internal bleeding sensations

7) involuntary jerking
8) muscle twitching

NONSTOP...I once had a 3 hour break, but that's about it. It's pure torture. Anyway, what do you think about my test results?

Abs. CD8-CD57+ Lymphs = 42 (LOW)
tested positive for HLA DR4

Igenex IgG
__________

All negative except
**39 kDa IND

**41 kDa +

58 kDa +


Igenex IgM
__________

All negative except Indeterminate on **39 kDa and **41kDa.

Also, abnormalities from Immunosciences Lab:

IgG Variable Major Antigen 2.1 range 0-2
CD4+ Cell to Antigen A 16.0 range 0-10

CD4+ Cell to Antigen B 13.0 range 0-10
TNF-A Lyme Antigen (A+B)*2 1020 range 0-1000

borderline Lyme TNF-A Medium *1 996 range 0-1000

Do things add up? Thoughts? Hope you are all better than I am, that's for sure!
 
Posted by SForsgren (Member # 7686) on :
 
Not a clear picture, but Lyme is a clinical diagnosis. I would have tested for coinfections as well like Babesia, Ehrlichia, Bartonella. I don't understand why any doctor would miss that opportunity. The Immunosciences test is not clear to me. I have done their Lyme panel, but it is more than what you have presented. 39 is a Bb specific band and thus does show some evidence, but it could be that your immune response is weak and that with treatment, the test will become more positive. I know there is nothing definite here, but for many of us, that is the way it is. It takes time to put all the puzzle pieces together. You might also want to consider energetic medical diagnostic approaches with EAV, ART, etc. Be well
 
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
 
Band 39 is Lyme specific. Do you have a know tick bite or other history of exposure?

REad this:

Western Blot explanation:
http://tinyurl.com/ffn3x

from the above link:

Band 39: Unknown what this antigen is, but based on research at the National Institute of Health (NIH), other Borrelia (such as Borrelia recurrentis that causes relapsing fever), do not even have the genetics to code for the 39 kDa antigen, much less produce it. It is the most specific antibody for borreliosis of all.


What meds are you on? Were you on meds when the tests were done?
 
Posted by madhattan (Member # 9760) on :
 
Thanks very much for your responses. I tested negative for the 3 co-infections.

I wasn't on any antibiotics when the blood tests were taken. I have been on cedax, minocycline, and plaquenil for five weeks, but I am changing the cedax to biaxin starting today.
 
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
 
Well, maybe that will do the trick! I loved Biaxin for what it did for me.
 
Posted by madhattan (Member # 9760) on :
 
Really, Lymetoo? Thanks for giving me a bit of hope. I just want 1 hour of relief...just 1 hour!!
 
Posted by HEATHERKISS (Member # 6789) on :
 
My first drug was biaxin. after 5 weeks the pain in my hands went away. good luck!

Hope it works for you.
 
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
 
Really! It does give you a metallic taste in the mouth....but it's worth it!
 
Posted by SForsgren (Member # 7686) on :
 
Believe the co-infection results as much as you would Lyme results....in other words, my money would still be that you do have co-infections if you have tick-borne disease.
 


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