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Posted by gemofnj (Member # 15551) on :

Has anyone had to wait this long for test results from IgeneX?

At first I was told 2 weeks, now they say it might take 3 weeks.

[confused]

Posted by steelbone (Member # 14014) on :

mine took 2 weeks in the winter...i'm sure during the summer months the have more test going on...

3 weeks seems right to me

Posted by dbourne (Member # 13833) on :

Our took a little over two. They were much more busy because of summer. I know the wait seems forever when it is related to your health. Good luck.

Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :

The doctor I went to took 3 months to let me know my test results were positive.

He had the test back in 2 weeks.

I had left messages with his office staff, had written, etc.

It finally took a friend of his to let him know I was not getting answers from his office.

I was not well enough to drive the 2 hours or so to his office.

He was not an LLMD.

Just knew enought to use Igenex Lab and the symptoms.

It is only a piece of the puzzle. Lyme is a clinical dx.

You might need to make an appointment to get the results.

Don't know what you situation is.

Hopefully you are dealing with a LLMD.

After I had gotten a copy of the test results and done my own research on how to read them...

I went to a new primary doctor who said he knew all about lyme as he was from the East Coast and an Ivy league doc.

When I showed him the test results he did not know how to read them and was more concerned about me taking more than a few days of antibiotics than helping me get well.

Posted by gemofnj (Member # 15551) on :

Thanks everyone. I guess I have to be patient. I hope my sample didnt go stale!! [Eek!]

Was everyone here on abx at the time of testing? Just curious.

Posted by TerryK (Member # 8552) on :

Sorry you are having to wait. I'm waiting for a test result that has taken 2 months so I know how you feel. It is not for lyme but something else that is holding up treatment. Very upsetting.

I was on abx when taking IgeneX tests and my LLMD is very knowledgeable so I've no doubt that he knows what he is doing.

I hope you get your results soon.

Terry

Posted by gemofnj (Member # 15551) on :

Hi Terry,

Thank you for your concern. I can't imagine waiting 2 months!

If my Igenex test comes out negative, I will be very perplexed and may question my treatment. I dont really want to be on long term antibiotics if I dont really have lyme.

Hope your waiting comes to an end soon. Good luck. [Wink]

Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :

Listened to a speaker from IGenex and they said that they even miss a certan percentage of people with the testing who have TBD's but it did not show up.

Lyme is a clinical dx.

Posted by tdtid (Member # 10276) on :

I'm on the east coast and Igenex is on the west and mine took just a day or two over the two weeks. But this was 19 months ago and with more and more cases out there, they may be getting more overwhelmed.

Cathy