LymeNet Flash: IGeneX tick test good or bad?

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Posted by Lenny777 (Member # 5452) on :

Doing great. Off meds and feeling good for... I don't know 5 years now. Anyway, I went hiking with my dog this weekend and I found a tick on me when I got home. It wasn't attached, but that doesn't really make me feel better about it. Is the tick test through IGeneX good/reliable or a waste of time and money. I have the tick in a tube with moist cotton right now. It's dead. [Big Grin]

Posted by disturbedme (Member # 12346) on :

I've heard it's kind of the same way as testing humans for lyme disease and co-infections. There's a chance that it will show TBD's or there's a chance that it won't (even though the tick may have them).

Posted by Lymeorsomething (Member # 16359) on :

Lenny, Igenex is well-regarded here. However, waiting for test results may not be an appropriate course of action so early on...you may just want to run several weeks of abx through your local doc...