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Posted by dian (Member # 14335) on :

My daughter had a positive pcr lyme test last June, her doctor said alot of people never show a positive pcr and that she definately has lyme with this test, I am wondering will it ever be not positive when she is done with abx, how do you know when lyme is gone?

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

Definitely Lyme then!

You'll know when it's gone by symptoms.

Posted by Pinelady (Member # 18524) on :

I agree symptoms.

But that does not mean it can't be reactivated or

reinfected. As is known to happen in its sister

syphilis. Some think it requires a maintainance low

dose like many illness' to keep it in check. I

just spoke with a woman who has suffered for 2

years after her doc told her she was cured after

21 days of doxy. Her chimney caught on fire and

she became bed ridden fast. She had to go North

to her brothers funeral and doc gave her a double

pack of steroids to get her there and over her

aches and pains. We hate this disease, but hate

docs who don't know what they are doing worse.