Hi, Unfortunately, Lyme and all the meds have taken a toll on my gallbladder and I have to have it removed soon.
I would like to have the tissue tested for Lyme. I got two totally differing opinions about this. I called Clongen and asked and I believe the pathologist there said he did not feel it was reliable, it is a waste of money and he has yet to see a positive sample from the gallbladder. That the gallbladder is a hostile environment.
However, I feel like everything I've read said Lyme resides in the gallbladder wall, so I called Igenex and they do test the gallbladder and said they have very reliable PCR testing and results are very reliable.
Should I bother having this test run? I have been on years of antibiotics. Will this influence the test at all? Can antibiotics penetrate the gallbladder wall?
Thank you for any info you can provide!!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
If you NEED proof that you have lyme, then do it. IF you don't need proof, forget it.
I would definitely go with Igenex if I were to do testing.
I don't know anything about the abx and the tissue in the GB.
Hope the surgery is uneventful!! Posted by jwall (Member # 22999) on :
Ok thank you! I don't really need confirmation I guess. But I always just wonder what tests will show. Just more curious than needing answers.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
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