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Posted by Anxiety soldier (Member # 43885) on :

I had a western blot done at a normal lab, with only band #23 that showed up.

I am thinking of doing the Igenix test, I am only on Rifampin currently for meds.

Do I do the basic or the complete test? Do I need the complete to find out if I have Lyme?

Thanks

Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :

My doc did an antibiotic challenge with doxy. (doxy goes great with rifampin, although this time of year with the sun-minocycline or tinidazole would be better)

Then just ordered an Igm Western Blot. If it is your first time, maybe an IgM and IgG blot is in order.

Why are you needing a blood test?

Do you have an LLMD?

Just a cautionary note...rifampin by itself is useless against lyme, and other bacteria quickly build resistence to it when it is used solo.

So if you are using it for bart-brucella-mycoplasma or TB-it will be useless unless you pair it with another abx.

Seriously.

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

Test #188 and 189 are the two for the Western Blot.

www.igenex.com

Should cost less than $250 and some insurances will pay for it.

Posted by Anxiety soldier (Member # 43885) on :

Well I didnt know if I had lyme, dealing with mold related problems, bartonella, Hypothyroid, MTHFR Gene c677T, and low hormones.

So I have so many symptoms that seem to cross back and fourth with lyme. When I took the western blot only band #23 was present.

So it was inclusive to Lyme, but #23 is a Lyme specific band. Took high does of antibiotics to make me herx, but nothing.

So today I did the Igenix Lyme basic test, and we will see what that test comes back as.

I have been on Rifampin and Abart. Going to start Levaquin in a few days. We will see how that works.

Thanks