Can you get igenex test without an order from doctor. Can you get the test and only then go to a doctor with the results.
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
I had the kit sent to me and took it to my doctor. It requires a blood draw, so a doctor needs to do it.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
You have to find someone to sign off on it. Go ahead and order the kit; you pay when you send in the blood work.
Even a chiro can sign off on it.
Posted by Priya (Member # 50567) on :
Where do you get the blood drawn? Do u take it to quest it some lab to draw blood and send to igenex ?
Posted by Angie b (Member # 50623) on :
Quest labs is one place
Quest Diagnostic lab
Posted by Angie b (Member # 50623) on :
Also if you call the igenex number on the website I'm sure they will tell you where you can go and get blood drawn near you
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
You can also discuss with IGeneX which tests to get. It's IgM and IgG Western Blots for Lyme.
I usually ask people to look at a list of symptoms for the co-infections babesia, bartonella and ehrlichia, and if they think they match, then to go ahead and test for all.
Some people just do it all. I did just Lyme, as I'm wasn't symptomatic for anything else.
The signing doctor does not have to know what's going on. My primary doc did not. They get a copy of results and then we need to check in with knowledgeable Lyme folks for interp, as it can be tricky to understand them.
Posted by Priya (Member # 50567) on :
My pcp dismissed it completely so I don't even know if she will sign off on it. Llmd not covered by insurance. So it would be an expensive visit just to get him to sign off. I haven't had any symptoms. Just found a tick in my bed. So haven't had a consultation yet.
Posted by Angie b (Member # 50623) on :
If I didn't check for the co-infections
I would never found out I also had "Rocky Mountain spotted fever" And 5 other coinfections on top of it I was shocked because I never saw on the internet that "Rocky Mountain spotted fever" was even associated with Lyme
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Hahah... where I picked up all this , only god knows where I am still shocked
Trust me I was so skeptical about all this Lyme stuff
And yes it's pricey Do a gofundme on Facebook or the internet Tell your story Random People or friends will help, watch you'll see !
Your just looking to get tested , not treated And some Lyme doctors do over the phone once you done the initial visit ..so it's a lot cheaper
You want a " ilads " LLMD
Posted by abenamou (Member # 49091) on :
Consider DNA Connexions, no doctor needed. Or "Any Lab Test Now" if you have a location close by which apparently is referenced on the IGeneX site (and has doctors to sign off labs in house).
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by Priya: I haven't had any symptoms. Just found a tick in my bed.
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