Immunosciences-I used this for testing of mycoplasms years ago. The last time I checked, they were referring people to MDL in NJ.

Great Smokies Lab-I used this for many tests since Dr. Teitelbaum mentioned them in his book "From Fatigued to Fantastic". The tests I had done were not on their "Dubious List"--little or no diagnostic value.

Spectracell Labs which does the Functional Intracellular Analysis (FIA). This test is on their Dubious List.

Center for Complex Infectious Diseases--Dr. W. John Martin's Lab which was testing for Stealth Virus. It was shut down about a year ago.

Thought you would be interested in this info. It's quite a site and is non-profit.

Consider the source, when reading on Quackwatch. And this is what they say about Lyme, BTW -
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/lyme.html

"The Bottom Line
Lyme disease, when diagnosed early, is readily treatable with oral antibiotics.

Positive antibody tests, by themselves, do not provide sufficient basis for diagnosing Lyme disease. The diagnosis should be based on the overall picture, including history and physical findings [7,36].

Negative antibody testing after the first few weeks strongly suggests that the patient does not have Lyme disease [7].

Many patients with chronic nonspecific symptoms (such as headaches, fatigue, achiness, mental confusion, or sleep disturbances) mistakenly believe that they have Lyme disease.

Intravenous antibiotic therapy, when given appropriately, should not last more than a month. It should not be given unless oral antibiotic therapy has failed and persistent active infection has been demonstrated by culture, biopsy, or other bacteriologic technique [37].

Malariotherapy, intracellular hyperthermia therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, colloidal silver, dietary supplements, and herbs are not appropriate measures for treating Lyme disease. Doctors who recommend them should be avoided."

That's right - if a doctor recommends that you take magnesium or vitamin C, run like the devil because he's just out to take your money!

There's a lot more crap on there (the politics of the disease, online discussion groups are too hysterical about the whole thing and potentially dangerous, it's not sexually transmitted, if you're pregnant you can't give it to your unborn child...), but no one here needs that.

I'll say it again - consider the source.

If a therapy, research, treatment, or med is not Anglo Saxon in origin the site says it is Quackery.

What gets me, is that his big idea that Lyme treatment is Quakery is because supposidly IV companies make money. How many of us are not on IV?? Alot.

The site is new to me, but what I kept thinking after reading your posts is that out of the thousands of doctors and lab tests and hundreds of specialty labs, their list of dubious ones was pretty short.

Thanks for your input.

I don't think that anyone is angry about your posting (I know that I'm not). It's just that those guys put on white coats and claim to know what's what (and since we're too stupid to understand "medical stuff", we're supposed to buy what they're selling...).

But your general point is valid and of concern to all - there are bad people out there who will take your money and NOT help you to get better. There are dodgy, scammy things going on and we need to protect ourselves from them.

Which, I think, is why places like this are so useful! People can share experiences and thoughts and knowledge. THAT keeps us smart and sane in our different approaches of dealing with Lyme. And if someone has been ripped off or mistreated by a doctor or lab, they can tell the world!

I'd feel bad too if I thought I had valuable information and was making a contribution to help others at Lymenet. It feels so good when you can help others save their time and money.