I tested positive for a Lyme screen in august 2003 for lyme. It says >/= 1.00 is index positive for Lyme Disease Antibody. I was 1.34.

I was on a two week couse of Augmentin bid for a sinus infection. They debated putting me on Doxycycline but then put me on Amoxicillin 500 mg tid for 11 days. I felt this was inadequate. They assured me it was fine. The doc seemed irritated that I questioned her judgement.

Now I am not an expert by any means. I am an RN, I work as an Oncology Certified nurse. So I have a basic understanding of labs.

I was retested for Lyme in 1/2004. I stilled showed a level of 1.51. They did a IgG Western Blot. It says none detected, but then reads: "specific serologic response to B.burgdorferi is not detected. Cannot rule out early infection during which low or undetectable antibody levels to Borrelia burgdorferi may be present."

You might want to read the section on diagnosing late stage lyme at the ilads website:
http://www.ilads.org/burrascano_1102.htm#overgrowth

They did not do a western blot. If they did it would show bands, numbers with + or - or +/- next to them.

It sounds to me like you were treated inadequately. Its a good thing you are going to see a LLMD.

If you're having symptoms you still have Lyme and it needs to be treated.(IMO)

Did they also do IgM? I suspect not. The IgG response does not show up for a number of days after infection. This is why the have the "early infection clause" it is standard boiler plate text.

treatment guidelines

early lyme- does it suggest 6 weeks?