Depending on your insurance company meds may or may not be covered. I have BCBS and am covered and my HMO covered me before. Others in my area are having trouble w/the HMO and an out of state doc.

The Bowen gives you a serial dilution that tells you how much bacteria is found in the blood. Be careful, as a late stage lymie, my serial dilution was only 1:16 vs. a higher version of 1:124 or so (example). This means that the bacteria is mostly in my tissue and organs which cannot be measured w/o a biopsy. Your serial dilution is special to your specific type and stage of lyme.

The Bowen does get an answer in 48 hrs. which is great because they have alot of samples come in from overseas. Be careful your doctor knows how to read the test results. Some read the co-infections as negative so they miss the positive lyme and tell a patient negative for all. Igenex is a good lab . . . I just don't want them missing the cyst form like happened to a great friend of mine.

Keep us posted when you get tested!

[This message has been edited by Curley911 (edited 23 August 2005).]

(for anger towards NY Times, see post under that topic)