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Go to their website first. Get the phone number. They will send you the package for free with everything you need in it.
I still have mine. I ended up testing positive through Labcorp, just as I was about to try to do the Igenex thing.
However, my LLMD already had the IgeneX kits there. And they wanted to test through them as a guide because Labcorp and commercial labs leave out important bands.
That's what I've learned anyway.
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design,
have you looked at my newbie package link below? i have DETAILED instructions there.
also, one IGENEX gets your blood, it takes 3 weeks NOW FOR RESULTS!
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The order must be signed by a doctor. Call your LLMD's office and see if they have the kits there, as suggested above.
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* Summary: IGeneX, Inc. is a specialty immunology laboratory and research facility for tick-borne diseases, especially Lyme Disease. The laboratory is CLIA-certified, inspected by the Department of Health and Human Services for Medicare testing. They do accept some varieties of medicare. If disabled and on SSDI, your variety of medicare will pay for most of the testing.
Panel 6050 is the most comprehensive test for Lyme and this panel includes the IFA, IgM and IgG Western Blots and PCRs for Borrelia burgdorferi. The IFA is a general Lyme disease screen.
Panel 5090 and 5080 are comprehensive tests for common co-infections spread by ticks. These include Babesia, Ehrlichia - Anaplasma phagocytophila (HGE) or Human Monocytic Ehrlichia (HME), and Bartonella. A complete panel for the Midwest, Southern and Eastern Region of the USA is (Panel 5090), and a Panel for the Western Region (Panel 5080).
For those looking for bottomline barebones testing for Lyme Disease, test number #188 and #189. These includes IgG and IgM Western Blots Test kits are available with shipping materials at no charge from IGeneX Inc.- Call 800/832-3200,
Igenex requires patients prepay for tests unless they have Medicare. For those with Medicare, IGENEX will file the paperwork for you. It's free.
It's important to read the Igenex website located at: www.igenex.com
Twice per year prices rise. Call 1-800-832-3200 for current pricing!
Once you decide to order testing, you can call the above number and they will send you a ``test kit'' with their required paperwork to fill out with your doctor. Included in the test kit, you'll find blood vials, a box to ship it in. International patients will have to pay to ship the package back to Igenex, but Igenex will send the test kit to you free.
Your health care provider must sign, date as well as show the diagnostic code ICD-9 for Lyme: 088.81 or for the particular disease you have, in order for Igenex to know why the provider is ordering the test.
When you get your results, please post them in the medical section for Lymenet.org. The only portions of your test that need to be posted are those marked with a positive symbol, or IND.
Make sure to include the fax number for your health care provider on the order forms they give you in your Igenex Test Kit. You'll be able to receive the results by mail, as well as Fax, thus avoiding problems.
-------------------- I am not a physician, so do your own research to confirm any ideas given and then speak with a health care provider you trust.
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