littlebit27
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Out of Lyme, Bart, and Babs which one do you treat first?
Tested negative for Bart and Babs but definitely have symptoms of both. Lyme not getting better, only treating Lyme now, well and ehriclia if it is an active infection.
Best lab for bart and babs, next to quest because I can't find a quest?
17hens
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My LLMD says Bart must be treated first. Then it doesn't matter in what order the Lyme and Babs are treated. I guess whichever is giving you the most symptoms.
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littlebit27
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Thank you. I'm going to talk to my LLMD on Thursday about it. Which one is the more expensive to treat? I know one has medicine that is usually not covered and is costly. I get them confused though.
t9im
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I'm not sure if you treat one first but the preferred drug for Bart, makes Moprom less effective so Bart is usually b/e mepron is added to the mix for Babs. Zith works with both Babs and LB.
You need a good LLMD for this, not me.
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17hens
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Many people treat Babesia with Mepron. You're right, it's very expensive. My LLMD says he'll try Arteminisin first.
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Sometimes you have to knock down the Lyme before tackling the others. ( a few months )
Not sure what you meant about Quest... but I would avoid using them for ANY Lyme or coinfection testing.
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littlebit27
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I thought I read somewhere that quest was good for co-infection testing. It was somewhere on here that I read that. Someone said Igenex wasn't good for co-s only Lyme itself.
Oh I'm so confused. I tested neg through Igenex but I know I have symptoms of both.
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If you do Mepron/Zithromax/Artemesia you will be treating Lyme + babesia at the same time.
You can do detox things during treatment as well.
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nefferdun
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I think it is important to treat the disease causing the most significant symptoms first. That for me was lyme but now is bartonella. If you were like me and could not even walk or get out of bed because of lyme, then treating it first is a no brainer. But when that was under control and my mind and emotions were deeply affected by bart, it became the center of focus. Now I need to address all of them.
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massman
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So the famous Dr. K is wrong ?
Aren't there a lot of toxins produced by the killing first ?
Can't the toxins produce more symptoms than the bugs themselves ? Especially when the toxins are NOT excreted well or properly ?
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