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Hi, my DC 57 is 296, and yet I am bedridden most of the time, racked with pain, etc. I have Lyme plus three coinfections. I thought the higher the CD 57 the better your body was doing.
Can anyone shed some light on this? thx.
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This is why my LLMD said they were not a reliable marker for degree of illness. He no longer orders the tests for his patients.
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bcb1200
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Dr. B and my Doc say the CD-57 is for lyme only. Not co-infections. If the CD-57 is high then lyme's role is most likely minimal.
You probably feel bad due to co-infections.
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This is actually great to know, that it most likely my coinfections that are keeping me unwell. Progress, right?
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littlebit27
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I was coming to post the same thing as bcb. If the CD-57 level is high Lyme is not the main culprit at the moment.
I put a lot of faith in CD-57 as does my LLMD. He ordered the test, but I actually asked for it out of curiosity. He wasn't suprised by my results though.
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I also never had a low CD-57, the only time it was measured, near my lowest point in my illness, was over 100.
I was told the same thing as noted above, that it is not always a good indicator esp. if co's are a major problem. My LLMD has stated that he things Bart is my biggest issue.
A high CD-57 doesn't mean you're not sick, just that the test is not a good measure of your illness.
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The same as many above have mentioned. My cd-57 was always above 100 but I was severely ill. It turns out that I had babesia Duncani that was untreated.
Treatment of babesia has made a huge difference in my life.
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My cd-57 was tested a month ago and it was 20. My llmd didn't really explain it to me but I read Dr. B protocol so I know if it needs to be above 60.
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littlebit27
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Dr. B says it should be a lot over 60, someone chime in-I think it's 200 Dr B says?
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