In 2005 I was tested for bart at Igenex and had negative titers for IgG and IgM. In 2008, I was tested at Fry and had a positive titer for Bart. H and Bart Q at 1:64 with only IgG positive. It also seems odd that I have the exact same titer for 2 different kinds of bart.
So, my question is: Do I have bartonella or not. My symptoms that could be bart also all fall into the lyme category which I tested positive for at Igenex in 2004 wih IgG and IgM and at the then Bowen labs.
A friend's husband who exhibits no symptoms of any TBO and is as healthy as a horse also tested positive for bart titers with Fry.
I am not trying to knock down Fry labs, but I find it weird and confusing and I don't want to treat for bart if I do not really have it.
Hiker53
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
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Posted by blaze (Member # 16838) on :
I hope someone answers. I'm waiting on my Fry results right now.
Posted by Angelica (Member # 15601) on :
I would go on symptoms and a clinical diagnosis with the assistance of you LLMD.
I had a negative bart blood smear with Fry and 2 negative bart tests with Igenex yet my LLMD and I both feel I have bart.
Posted by djf2005 (Member # 11449) on :
if you are sick enough with bart you will surely want to treat it. if you are considering not treating it because you are unsure whether you have it or not, i guess i dont know what to tell you.
fortunately for you most lyme treatments overlap with what would cover bart so i guess itd be ok.
if it were me, id treat it. like i mentioned above, it will cover lyme and many other organisms anyway, so why not do it?