I have seen my llmd a few times. I should see her regularly but can't afford it.
I have an appointment to see her in a couple weeks and was planning on asking her to do all the lyme and co testing as I couldn't afford it before.
Do you have to stop taking abx??
I really don't want to, if I stop I get horrible flares once a month.
Has getting tested and knowing what to treat specifically really helped anyone? from what I her testing is flawed and some abx treat several different things.
Just wondering if the testing is worth the expense.
Posted by jupiter76 (Member # 37697) on :
if testing per microscope or doing a PCR then stop AB at least for 1 month. For antibody testing I would stop afew days, maybe for to 7 days before. Some AB can interfere with the fluorezens testing aof the antibody test I think.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
If testing with a Western Blot, go off abx 10-14 days, per Dr C of MO.
Yes, you know what to treat, but many good LLMD's will treat according to symptoms...esp with coinfections.
Posted by lymenow (Member # 36175) on :
I tested negative while off antibiotics for a lot of co infections. I later retested while on antibiotics and came up positive for a whole bunch.
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
I have never stopped antibiotics for testing, and I tested positive for everything.
Testing is defintely not 100%. It is important to see a doctor who is familiar with the different infections and their symptoms.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by lymenow: I tested negative while off antibiotics for a lot of co infections. I later retested while on antibiotics and came up positive for a whole bunch. [/QB]
-But it may have been due to the fact that you were ON the antibiotics for awhile, causing the test to be more likely to show antibodies.
Posted by Summer3 (Member # 35286) on :
I did a month of doxy from a regular doctor then was off for about 20 days before an Igenex test with a LLMD. I tested positive.
He said it was best to be off for about 14 days before the test.