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big lenny
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Member # 3048

posted

just got back from llmd- have an igg pos for babs but neg for lyme- blood work was through mdl labs.
is it possible to have babs but not lyme?
currnetly i am on mepron and zithro for the babs..

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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probably .. but rarely

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Opinions, not medical advice!

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sparkle7
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Member # 10397

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Do you remember being bitten by a tick? Did you have a bull's eye rash?

FYI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babesiosis

What are your symptoms? The tests are tricky for these things. They are not always accurate.

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Scrappy
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posted

I am in this situation too.

I don't recall ever being bitten. Only band that shows up on IGeneX is 41 (although strongly positive).

Have you ever had a blood transfusion? This is the leading belief regarding how I might have been infected.

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seekhelp
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Member # 15067

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Was it Babesia WA-1 or Microti you tested positive for? I truly don't think we can take every positive antibody test to be absolute proof of CURRENT infection.

[ 05-06-2011, 07:18 PM: Message edited by: seekhelp ]

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Scrappy
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Member # 25888

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Unsure if this reply was for the OP or me, the last poster.

My LLMD thought enough of symptoms and test to treat with Mepron/Azithromycin/Artemesia(?).

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