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17 year IgG/IgM Ab was .47 Told she absolutely does not have lyme. Has had symptoms for at least 3 months but more likely 6 months. Does this really rule out Lyme? Had been on just a regular RX of amoxycillin for four days(for another issue) when testing was done.
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Razzle
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A negative ELISA/IFA never rules out Lyme. And since she was on abx when tested, that's even more likely to be a meaningless result. There is no test that can prove Lyme is not present.
Suggest you find an LLMD for proper testing, diagnosis, and if necessary, treatment.
-------------------- -Razzle Lyme IgM IGeneX Pos. 18+++, 23-25+, 30++, 31+, 34++, 39 IND, 83-93 IND; IgG IGeneX Neg. 30+, 39 IND; Mayo/CDC Pos. IgM 23+, 39+; IgG Mayo/CDC Neg. band 41+; Bart. (clinical dx; Fry Labs neg. for all coinfections), sx >30 yrs. Posts: 4167 | From WA | Registered: Feb 2011
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philly78
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You need to have a western blot done. Many people who do have lyme have a negative ELISA.
I'm dealing with the same thing with my son. Ever since I was diagnosed with lyme, I swear my son has it. I asked his pediatrician to draw blood for him to be tested for lyme. He agreed but wouldn't send it to Igenex. I figured...WTH...I'll give it a chance but he never even had the WB done because the ELISA was negative.
I was trying to save some time and money and get a head start but I'm actually calling my LLMD today to see if he will see my son as well. I swear this disease is going to drain me of my savings! But I don't care. The more I learn about lyme...the more convinced I am that I've had for a long time and that my son has it as well. We'll see.
As Razzle said...find an LLMD and make an appt.
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lpkayak
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its important to have the correct western blot done...don't waste money on just any western blot---some labs don't use all bands
igenex is best..but others are good. hope someone else can say which ones
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I've read here that Igenex is the best. Quest Lab is 2nd choice.
I tested positive with the western blot through Quest. It depends on who you talk to, but they are both the "go to" labs for Lyme/coinfections
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