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I was negative for Bart through Ingenix, and therefore not being treated for it by my LLMD--only for Lyme and Babesia. But I have many symptoms, including very strange and chronic facial skin rashes(only respond to Elidel--a topical immuno-suppressant), anemia, anxiety, depression and VEINS that are popping up everywhere!! All over my hands and feet, plus spider veins. Two pregancies and NEVER a spider vein, until now. So, I think there has to be some Bart going on. Question: has anyone managed to eliminate it? If so, how? I'd like to start some herbal things to get the ball rolling and then ask the LLMD for Levanquin. I guess it's wishful thinking that the veins would go away, once treated....
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It could be Bartonella as it does effect your vascular system. That was one of my first signs of bart. along with dizzy spells.
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I tested negative for Bart and I'm being treated for it. As I had every symptom. We now figure it's my main issue. Talk with your doc and see what he has to say.
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I got rid of bart by taking Levaquin. I followed it up with many months of Bactrim DS.
In April, it was 6 years since I completed my lyme treatment and I am still symptom free, enjoying my life. I credit my continued cure or remission to the fact that my lyme doc required me to do the Burrascano exercise program (1 hour of weight lifting every other day). He said that I would never get well unless I did it.
Among other things, this type of exercise is believed to boost the immune system. That is the key to getting into remission and staying there. It was the hardest thing anybody ever asked me to do, but I did it.
Also, I don't drink or smoke.
I never got the veins from bart, so I don't know if they go away.
Once you are treated for lyme and babs, if you still have symptoms, any good lyme doctor would then automatically treat bartonella.
Wish you the best!
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My bart test was also negative, but I felt I definitely had bart symptoms, especially sore feet.
Levaquin did not help me. I finally took 6 months of tindamax and cipro, which seemed to get me to 100% for the past year. However, I recently got a bad cold and URI, and my doctor gave me a z-pak. About a week or 2 after taking the z-pak, I started to feel some LD or bart symptoms coming back.
I don't know if my weakened immune system or the z-pak triggered LD or bart symptoms to start again. I started back on cipro a couple of weeks ago and am feeling much better. I may have to just stay on cipro for the long haul, which I don't mind doing since it is the only abx that did not cause any side-effects.
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