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I'm a newbie, but have been reading as much as I can handle for the past couple of weeks.
I just found out last night that the Western Blot was negative. Last week the ELISA was positive.
After much cajoling, I got my doctor to put me on antibiotics - so I'm on 3 weeks of doxycyline.
Should I seek out an LLMD now or wait to see if the 3 weeks of abx works for me? I've only been on the abx for 3+ days now, and my symptoms are getting a little worse each day (mostly joint pain and severe fatigue, but also earaches, grogginess, dizziness, etc.)
This message board is a godsend.
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I would request the WB and see if you had any positive bands on my it. The CDC requires many positve bands in order to be positive. If you
have just a few or even one band that is lyme specific that would mean something to me. From what I have heard not that many people get a
positive Elisa. If you have a positive one and have lyme symptoms that would be enough for me. You could also have your doctor run a WB through Igenex Lab.
I would also find a LLMD ASAP. Some have long waits and the three weeks of doxy is not that long. What dose are you on? Goood Luck, Marcie
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If I don't have heart problems/symptoms, is it worth it to go see a LLMD who is a cardiologist?
There is one close to me.
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quote:Originally posted by hatpianka: I'm a newbie, but have been reading as much as I can handle for the past couple of weeks.
Should I seek out an LLMD now or wait to see if the 3 weeks of abx works for me? I've only been on the abx for 3+ days now, and my symptoms are getting a little worse each day (mostly joint pain and severe fatigue, but also earaches, grogginess, dizziness, etc.)
This message board is a godsend.
Should I seek out an LLMD now ? Yes seek a llmd
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It seems as though all of the WB bands came back negative, even though the first test came back positive. The results list the bands and then each one says "non-reacti"...
What does this mean?
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When I got sick, I tested positive on the ELISA 4 different times over a 5 month period - all 4 times the W-Blot were "negative". Don't let the W-Blot be the definitive answer - if I had gone by that I would still be sick! After 6 years, I am, 99% of the time, completely symptom free (knock on wood!)
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Do you know what lab ran the test? The name should be on the test results.
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