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I had the lymerix vaccine and yes, I have band 31 positive. I also had other bands positive that were not from the vaccine.
I believe that I got lyme disease after the vaccine, not because of it. Although, if I had to do it over again, I would never have gotten that or any other vaccines for that matter (didn't know any better back then).
Did you get symptoms right after the vaccine? Do you have any other bands present?
I figured that because I had the vaccine, then got lyme disease, I was doomed. I have been in treatment now for 16 months and am so much better now, so you can definitely be helped.
I am seeking no less than a cure for this.
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TSN003
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I got the vaccine after being bitten by 3 different ticks and supposedly being treated (with Doxy for 3 weeks each) to completion for each. IMO I was already sick when I got the vaccine.
johnnyb
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I know that certain bands can show up positive if you've had the vaccine. Since I don't know myself which ones, I gotta agree with six- those sound right to me.
Also, and here's the thing- depending on which lab you use for testing, they might not even check those 2 bands because of a possibility that you might have had the vaccine, since the vaccine makes them come up positive.
The problem with this is that common sense dictates what they SHOULD do is simply ASK THE PATIENT if they've had the vaccine, which would tell them whether or not to include those bands when trying to determine if they are positive for lyme or not.
This is why you should use Igenex to test. In your case, the vaccine will probably cause the bands six mentioned to come up positive.
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