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Regarding a blood test for yeast, the lab test I had with Quest called it:
Candida Albicans Antibodies (IgA, IgG, IgM)
Why are you waiting to treat Lyme? I would get on "something" before your LLMD appointment. Doxycycline would be a good start. Won't your regular doctor give you that until your appointment?
The longer it goes untreated, the longer it takes to get cured.
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Sorry but insurance does NOT cover hyperbaric for infections unless you have resistant osteomyletis
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can one have candida and test negative to the blood antibody test?
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What makes you think you have systemic yeast? I'm guessing you had a stool test, as that is the only test that would give results in a 1+ format. Yeast in your stool can be very normal and is not necessarily pathologic. Do you have symptoms of a systemic infection?
Also, I don't want to sound overly cynical, but your chiropractor has a hyperbaric oxygen machine?
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quote: What makes you think you have systemic yeast? I'm guessing you had a stool test, as that is the only test that would give results in a 1+ format. Yeast in your stool can be very normal and is not necessarily pathologic. Do you have symptoms of a systemic infection?
Also, I don't want to sound overly cynical, but your chiropractor has a hyperbaric oxygen machine?
Yes, it was stool test, and yes, I have symptoms of a systemic infection.
The chiropractor I mentioned is actually a functional medicine physician (her title is doctor of chiropractic), and yes, she has two mild hyperbaric chambers in the office.
The functional medicine specialist is the one who ordered the lab testing, and diagnosed me with a systemic yeast infection, for which she prescribed supplements containing primarily berberine acid (which did NOT agree with my intestines!).
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Typically the protocol for candida would be much higher than a mHBOT chamber can provide. So I am thinking that perhaps you could look into a differential diagnosis...
As for reimbursement I have only seen on case get paid for lyme. It all depends on your carrier. Some have broader coverage than others as far as "investigational" uses for HBOT.
No insurance provider will reimburse for mHBOT now that they do note carry PVHO, pressure vessel for human occupancy registration.
You can give it a try though... If you have any questions feel free to contact me off list at [email protected]
Kind Regards,
Julia
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Anyway, as much as I love hyperbaric, the one thing it made *worse* was my candida and I heard that from others, too, especially the deep dive chambers. Remember, it's a facultative anaerobe, it can switch to oxygen, and if you're killing off lots of other anaerobes, it'll switch to oxygen and grow because there are fewer competitors. Plus in a deep dive chamber you come out *very* hungry, I remember after the first time we all went straight to McDonalds for big macs. You end up feeding your candida!
MHBOT is good for boosting immunity and for tuning up your whole body, so if you are on anti-candida meds then MHBOT would be good. Not sure that herbs with berberine are enough tho especially if systemic, you need actual Rx drugs.
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