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Topic: can they do biopsy's for lyme

Beca
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Member # 10317

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I am going in for surgery on Tuse. to have my tubes removed. I have had problems sents I had

them tied so they taking them out. Could I have them tested for Lyme when the do pathology on

them?

Thanks
Beca

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AliG
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 9734

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I don't see why not.

They find spirochetes in all kinds of organs when they do autopsies. [Frown]

So sorry your having such problems.

hugs & prayers,
[group hug]

Ali

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Posts: 4881 | From Middlesex County, NJ | Registered: Jul 2006 | IP: Logged |

AliG
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There's info from Igenex here on sending tissue samples, if you wanted to have it done there:

http://www.igenex.com/formset3.htm

I believe that you can call them to request a test order form & sample shipping kit.

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Lymetoo
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Good luck with the surgery. I hope things improve very soon for you!

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bettyg
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you can DOWNLOAD IGX's required form.

you can download also the SPECS of what they need to do and preparing for it.

since your testing is tuesday; to late to get it by fedex even overnight depending on time you need to check into the hospital tuesday!

yes, i'd recommend a biopsy since they are removing things already.

best wishes on your surgery and full recuperation in future. [group hug]

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bettyg
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beca, more info for you i came acrost:

BIOPSIES SENT TO IGENEX from HSHBMOM, 6.08

If you're sending the biopsy to Igenex Labs in California....

Collect several 3-4 mm punch biopsies from
the inner edge of the expanding part of the rash...the inner edge of the outer part of the expanding rash.

Put the biopsies in a dry, unused sterile urine specimen cup.
Do not put the biopsies in formalin or alcohol.

Ship the biopsy by overnight express to Igenex Lab in California on a Monday through Wednesday. Do not ship on a Thursday or Friday or your specimen may get ruined over the weekend.

I wasted $300 on a PCR biopsy because my helpful, but uninformed physician took the biopsies from the center of the rash where the tick had been attached, not at the active (expanding) part of the rash.

Also, please remind others to take sequential photos of their rash(es) with a ruler in the photo and the date written on their skin...include a photo so you can see the rash and the person's face, if it's possible.

Taking photos got me classified as a "Suspect" case by the state health department. I was told confirmed and suspect cases are the only ones included in the state's Lyme case counts.

I was told I'd be added to the Lyme case count that year, but someone failed to amend the case count and I was excluded from the official statistics.

The health department was too bothered to amend the Lyme case count after they waited 6 moths to contact me and verify my positive Lyme Western Blot test.

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Beca
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Member # 10317

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Thanks for all the info.I will keep you posted I am going to ask my Dr to have it checked for

lyme. Its is to late to get the kit from the lab

[dizzy]

I hate brain fog or I would have thought of this earlier.

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xoxoxox
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Member # 18778

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Good luck!

Hope you recover quickly!

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Beca
Member
Member # 10317

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I asked he said Lyme isn't high in this area. Bull$^&#. I am going to call LLMD today I slept

all day yesterday. I did not get much done.

Thanks
Beca

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LisaS
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TEll him even if he thinks lyme isn't high in that area, maybe you're the one who does have it, so why not biopsy? Dumb Doctors!

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