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Funds are a little tight right now, but I do have health insurance. So, I want to bring this first to my general practitioner, but I want to be sure I'm asking the right questions and requesting the right tests.
A couple years ago, they did a lyme disease test. I don't know what kind it was, but it apparently came back negative. I am now inclined to look closer at this, having just learned about how some tests are either easily misread or inately misleading, and seeing how it fits my symptoms so very precisely.
What's the most likely test they did on my a few years ago?
Which is more definitive - the spinal fluid culture or the LUAT? Should I ask for both or one?
I feel like I should ask for a Western Blot as well to compare what would be standard results with one of the two above. Is this a good idea?
When I ask for a more comprehensive Lyme panel, I guess I should also ask for a test for babesiosis and erlichiosis. What are the names of the tests involved for these?
Are there other common lyme-borne diseases that I should be checking?
Are there tests I should specifically ask for or ask to avoid?
What kind of opposition am I likely to face from a standard doctor when asking for these kinds of tests? My current doctor knows all my symptomology and knows nothing else has worked so far. Is there anything I should avoid saying that might make things worse when asking for these tests?
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I bet it was an ELISA which won't worth much.
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please copy cottonbrain's reply and PASTE it to the other original post with more replies; thanks.
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