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I had my LLMD run some co-infection tests through labcorp (bc my insurance pays for it) to see if anything came back positive. I recently had liver issues and don't want to treat exclusively on symptoms alone and thought this would at least give me some information to start with.
The only thing that came back positive was the mycoplasma IgG it says 113 High, but below it lists it as in the indeterminate range of 100-320.
An explanation below that says "Values >100 may indicate a recent infection with Mycoplasma penumoniae and need to be confirmed either by a positive IgM result and/or an additional specimen drawn 2-4 weeks later showing a significant increase in antibody levels.
The IgM is negative.
Does this just represent some past exposure that is common to everyone?? His office didn't call to give me the results and just mailed them to me so I assume it isn't a big deal.
seekhelp
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Everybody has that level. No doc will treat for that w/those low IgG levels with no other confirming data IMO.
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I am wondering if this was part of my initial problem and if that is why the zithromax actually was my favorite abx (since it is used for myco).
oh well, like everything else I will never know for sure.
luvs2ride
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soonermom,
do you have arthritis? mycoplasma is well known for causing that.
My titers are consistently off the charts at >5.
Check out www.roadback.org. They treat auto-immune disorders with antibiotics and mycoplasma is one of the main suspected bacterias.
BTW, it is a viral/bacteria combo making it incredibly difficult to treat.
Also, Garth Nicholson, was a scientist for the government and so was his wife when their daughter returned from the Gulf War with Gulf War Syndrome. Then they both caught it and began to study their blood.
What they found was a form of mycoplasma that was not your garden variety form. It was clearly engineered in a lab and no doubt was used as germ warfare.
With his discovery, the government fired him. He opened a lab and the government chases him regular. Weird, huh?
If he is right, just think how many veterans have brought to America this lab engineered form of mycoplasma. You catch mycoplasma from coughing, sneezing, hand touching, etc.
You can read about him and his ongoing work at www.immed.org
Susan
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