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rmsfnc
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1:64 negative. MD says this is a good thing. Not understanding how it's possible or why it is noe negative. Any help?

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Lymetoo
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MD or LLMD??

What antibiotics were you taking for the RMSF?

Still have symptoms?

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rmsfnc
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LLMD. Primary who follows the guidelines whose name I got here. Only taking Doxy at right dosage for less than 2 weeks. Took at 200mg/day for 2 weeks prior. Overall symptoms improved form before abx. Still have meh days but overall an improvement in sleep, fatigue, brain fogg and word finding issues.

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NCAugust
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I'm pretty sure 1:64 is a "weak" positive...I'm guessing the your number of antibodies has decreased from your first test, so that is why it is good news. Do you know what the initial ratio was? I took 200 mg for 2 weeks...my test after that was a weak positive at 1:32. I had another RMSF test a few weeks later that came out fully negative. I still had symptoms, so went to the LLMD (Dr. F) and tested positive for Lyme...she is the one who told me that my RMSF was gone.

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rmsfnc
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When did you see her and what additional testing did she do? She sent blood to igenex and did a local quest rmsf titre. Where did u test positive for Lyme? I've also read that rmsf is hard to be a confection so I'm still a little confused. I see her Friday.

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NCAugust
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I sent you a PM!

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Lymetoo
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Quest is a really lousy lab for tick-borne illnesses.

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Florence1
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i tested positive for RMSF in 2005 and have always wondered wether i got lyme at the same time.....obviously i will never know BUT.....my well known LLMD told me recently that Erlichiosis can trigger a positive RMSF titer........so unless you have the classic RMSF rash and are really ill maybe you have erlichiosis and thats why it is now negative.......and thats what your dealing with.......just a thought.....

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Jan 10 Positive Babesia Duncani
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