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If I wanted to just get blood work and nothing else, as cost-efficient as possible but still using good labs, where do I go to get blood taken?
(I already have an LLMD and have been tested once, if you've read my other posts you'll know I'm a bit obsessed right now with finding some clarity or assurance about my current approach.
I have someone giving some advice that wanted my to be tested again, and I don't know where I can do that- Can I get the blood test independent from expensive doctor's fees and have it sent direct to the labs?
If not, I'll probably set up an appointment with another good LLMD in the New York area to get a second opinion and more blood work so I can feel confident in diagnosis/ treatment.
Or maybe I'll just go back on track with my previous treatment. I don't know right now.)
Appreciate all your help! Hope everyone is doing well.
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-------------------- Sick since January 1985. Misdiagnosed for 20 years. Tested CDC positive October 2005. Treating since April 2006. Posts: 3228 | From Somewhere west of the Mississippi | Registered: Aug 2007
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Igenex will send a kit directly to you, but you need a dr. to sign the order form and receive the results. They won't send the results directly to you. My PCP did this for me.
If you just do the Western Blot, IGG and IGM, it's around $300. Then, co-infections are around $150 each.
However, I just did a Western Blot through Quest because that's free for me with insurance. I had 3 positive bands on IGG (2 more bands than Igenex before I started treatment). Just like you, those test results gave me the motivation to continue aggressive Lyme treatment.
I planned on doing the Bartonella test at Galaxy Labs...when my PCP called them for a kit, she found out the test was $975!! Needless to say, I didn't go ahead with that test.
-------------------- Misdiagnosed with CFS for 7 yrs. Diagnosed by LLMD in 2009. Aggressive treatment for 3 years with minimum improvement. Posts: 120 | From FL | Registered: Jun 2009
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