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Topic: Medical Diagnostic Labs.

Piercethedrk
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Member # 5415

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Good? Bad? Why or why not?

Posts: 68 | From COATESVILLE, PA! | Registered: Mar 2004 | IP: Logged |

troutscout
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I have never used them.

I use only Igenex...next, Bowen.

Why? No real reason.
Other than..there are MORE positives at the ones I mentioned.

Trout

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mlkeen
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One of the doctors I saw felt MDL had a higher rate of positive PRC's than the insurance labs so he used them. Because they are close to us, the turn around time was good. I could have blood drawn in Parkesburg and Fed ex would have it to MDL the next day.

I never used them for any other tests.

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troutscout
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Oh...yeah...they do have a higher 'positive' rate than most other labs...right behind, in order;

Bowen
Igenex
MDL
Stonybrook

Trout

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MammaLyme
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They never found my babesia, lyme, HME or HGE. They found only something to do with something that was nothing. I do not trust this lab at all.

Go Bowen, they show the pictures and they are worth a thousand words of healing.

Posts: 2173 | From Maryland | Registered: Jun 2001 | IP: Logged |

aaronkatie
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MDl is great for pcr - as good as a pcr can be - caught my daughter's chlamydia pneumonia which was good.

They do an excellent chronic fatigue panel and mycoplasma panel.

i've had great results with Igenex though never tested thru bowen.

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Aniek
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My LLMD only uses MDL. I got a positive (although not CDC) Western Blot from them.

Posts: 4711 | From Washington, DC | Registered: Mar 2004 | IP: Logged |

arg82
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Member # 161

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Hey,

I think we've talked about this before in our chats but I had a positive PCR from MDL back in 2001. This is the ONLY real positive test I've had. WBs have been equivical but with some consistent bands (none of these were from MDL - Igenex or Stoneybrook, awaiting labwork back from Bowen).

--Annie

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You'll go through anything.
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frenchbraid
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My very first Lyme test was done via MDL and was positive by PCR. They found it in my urine but not in my blood. My oldest daughter was also positive the first time by PCR. Only hers was positive in her blood, but not in her urine.

My husband and youngest daughter had REPEATED tests and tested negative until we sent blood to IGeneX. Then they got the positives.

It's really a crap shoot if you ask me.

frenchbraid

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Aniek
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PCR testing is more than a crap shoot, it's a needle in a hay stack no matter where you send it.

A PCR test is a test for Lyme DNA. You have to use a sample that has the Lyme in it. You can have Lyme, but it may not be in the blood or urine sample that is being tested.

No matter how good the lab, they can't return a positive PCR if the spirochette isn't in the sample. Long-term Lyme is usually deeper in the tissues and less in the body fluids (but not always.)

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jbgoth
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Well, i will get my test results back in 3 days. I know my LLMD used both IgeneX and MDL.

I will post with the details when i get them. I know i had a chronic fatigue panel done, among the other panels for LD and co-infections.

I told my husband that i was excited to finally know what i had, and he said, "you had better have LD", NOT in a mean way. Mostly because, of the ABX and yeast problems that i have had to go through already.

Funny to want positive results.

Jordan

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Posts: 593 | From Miami, Florida | Registered: Apr 2004 | IP: Logged |

Mathias
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I've been to two LLMD's. One used MDL and the other used MDL and Stonybrook.

Believe it or not, one of my LLMD's said that they won't use Igenex because everyone tests positive there.

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mlkeen
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On the other hand, my son has had several CDC WB positives with Quest, so go figure.

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cootiegirl
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My llmds use igenex, mdl, stonybrook, and quest for the basic stuff. I haven't ever had any blood/urine workups with Bowen.
cootiegirl

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