Hi Alexa—
I totally agree w/ Traveler, that the Bb infection really isn't hanging out in your blood at this point so it will be tough to detect in your tests.
Sorry—trying to remember our previous conversation. Have you started seeing an LLMD? Your ND can be very knowledgable and helpful in many other very important ways, but she will not be able to diagnose or treat you for lyme effectively… you'll need a lyme specialist. If you feel you need a positive test result for insurance coverage, etc., there is a specific WB test (IGeneX) and a specific approach I'd take in order to set you up for the most accurate results. Let us know if you're interested.
Regarding the yeast/fungal overgrowth… She'll likely be very helpful with this condition and in troubleshooting what else might be going on with you. And she'll likely find evidence of y/f in your bloodwork but your symptoms communicate much more than any test.
OK—I dug up your list of sx from a previous thread:
"-arthritis, joint pain esp. in knees, underarm pain, tight/stiff neck, stiff upper back, problems with urination, itchy scalp, dry skin, sensitive skin, sensitivity to sound, irritability, brain fog, thinking i see things out of my peripheral vision when theres nothing there, hot sensations throughout body, white tongue, lots of mucous & vaginal secretions, nausea (especially when heat is applied to neck or back), hair loss, trouble concentrating, balance problems, saying the wrong unintended random word at end of sentence, losing focus."
I think a lot of this could be due to yeast/fungal overgrowth. But having y/f overgrowth does not mean you don't also have lyme. I think your previous test in the hospital, which was
"equivocal" is a positive test—anyone else, please correct me on this! Regardless of your lyme status, it's still a priority to treat the y/f overgrowth first. The first reason for this is that your immune system can't be overwhelmed with another condition AND be expected to tackle the lyme infection at the same time. And most lyme experts will suggest that you need a functioning immune system to successfully treat lyme & co.
Reason #2 is if the y/f overgrowth is left untreated for even a little time, it can cause damage to the mucosal lining of your intestines. Here is an excerpt from my previous post to you on this to help connect the dots:
"70% of your immune system lives in your gut. So if there is trouble in your gut, and lyme and co-infections can create trouble there as well as too much alcohol, poor diet, stress, the mucosal lining gets damaged and it can affect how your immune system functions.
Yeast/fungus overgrowth also damages your immune system directly. If left untreated, the yeast can grow roots into your mucosal lining, basically creating holes in it. These holes damage the immune functions, make it difficult for you to digest food and nutrients properly (as well as medications/supplements) and also allow yeast and fecal matter and other debris and toxins to leak out into your blood stream, causing leaky gut. Food particles are not supposed to be in your blood. So your immune system then starts working overtime reacting to all the food and next thing you know, you start developing reactions to everything you eat. Even the healthy foods. Leaky gut is a VERY difficult situation to solve. It takes a long time and a lot of effort to heal your gut so y/f treatment is critical. And, without a supportive immune function, healing from lyme and co-infections is very difficult."
And you will have a very difficult time during treatment if your stomach isn't absorbing nutrients, supplements or medication. It's like a dog chasing its tail…
And, unless you need positive y/f tests, I wouldn't spend a whole lot of time on them. I think you'll have some good results with the pure nystatin powder—please let me know if you'd like more info on that (I mention it in the posts I previously shared with you but let me know if you have specific q's).
-p
Post Edited (Pirouette) : 7/27/2015 12:09:11 PM (GMT-6)