LYME TESTING

Hello People in trying to Get tested, as i said on other posts in from Italy and i have now met a doctor on an italian Lyme Clinic, He s not for sure Llmd He had me doing antibodies igg igm CLIA borrelia, cd57, ehrlichia, rikettsia, blood PCR borrelia(not ready ad yet). I had results of CD57: 103, the antibodies turned out negative so he Wont do Western blot, which is the test i wanted the most, when i did the testing i was on abx since 1month n half, so i think pcr on blood will come out negative, My Elisa came out igm a stripe under doubtful. I drove 600 kms to this Guy and he's not even testing me for western blot, i yet dont have results of rikettsia n ehrlichia, what do you guys think about My cd57:103?

Anyway i need an appropriate testing, how can i do??

No body want to test me for western blot, i know Ltt testing But is not recognized
Please help

Thank you very much


Btw: is 103 on cd57 count a very normal one or quite low? Doctor say is normal and doesnt think i have lyme

Post Edited (Aramiz) : 2/8/2016 3:10:24 PM (GMT-7)

The cd57 can not be used to diagnose Lyme disease...it's not even reliable to tell if someone who has lyme disease is improving.
Many LLMD's don't even use it.

So cd57 is not a reliable marker, i found bca lab in Germany which does immunoblot, ltt, Eia and a Lot of other tests, is this lab ad reliable ad igenex?

Aramiz - I just sent you an email about how to possibly find a LLMD. Please let me know if you don't get it.

If you wish to email me with your location, I can take a look through some things I have for a possible LLMD near you. I'll keep trying until I run out of resources and people that I can ask!!!

Got it! Thank you! I'll see what I can do.

Girlie, for what i can See Armin labs doesnt do conventional western blot, They do sera spot immunoblot which is a New kind of WB and They do Elispot and EIA, i dont know if sera spot is recognized But in sure Ltt isnt, They ara probably way more precise than conventional tests though They r not recognized from medical system, if anyone can correct me please do.

Yea He is basically the only, But just to let you figure: He Told me that since My borrelia antibodies test CLIA are negative He Wont run the immunoblot, therefore i would say just a bit better than normal average Drs, the thing He did more than the average is the PCR on blood of which i yet dont have results, But when i went there i was just 1 day off a 2 month cycle of abx so i doubt about reliability of test: He says the test Wont be spoiled by that.....


Well btw i think that before traveling far from My home i should have some positive test, so thinking about elispot borrelia and bartonella igg igm, i already have cd57 which is 103, But these tests are expensive so il have to work out a bit

Post Edited (Aramiz) : 2/12/2016 1:10:42 PM (GMT-7)