Mycoplasma pneumoniae and other test results

I just received test results from my LLMD in the mail. I have an appointment with her tomorrow but wanted to know what you all think before I see her. On a side note, I was Igenex and CDC positive for lyme in December of 2015. My doctor thinks I have had it for 20 plus years. I was treated with doxy for 6 weeks along with many other supplements. I have been on a rest period and elimination diet because I got so terribly sick on treatment. The LLMD thought something else was going on as well so she ran a bunch of tests.

This is what she came up with -

High - Chlamydia pneumonia
Very High - Mycoplasma pneumonia
Very High - Histamine determination blood
High - Homocysteine
Low - Iodine
Numerous (too many to list) food sensitivities but gluten and dairy were two of the worse.

So in your opinion are these related to lyme?
If so, what has been effective in treating them?

I read this forum almost daily. I find it comforting to hear from others who are experiencing similar situations. I also find this forum very educational.

Thanks for your help!
Amy

Hi Amy, thank you for your kind words about our community!! There are lots of us that work very hard to try to keep it a good place to come!

Were you detoxing much? For someone that has likely had these infections for 20 years to only be able to tolerate 6 weeks of treatment, that pretty much screams detoxing issues to me. I used abx first and was determined to be an abx failure, but I also didn't know about detoxing back then (2007) - but no one really did. We know so much more now!! This is one of the best sites for detoxing ideas: www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

The rest of the things that you listed. C.pneumonia, Mycoplasma, high histamines, and so on are connected to having Lyme and company for many of us.

It's my opinion that it's best to treat whatever infection is "on top" - producing the most or the most severe symptoms, but always watching for the "next" infection to pop up with symptoms as well.

I'll be interested to know what your doc thinks the next best step will be for you, but do be sure they understand the need for detox. To help you with that, here are some articles that should help:

www.benbrew.com/lb/lyme5.pdf


www.benbrew.com/lb/lb.html#sideeffects - scroll down to the "Side effects of antibiotic treatment"

www.townsendletter.com/June2012/anderson0612.html


www.klinghardtacademy.com/images/stories/neurotoxin/NeurotoxinProtocol_Jan06.pdf


www.lyme-disease-research-database.com/lee_cowden_interview.html


And as K07 said, Iodine is likely tied to the thyroid function (i have hypothyroid issues too) and the Homocysteine is tied to gene mutations (MTHFR) that can make it very difficult for our body to detox - but there are things you can do.