CD57 from Quest Lab

When I was confused as to what a CD57 test was I read this article.

/www.researchednutritionals.com/library/lyme/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-cd57/

As for what do your test result indicate, well, someone else will come along and they will interpret them much more accurate than I can. I look at the reference and see that your numbers fall in between in all the categories. But some are n on the low end.

hang in there.....

https://www.researchednutritionals.com/library/lyme/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-cd57/

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Thank you astroman,

No sure why my LLMD ordered from Quest but not labcorp.

It is generally understood amongst lyme specialists that CD57 levels can be helpful--and can also be meaningless... Even across several tests performed over time on the same person. The case certainly is true for me - I started out with a 37 and was VERY, very sick. I tested a year later at 47 and had improved gut, immune system, was actively treating lyme & co... etc. I tested 53 a year after that and had crashed significantly.

Here is a good description of the controversy over CD57 and why it shouldn't be used as the sole indicator for treatment approach. There just isn't enough known about how the immune system functions, certainly not enough about how lyme & co affect immune function going into/during/coming out of treatment, and testing is woefully inaccurate and/or lacks usable information.

Generally, lyme specialists will suggest that you evaluate your current infection from a clinical perspective--are you mostly symptom-free over the past couple of months?

www.publichealthalert.org/role-of-c3a-and-c4a-complement-proteins-in-chronic-lyme-disease.html

Hope this is helpful - how are you feeling???

-p

Well - that is significant improvement! That's great.

For the remaining - they are going to be tougher to target (which is why they are still lingering).

I'd strongly suggest exploring other coinfections. Here is also more info about "what to do when you're not feeling improvement:

HEAD PRESSURE
This is most likely due to inflammation in the brain and/or toxins not getting processed out quickly enough. I like japanese knotweed for inflammation and I also take pinella and bur bur to help detox the brain - works really well for me and others. Another possibility to explore is yeast/fungal overgrowth, which can create mycotoxins (like ethanol and acetaldehyde) that can create head pressure.

TINNITUS
The ear buzzing or "tinnitus" is a big mystery for many of us here. I just had a great discussion w/ my neurologist about this - he said that inflammation can trigger the mechanics in the middle ear to crank up the volume, and the tinnitus can result (similar to cranking up the volume and nearly blowing a speaker--the crackling dysfunctional noise that comes out of the speaker at high volume is the tinnitus).

Also, inflammation can trigger the nerve endings to get agitated, causing the noise. He recommended a "tinnitus cocktail" which I haven't tried due to my issues w/ niacin but others have had success, also - anything you can do for inflammation should help.

Tinnitus cocktail (provided by my neurologist - he mentioned it could take 6 mos. to realize any benefit):
Niacin 100mg once/day
L-lysine 500mg once/day
Lipoflavonoid one tablet once/day

JOINTS
We have a great member here, Georgia Hunter, who has done a lot of research on this so you might want to do a search for some of his posts, but in summary, he suggests joint popping/cracking sounds might be due to the byproducts of eating too much animal meat protein. This could also be due to or a byproduct of inflammation.

Hope this is helpful -

-p

Sorry you're losing the weight - it is so odd how this illness affects us all differently (I can't lose - have only gained weight). SO I have no help to offer with that!

But I did want to suggest that high EBV titers is very common. In fact, most adults contract EBV by the time we're 30 - for health people, the virus lies dormant. For others who are ill or going through considerable stress, the virus is pretty opportunistic and can show up when the immune system gets overwhelmed. It's critical to treat high viral loads, which can easily overwhelm the immune system and interfere with lyme & co treatment.

I tested high titers/reactivated levels for 4 viruses when I first started lyme & co tx. I tried a couple different antiviral Rx so if the Valtrex doesn't work, try another one. I finally got off the Rx and transitioned (S-L-O-W-L-Y) to Beyond Balance IMN-V-II, which is something I'll probably take throughout my tx and for a very, very long time afterwards - just to keep it at bay and help out my immune system.

Also, fatigue is the biggest symptom with viral loads so if you feel tired, the BEST thing for you to do is give in--don't fight it, allow your body all the rest and recovery you can possibly afford it.

-p