Got My DNA Connexions Results

Hopefully someone that has had this test done and understand how they report their results will be along soon. Without reference ranges, or at least definitions (like for NSA), I'm not sure others - like me - will be of any help. Are there any indications of what NSA means on your test? Any kind of reference for what the F7 means?

I would agree with your assessment of what this all means, depending on your symptoms.

Does your doctor understand Lyme and testing in that the person won't necessarily be able to get a positive test, particularly if it's a long standing infection?

Then hopefully, your doc has a plan in mind! Please do be sure to let us know what he says about your results and what treatment plan you agree to!

I sure hope that's the case for you!! Although the majority of chronic Lyme patients do find that they have several co-infections - bacterial, viral, protozoal. Often times, these symptoms don't "appear" until after a certain amount of time in treatment - which, of course, is different for each person. I only say this to help you realize that as you go through treatment, you should keep your eyes open for symptoms of other infections to show up - just in case. But, of course, my hope is that you don't have any other infections!

F7 just means the part of the bug they've identified. The others are OrspA and OrspB. Basically you have Lyme. I also have Babesia Duncani verified by Igenex lab work twice but it didn't show up on my DNA Connexions test. I'm beginning to wonder how good their tests are for co-infections but I have no basis for that except my own results and a few others I've heard.

bluelyme said...
My sis had the same ...congrats you have 2 kinds of spirochetes...they say the relapsing fever one is easy to take care of but you have done abx before ya?

I haven't done anything yet. The only thing I've done is change my diet drastically (cut out all grains, dairy, eggs, legumes, and sugar). The LLMD put me on sunflower lecithin, potato starch, probiotics (2 kinds), and Rstore 4 Life (helps with gut issues). My primary care doc is awesome and pretty integrative. She has been very supportive on this journey but is the first to admit that she knows nothing about treating Lyme (we both suspected it). When I told her what the LLMD had me start taking, she immediately said that it sounded like he was getting my body ready in anticipation of going on antibiotics. Now that the results are back, I'm pretty sure that's what he'll do. He may do some herbs and I'm sure he'll add some more supplements too.

I've heard that he tends to start slow on the abx, so I'm hoping I tolerate them pretty well.

I recently got my tests back from them and I have the same 2 along with OspA and Miyamotoi. I saw the results before I went to my LLMD and I still didn't believe it until he told me I had lyme. (The NSA stuff threw me.) We can learn together! I just started the Banderol and Samento. Have you started treatment yet?