needing recommendations for Co-Infection Test please

Hi dazed -

For people seeking testing, it's helps to know the reason you are seeking test results - personal Confirmation? Social communication? Insurance coverage? Convince a traditional or non-specialist to treat you? Or to rule something out?

-p

Co infection testing is less accurate than Lyme testing, so just because you get a negative test, it doesn't mean you don't have the infection. That's why so many LLMD's still go by clinical diagnoses - they are often more accurate than blood testing.

Right, but as I said, a negative test wouldn't tell you a thing. We just want you to be aware of this.

There are a few labs that some feel that are better for co-infection testing, one being DNA Connexions, but I don't remember the others. Maybe if you put the word "co-infections" into your title, it would help others know to post about their preferences? Something like 'coinfections testing, need recommendations'

Please do let us know what you decide to do!

awesome! thank you

If only it were that easy.

As already shared, testing is not definitive. It's tough to get positives for various reasons you can learn about if you like. Co-infections are generally recognized with a clinical evaluation that involves potential exposure, symptom history, response to antimicrobials.

My best recommendation is to first learn everything you can about the primary confections and the typical symptoms they cause. Then I would do an evaluation on your particular sx and try to discover what might be present. Here's a start:
Jernigan's symptom list
www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3673749&g=3673789#m3673789

Once you have an idea of what to try targeting, then you can decide which antimicrobial herbal protocol to follow and/or select some tinctures and try to induce a herx, which can indicate the presence of an infection.

You'll also need to learn about the other components of treating successfully if you decide to go it alone or partner w/ a specialist.

-p