DNA Connex Test

The company (and my LLMD) reccommends doing the following:

1 hour of vigorous exercise OR deep tissue massage

Then void bladder

Then take the next sample.

I would definitely follow what the company recommends.

The exercise (I jogged) didn't work for me. All negative test result with DNA with a very positive IGeneX test and multiple tick bites. My suggestion is to find someone that does rolfing which is very deep tissue. Not sure if it would've changed my results but I now regret not doing that.

Post Edited (ToddPaul) : 7/19/2018 7:21:02 PM (GMT-6)

Sounds like a good plan but I would like to say there's no proof or studies that say any of the provocation works. With that being said it can't hurt to try so I would do it all.

The IGeneX test I did was exactly what Girlie recommended. I only did the WB with IGeneX no co-infection testing. Best of luck to you.

Good luck!

Be sure to let us know the results when you get them

I did the DNA Connexions, and I will NOT do it again.

I exercised longer than required, worked up a great sweat and was careful to follow the directions in the package, to a T. I did get a positive Bartonella result, but it didn't show that I had Lyme (Borrielia). I had a blood test that came back positive for Borrielia. After this happened, my LLMD told me that they had recently discovered that this test works best with a deep tissue massage, rather than exercising. $500 for the test and more money for the massage. Nahhhh

Stick with IGeneX. It's cheaper and easier.

I will throw in my experience as well for extra info in case someone is looking for experiences now or in the future.

I did the DNA Connexions test not once but TWICE...

To keep it short - the both times I did a deep tissue massage but the first time I didn't void my bladder and then take the next sample I just took the sample an hour later.

The first test showed NOTHING. No lyme, bartonella, babesia, nothing.... This is after I have had a positive western blot for lyme including a couple lyme specific bands.

The second test showed bartonella hensale. Fair enough.. my symptoms do seem to be bartonella related. However, still inaccurate because, again, no borrelia.

I called them after my first test and they assured me that their test uses PCR (which I knew) and they said it is so incredibly precise that there is no way I had lyme or coinfections. (The second test showed bartonella even though the first didnt....) So I asked why or how I had a positive western blot test for lyme and they couldnt answer it. They said I have probably cured it.. LOL

Anyway... is it worth it? Maybe... all lyme tests are a shot in the dark, but $500 is a lot for a test that I wouldnt consider perfect.

To be honest, if I had to do it over, I wouldn't. I've learned that we shouldnt be worried so much about testing, but more worried about treating based on symptoms.

Many of these infections have such specific symptoms that it makes it pretty easy to pinpoint.

examples:
Night sweats - babesia
Off balance feeling - babesia
Anxiety/mood swings - bartonella
foot pain - bartonella

etc..

Girlie said...

NicHostetler said...
I will throw in my experience as well for extra info in case someone is looking for experiences now or in the future.

I did the DNA Connexions test not once but TWICE...

To keep it short - the both times I did a deep tissue massage but the first time I didn't void my bladder and then take the next sample I just took the sample an hour later.

The first test showed NOTHING. No lyme, bartonella, babesia, nothing.... This is after I have had a positive western blot for lyme including a couple lyme specific bands.

The second test showed bartonella hensale. Fair enough.. my symptoms do seem to be bartonella related. However, still inaccurate because, again, no borrelia.

I called them after my first test and they assured me that their test uses PCR (which I knew) and they said it is so incredibly precise that there is no way I had lyme or coinfections. (The second test showed bartonella even though the first didnt....) So I asked why or how I had a positive western blot test for lyme and they couldnt answer it. They said I have probably cured it.. LOL

Anyway... is it worth it? Maybe... all lyme tests are a shot in the dark, but $500 is a lot for a test that I wouldnt consider perfect.

To be honest, if I had to do it over, I wouldn't. I've learned that we shouldnt be worried so much about testing, but more worried about treating based on symptoms.

Many of these infections have such specific symptoms that it makes it pretty easy to pinpoint.

examples:
Night sweats - babesia
Off balance feeling - babesia
Anxiety/mood swings - bartonella
foot pain - bartonella

etc..

How did they explain no bart first test but it showed up second time?

Re symptoms - there is a lot of overlap - example - bart and Lyne can both cause anxiety.

But I agree we can’t soley use testing. LLMD JJ treats all three B’s

They told me that the second time was because I voided my bladder after the massage and then took the next sample. In my opinion, if the PCR test is so precise and accurate, it should've showed up before too.

You're right, there is tons of overlap in symptoms. I may have misspoke a little there.

I do agree that treating all three B's is a must. Doing so also treats tons of other infections as well.

Thank you for all the replies! I did already get it done yesterday. The doctor did 25 minutes of ultrasound on 5 different gland locations. Before that, I swam for 30 minutes then got a 20 minute deep tissue massage. I voided my bladder after the swim and massage. He had me pee in a jug for 6 hours then swirl it around and poor some in the sample cup.

I already have a Igenex form signed off for with another doctor and am getting blood taken for it Thursday. Doing WB IgM and IgG as Girlie recommended.

Some good news (I think) is my doctor seemed some what excited for some test that may be coming out in a year or so. He goes to seminars regularly, some just for Lyme, and met some guys last October I believe at one in Europe. He said there were some guys that developed a test that had a 90+% accuracy rate. They wouldn't reveal it to him last year and said he'd have to find out at the next one. I think it's annual like most seminars so hopefully something new will be around after October. Until then, just hear say.

Darwayne said...
And while I have you guys with all your Igenex experience, is there anything recommended before the blood collection? Should I exercise? Should I not exercise? Fasting? I would like to swim and eat beforehand as long as it's okay just for schedule convenience.

I don’t know of anything you should or shouldn’t do prior to having the blood draw for the Igenex WB

Good luck!