interpret lyme test results please

Babesia can cause cognitive issues, too. I would treat him for the known babesia first and go from there. If treatment resolves all symptoms, then good. If other infections are active, then they may become more identifiable during treatment for babesia.

It’s possible he may have had Lyme in the past that is not active and has babesia from this recent tick bite. It will likely become more clear as he treats babesia.

I was thinking about chronic Lyme,as it only develops in 10% of all cases, the chance of transmitting lyme AND make it chronic via sexual contact would probably be rather slim I guess...?

Sounds like we have the same infections, Garzie. I have CDC confirmed lyme, unconfirmed bartonella, confirmed mycoplasma, & I previously treated for suspected babesia. Altho I was doing well for awhile on lower doses for lyme & bart, the bart symptoms always reappear in spring & fall, & currently seem stirred up, so I continue to increase dosage. Of course it is difficult to differentiate between lyme & bart at times, & I am actually questioning if I have Relapse Fever, as mentioned in Buhner's lyme book on pg 57. I need to study to understand that more. I have wondered if I need to just take all the herbs to the maximum dosage, as opposed to only taking enough to irradicate symptoms, if that makes sense.

I decided a year ago to seek advice from a naturopathic nurse practioner who has successfully treated lyme patients in this region, so I see her every few months. She found some additional infections & conditions, including EBV, which we have been addressing. She put me on Byron White formulas, which I was initially quite resistant to, for the neurolyme & bart. I continue to take my Buhner herbs, which she is fine with.

I have questioned if I am dealing with parasites, as I've had IBS digestive issues for decades, so I have recently considered Mimosa Pudica, as WalkingbyFaith suggested. I also have been looking at ivermectin. [Anyone think horse dewormer is legitimately ok for human consumption??]

I have also considered increasing meat consumption for myself, & now especially since my husband is dealing with mycoplasma.

I am not familiar with LDN.

I will look into methylene blue for Bartonella. If you have any info, that would be helpful, as well as regarding the LDN.

Some days treating lyme & co feels like a full time job. I honestly find it almost impossible to take all the herbs & supplements I need to take right now because all the Byron White herbs need to be spaced 20 minutes apart, & the Detox 2, which is clay & charcoal, needs 45 minutes before & after its ingestion.

Thank you for sharing what you are taking. It is definitely helpful & most appreciated!

Diet has helped me recover as much as anything else has - even abx - so i would encourage you to try ketogenic whole food approach if you haven't already - my partner started running within 1 week of starting a ketogenic diet - was too fatigued to walk far before that and had huge swollen tummy every time she ate.
its not as intimidating as it sounds - and i can honestly say i have never eaten better.

bart absolutely causes IBS like symptoms - bloating, discomfort, acid reflux etc etc - Dr Burrascano's guidelines and others emphasis this - both my partner and i had this. keto diet helped dramatically. no more bloating.

lyme, bart, and all these infections can be relapsing in nature - weeks or months or even years between flares - often driven by some kind of stress or life event. The seasonal thing is a little unusual though - could be a clue there if its regular.

progress was slow but steady for me - the first few months while i was ramping up doses there were some improvements but also some flares so harder to know where you are - more progress came after i reached max doses - so for me at least it seemed like i needed to get the doses up and get my body past the initial flares to make good progress.

ref - LDN - its an interesting drug - but a story in itself - there was a thread on here i will try to find a link for
https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=4224482

- otherwise there are a few websites -
https://ldnresearchtrust.org/

ref Methylene Blue - its a very old antibiotic - recently shown to have excellent activity against stationary phase bartonella cells in the lab - is being used as an adjust to other herb or abx treatments for bart by several LLMD's eg Dr MR
best source of info is probably "Methylene Blue for Bartonella" group on Facebook - though i am not a fan of Facebook
there is also a decent thread on it here which i have contributed to
https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=4187069

i do know what you mean by a full time job!!
- that is my life at the moment - but i am moving forward and grateful for that

keep up the good work!