Lyme Disease

I was previously tested and treated for Lyme Disease with tetrycycline.

I received a present abnormal reading for 1gG 41ab and 1gG 23 ab but all other Lymes testing is negative.

Can you recommend a lymes disease doctor in New Jersey who can interpret the results?

I have been suffering from post covid symptoms for almost 1 year. I had covid 19 last year.
I was sent for testing by the rhuematologist. This was the only testing that was abnormal.

Thanks.

there is a lot of similarity between the symptoms of chronic Lyme and long covid - both seem to have elements of auto-immunity and immune dysfunction with ongoing inflammation.

there is a post here recently where we are discussing this and a paper pointing towards which proteins may be present in both the COVID virus and Human tissues together with triggering factors that might be the cause of this - i will find the link and post it below

Thank you to those who responded. I also was diagnosed with costrocondritis and no treatment provided and its a chronic condition. I sustained a concussion and then had corona in March of 2021. Thus far all blood work is normal except for an AIC of 5.8 (pre-diabetes) and the antibodies for Lymes. Since having corona and also a concussion, I suffered initially for 6 months with a host of symptoms being affected. I had swollen ankles that remain until today; chronic memory issues, fatigue and migraines; mitral valve prolapse that went from non regurgitation pre corona to slight regurgitation; chronic cough and pain in my chest from costrocondritis; some stomach issues but had IBS from before; lung nodules with scarring from corona; thyroid nodules; bruising on arms and legs that goes away and comes back; pre-diabetes (insulin resistant); and prior Lymes positive testing and current negative for Lymes but 2 antibodies present for 1gGP23ab and 1gGP41ab. I remain a case study for the medical community. I am being treated by a DO for my migraines and head concussion with a regiment of vitamins that seems to help with higher levels of vitamin D2, magnesium, vitamin B2 andB50 and coq 10. The medical community is resistent to try low level steroids but I think they may help as there seems to be chronic inflammation that does not reflect on any blood work. All ANA and CR proteins are normal.

i echo what WBF says above

Be aware that there is no test that can reliably demonstrate borrelia are no longer present. Despite what many doctors say.

note 20% of people infected - never make any detectable antibodies at all - and those that do will often cycle through times of producing different antibodies at different times due to the organisms ability to change the antigens it presents on its outer surface - in its attempts to confuse and evade the human immune system.
For this reason, all serology tests suffer poor sensitivity and produce many false negatives.

in addition, many doctors and labs insist on using the CDC surveillance criteria from its epidemiology side as clinical criteria for patient care - which is just plain broken thinking.

your symptoms may not be lyme - but most if not all of those you list are very much in the common Lyme symptoms category - especially Costochondritis - which is a typical Lyme symptom in chronic Lyme.

Dr H would be an excellent choice

good luck with your journey

I recently had a ct scan which says that I have two 3mm nodules on my right lower lung. Would this be from covid? I had covid March 2021.

I’m worried that it could be something worse of course. But the report said that no further testing is needed since I’m not a current smoker. But I used to smoke so I’m worried. But I’m also wondering if it could happen from covid.. thanks