considering re-testing with igenex

as some of you may remember, i had what may have been an allergic reaction (though bc of the butterfly shape of the rash on my face, was re-tested for many connective tissue disorders) back in the middle/end of march. i stopped all antibiotics and was given an iv of steroids and 15 days of prednisone (due to severity of rash).i finished with the 15 days of prednisone about a week and half ago, though did not begin antibiotics again because i am still dealing with face skin issues and figured that i wanted to try a more natural route since my body had such a harsh reaction last time. i just started cats claw 2 days ago and will see my LLMD on wednesday to discuss further options. i am considering re-testing for lyme- my last test was done sept 8 and i had been on antibiotics for 5 days and teasel for weeks beforehand. i was igenex positive but cdc negative and had cd57 of 55. i am curious as to what my results would be now, after 3/4 months on biaxin and then omnicef in the fall, a short break off in the winter and then back on bactrim and zithromax for 4 weeks and minocylcline 1 week in feb/march. ive been off antibiotics for about a month, a little less. if i retest now, off antibiotics, would that yield a more accurate result?i want to see if there is any progress, or perhaps if i become cdc positive, my insurance will pay for more. im also just curious what my test would say after all that treatment, but then a long break of no antibiotics.
opinions? have i been off antibiotics for too long? could the lyme be hiding?

I think the general rule of thumb is that the longer you're actively treating the infection, the more likely you are to test positive. One option might be to retest the cd57 first, and if that's gone up, you may be more likely to show more of an antibody response on the blot (this is what I did because the cd57 test is much cheaper to keep retesting). My test did change (which was correlated with a slightly higher cd57) though it only went from just barely igenex positive to so close to cdc positive. Have you been having a reaction to the cat's claw? If so that might be a clue that your body is recognizing the infection a bit more, as well.

Is there a reason you want to retest?