Posted 11/4/2013 9:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Jennie,
Your son certainly has enough bands to consider lyme. The IgM indicates an active infection - the IgG indicates that the infection has been there a long time. With the history of a bite, symptoms and band 18, I would strongly recommend seeing an LLMD. I believe band 18 to be lyme specific.
To a lyme literate physician - this should be enough information with the symptoms and history of tick bite to start treatment and 1-see if it makes a difference. I had a deer tick bite with the rash and was not treated properly for it either. Oh if I could go back in time.
I would check out our "New to Lyme" thread. There is a lot of information there on symptoms, how to detox and how to get a LLMD. I would start a new thread "Looking for LLMD in _____" Also, lyme disease can be very expensive. Please keep that in mind when you treat. Herbals are a great affordable alternative and many use both. I was a non believer and I'm 100% converted!
~beth