New Microscopy Video, personal video

Wow those little buggers are everywhere! What type of microscope and what setting are you using? Did you draw the blood yourself?

Also I am curious if you ever have any blood tests done and what were the results?

Amscope T490-DK
http://www.amazon.com/AmScope-T490B-DK-Magnification-Illumination-High-Resolution/dp/B004TP7KDM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1445193107&sr=8-2&keywords=amscope+t490

I use my DSLR camera to record through the eyepiece. You could use cell phone camera to achieve the same thing.
I use an LED headlamp (bought for 10 dollars) to view, as the regular bulb was not strong enough.

I draw blood into vacutainers, however, you can achieve the same thing with fresh blood (you can use lancets that diabetics use to prick their fingers, these can be bought over the counter at wall-mart).

You place a small drop of blood onto a slide, put a slip cover over it, and start viewing.

I have found that the bacteria begins expressing itself the most between 2-6 hours after placing the blood on the slide (change in blood PH and temperature, they begin trying to survive).

If you have the money, it is a worthwhile investment. You can always resell the microscope. Even if you sell it at a loss, say for 275 dollars, and you lose 100, it is still worth it. It's cheaper than tests, it's cheaper than medication. And it gives you proof to work off of.


This is not my blood. This is the blood of a coworker who has been diagnosed with MS. I am doing this to help get his diagnosis changed to, and treated for, Neuroborreliosis, the neurological infection of Lyme.

Thank you for details. I already have a light microscope. I bought it in 2009 when I wanted to use it to show my kids how things look under a microscope. I have never tried darkfield microscopy, though. So, the headlamp you are using from the top? I googled and found this article:

http://public.wsu.edu/~omoto/papers/darkfield.html

Then I went to the site where I bought my microscope and found that they make a darkfield condenser specifically for mine. But if I can do it with a $10 headlamp it's a lot cheaper. The darkfield condenser shines light from underneath with a circular piece blocking light in the center, so it's a ring of light coming from below.

And, I completely agree about being worth the investment. Who can argue with actual spirochetes squiggling across a slide? Much more accurate than Labcorp's western blot!

Wow, the is incredible. Thank you for sharing.

What make/model of DSLR did you use exactly?