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Posted 7/22/2017 5:15 PM (GMT 0)
So I have Lyme and while waiting at the hospital to get an Elisa titer done for my son due to a weird rash a few weeks back, I found a tick nestled in his neck.

Our ped said there's nothing to do, just wait and see if any symptoms appear. Which I disagree with. But here's my question. I pulled a tick off him last October and he got an Elisa test two months later, it was at .22. His most recent one from Friday came back and was .33, both negative. But why would it rise? My ped refuses to run the western blot I have tried to fight the fight. We are retesting my son in 6 weeks due to the newest tick. Any advice or thoughts?
Posted 7/22/2017 5:59 PM (GMT 0)
You can send the tick to TickReport at UMASS in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Also here are ilads treatment guidelines , you could print and show to pediatrician right away maybe then they would treat.

Testing: I believe it takes 6 weeks to have antibodies from Lyme so testing ssoon after bite 2 weeks ago is maybe why Negative.

Testing also as we all well know can be unreliable.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1586/14787210.2014.94090

or ilads.org go to treatment guidelines and scroll way down the abstract to find.


you could also call an llmd and see if they possibly could get your child in asap.


Keep and document all your childs symptoms in a journal.
Posted 7/22/2017 6:17 PM (GMT 0)

Kak282 said...
So I have Lyme and while waiting at the hospital to get an Elisa titer done for my son due to a weird rash a few weeks back, I found a tick nestled in his neck.

Our ped said there's nothing to do, just wait and see if any symptoms appear. Which I disagree with. But here's my question. I pulled a tick off him last October and he got an Elisa test two months later, it was at .22. His most recent one from Friday came back and was .33, both negative. But why would it rise? My ped refuses to run the western blot I have tried to fight the fight. We are retesting my son in 6 weeks due to the newest tick. Any advice or thoughts?

Kak - can you take your son to a different Dr. and get antibiotics a.s.a.p. 4 weeks is recommended.
"Get it Right...Treat the Bite" - this is from THE pediatric LLMD Dr. J's website.

I would get an Igenex test kit and do the lyme WB Igm and IgG for $210. Just wait the 6 weeks before you do the blood draw.
Posted 7/22/2017 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
You can't rely on test results, it's important to find a doctor who understands this and will treat based on the symptoms.
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