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Hi Raleighgirlie -

I'm going to make a pretty good educated guess about your results. I'm not sure what the ranges she references are but I can tell you what HLA+ probably means -

The HLA+ 15-6-51 genotype marker indicates you are positive for a genetic sensitivity to mold, so this suggests you have a predisposition to be mold-sensitive, and that if you have some exposure and associated symptoms, you should probably consider remediation if necessary, detoxing and treatment.

Mold can trigger many Lyme & Co sx and addressing the mold, detoxing it from your body can give a great boost to treatment and overall health. For serious cases, it can be a make-or-break road block to healing.

This marker is also suggesting you could have "post-Lyme' which means absolutely nothing - it's simply a reference to what we call chronic Lyme (the CDC/IDSA insist chronic Lyme doesn't exist and that we really have some "post-treatment syndrome" that, of course, produces exactly the same symptoms as Lyme but couldn't possibly be Lyme otherwise they'd have to admit their treatment protocols are nearly entirely ineffective).

And yes, it's also a marker for narcolepsy but we have genetic markers for MANY things we don't actually develop. If you do not have narcolepsy sx, then you don't have it. You would know - yes, you fall asleep uncontrollably.

Hope that's helpful!

-p

Raleighgirlie, I am highly susceptible to barometric pressure changes. I was even before I got lyme. With lyme, I was even more sensitive. Same with the full moon. So, now I have a full moon and a nice Arctic cold front...... ugh.

15-6-51 means if you get mold you may have a hard time getting rid of the biotoxin from lyme bacteria. Binders are important - usually cholestyramine (prescription) but I use modified citrus pectin (amazon). I can sleep a lot better when I take the modified citrus pectin (MCP).

The 17-2-52 says if you are exposed to mold you may have a hard time clearing the biotoxin.

So both may be an issue for you. But, the same binder is used for both.

I have the 15-6-51 only. I am on the fence with the HLA gene testing. I think other factors may come into play. And other genes may counteract, etc.

Dr. Neil Nathan has mentioned before that he has had patients with the "dreaded" gene that recover the same as others. I believe he no longer even does the testing on patients.

Hi Raleighgirlie -

OK - good info. So, since you have exposure to mold, with a mold sensitivity, you're more likely to develop symptoms and need a specific protocol to elminate the mold from your body and the toxins it creates.

The survivingmold website linked above is a good resource - you'll find some good info there.

I also agree with K07's suggestion to try CSM or MCP - the CSM requires Rx and is expensive. There are users of MCP who say it's as effective as CSM.

The activated charcoal is a good GI toxin but it is not nearly as effective against mold as CSM/MCP.

Agree about the weather pressure changes affecting headaches - for me it tends to affect my sinuses as well.

Hope that's helpful -

-p