He has been biting me for over a year now. My pcp tested me Bartonella Henselae bacteria and it came negative. I don't trust the result. I am more worried about my low grade fever now and loss of...
I scheduled to see a Lyme specialist in Southern CA, suggested by one of the mods here. I strongly believe I have bartonella infection caused by my cat's bite. I've been on doxycycline for 16 days...
Do your Bartonella rashes get worse with exposure to sunlight? Mine get inflamed! Just curious. Liverette...
Chapelle, I am on doxycycline for 28 days. And i was in amoxicillin for a week prior to that. I have struggled with anxiety and insomnia from very young age, having lived through a traumatic war in...
Hi again, I apologize for posting a new thread, but wanted to share what I just found about about my test results. Bartonella Henselae IgG and IgM, both negative. And also B. Burgorferi Immunoblot...
I just received the results for the Bartonella Henselae IgG and IgM, both negative. And also B. Burgorferi Immunoblot IgG and IgM both negative as well. I was more concerned for scratch cat disease....
I will see my primary care on Tuesday to get the bartonella test results. I'm already on doxycycline. I also struggle with health anxiety and every time i'm anxious i can't sleep, nor eat. Thank you...
I am very confident that I have Bartonella infection from my cat's bite. The test results will be in next Tuesday. Besides the swollen glands under the chin, rashes.. I have been experiencing...
Hi again, I am not officially diagnosed with Lye disease or Bartonella (which I think I have), and I just got back some of the blood test results. My SED rate is 30 (0-20) and platelets 405...
I am 46 yrs old female with early stages of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis(autoimmune liver disease) and also have Hashimoto's. The last few months I have been experiencing bitter taste in mouth, swollen...
CA cat, I will check that out. My cat goes out to our patio that has some grass. And i walk him to on a leash just around our building. What did you mean by blue in yhe face? I sm a foreigner and...
I am on day 7 doxyccline 100 mg twice a day and was on amoxicillin prior to that for a week. I have been drinking a lot of water and yet feel like not peeing a lot like I used to and my mouth and...
In Southern California, Los Angeles. I've been told by my doctor that there aren't lyme infections in Southern CA. But i am very certain, I got it from my cat's bite because I don't hike and I'm in...
Can I suggest the lab company that I'm going to tomorrow morning, to send my test to Igenex. Is that how it works? Liverette...
Lymebabe, Thank you for replying so quickly. Are 28 days a reasonable timeline? My main alarming symptoms is the stiff and sore jaw. The rashes are mainly gone and the sore throat as well. Liverette...
Hi, I had posted the other day about having symptoms of Bartonella Henslae infection from my cat's bites.. I was on amoxicillin for a week now, prescribed by the urgent care doctor, due to symptoms...
Roxie, Thank you for informing me abiut types of Bartonella. I live in Los Angeles and have been living here for long time and I don't go to the wilderness at all for hiking or any other activities....
Traveler, Thank you for the detailed and prompt reply. I really appreciate the time and energy that moderators put into forums in order to help folks like us. My recent symptoms, were strep throat...
Hi, I am a 46 yrs old female living in Los Angeles with an auto immune liver disease that is in early stages. About five years ago, I had swollen lymph nodes on my neck area and an unusual type of a...
Hi RainiePie, Hope you log in and keep us updated on your well being. You are in my prayers. May you receive all the necessary medical help to improve your health. Liverette...
Dany, I am so sorry to hear about Connie passing. She was one brave woman who despite all her health problems, tried to help the newbies and gave us hope. May she rest in peace. We are a group of 20...
Hi Dany and Connie, I just posted on an old thread, but wanted to write with your names in the subject line, so perhaps you will notice it more. It has been three years since I last wrote in here....
Hi Dany and Connie, Hope this post finds you both well. Haven't been in here for 3 years. How are you ladies? A little update on mom. She has been doing well with normal liver functions, off of...
Connie, I'm so happy that your chest is cleared up. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Best wishes to you for a great transplant! /community/emoticons/yeah.gif Liverette...
He said, if the AMA M2 comes out positive, then we will see you once a year and have labs twice a year. He was going to get in touch with a professor at Harvard who knows more about PBC and he said...
My ANA was negative. Had other many antibodies checked too, and they were also negative. Apparently, it's difficult to make a diagnosis of PBC only with AMA, and the fact that my liver functions are...
So glad to hear that! I just read your posts Blonde504. My thoughts and prayers are with you guys. Sending you positive and comforting energy... Liverette...
Dear Connie, I didn't even know that you were on a transplant list, let alone waiting to get a transplant any moment now. I will be praying for you my dear and with the bottom of my heart, I wish you...
Hi Danny and Connie, How are you you all doing? Hope you are doing well. Mom is doing well, and the docs are slowly decreasing her predinsone, she's on 6mg and 100mg Imuran now and all her liver...
Hi Marco, How are you? Hope you're feeling well. I just read your thread for the first time, and was interested in your story. I am a 43 yr old female, relatively healthy, except that recently I had...
Hi Dany and Connie, How are you ladies doing? I went to see my Primary care and she wasn't alarmed but asked to repeat the AMA test in 3 months. I had the chance to talk to my mom's nurse this...
Hi Dany and Connie, How are you all doing? Haven't been inhere for a longtime. Hope you all are doing well. I have some updates on my mom, her hepatic panel is completely normal, and she's been on...
Hello my Friends, More updates about mom. Her Billi is down to 1.3 and AST and ALT 289 and 409. We're so happy that her MELD score is 7, soon to be 6. The doctor prescribed the Imuran 50mg today, and...
Dany, We usually don't like to bother any physicians in our family too. So I can understand your dad. Thanks for trying anyway. You're just so great. Mom will have plenty of sunscreen and also a...
Hi Dany and Connie, Thank you again for checking my posts. We initially wanted mom to see Dr. Francisco Durazo at UCLA, but the wait was too long, so we went with Dr. Sammy Saab. Hopefully, he's well...
Good Morning Everyone, I hope all is well with all of you. Haven't written for 2 weeks, but I have some updates. Mom's bilirubin is down to 1.6 now. Her color is normal and she looks great. Her AST...
Dany, Mom has been on Prednsone for almost 4 months. They tapered it down gradually the first 2 months, to 2.5mg and when the enzymes went up again, they went back to 40mg. What I understood that...
Good Morning, Yesterday, mom's doctor confirmed again that she has AIH most likely induced by Lipitor. Her ANA tests keep coming back negative but the biopsy confirmed it. They are waiting for her...
Dany, I just read briefly about PBC and it said that the liver biopsy is the main diagnostic tool, besides the blood tests. And her biopsy didn't mention that. However, I don't fully trust the...
Dany, I don't know if they checked her AMA for PBC. They had an ultrasound done 3 weeks ago, just before the biopsy to check her bile duct because of high Alk. Whatever the finding was, triggered the...
Hello Everyone, Mom's yesterday blood test result was better than last week's. Her AST and ALT went down again from 951 and 1169 to 707 and 953. We're happy that her liver enzymes are going down as...
Good Morning Everyone, Thank you, MJ, Dany, Connie and Emma for your responses. We are so happy to see that mom is so eager to get well, and she wants to fight hard to overcome or control this...
Dany and Connie, I am so grateful to your input. I am also optimistic that her liver enzymes will come down eventually, and perhaps her liver could find some healthy cells to regenerate slowly. My...
The doctor is somewhat trating it as AIH with 40mg of Prednisone, but didn't wanna give her Imuran, or other drugs, saying that her liver is already damaged and the rest of the drugs won't help her...
Hi Connie, Dany, We just came back from the doctor's office and our worst fear came true. The liver biopsy indicated as follows: -Chronic hepatitis, undetermined etiology. -Cirrhosis (Trichrome,...
Thank you MJ for getting back to me. Hope all is well with you and Jerry. Mom's liver enzymes go much higher than yours, and it's been three and a half months with conflicting diagnosis. Hopefully,...
Hi Jerry, I'm a newbie, and so sorry to hear about the prostate issues. Hope everything will be well for you and you'll have great holiday season with your family. I read your old posts from the...
Thank you Connie, Dany and Sandy for replying to my post. I shared the information with my mom and sister and they were so happy that we found a site that we can actually write to other Hepatitis...
Jerry, I'm so new on this forum, and I posted a topic "Mystery Diagnosis" in regards to my mom. I just read one of your older posts, and just like my mom, you had drug induced hepatitis from Lipitor....
Hello everyone, Three months ago, my mom started feeling nauseous, and lost her appetite, so immediately we went to the doctor, and ran some blood tests. The next morning, we received a call from her...