I hope she is feeling better and you managed the test. I had several things going on healthwise with myself snd my family so I have not gone to the ids yet. I continue to have back pain but it has...
I had a recent reactivation of ebv while I had double viral pneumonia/ covid pneumonia. They usually test 3-4 different levels Mine showed a recent reactivation where ebv virus was recently...
You can’t rely on negative tests to rule out lyme unfortunately. You should get tested with a lab that specializes in tickborne illness testing - Igenex for example[/quote] I am not paying hundreds...
Omg can’t afford that. I will ask the doc to test other diseases. It is neg for lyme and I don’t have symptoms of it etc. This article says urine is not good for pcr lyme testing anyway....
Thanks. I have not heard of that lab. I asked a lab who did one of my cat’s necropsy to do pcr testing to confirm active disease but they didn't do it. I still wonder if they kept samples and if it...
Thanks. I will ask about it. I went to citi md for the bite. I go there because it is fast, easy and my gp is an idiot. But I was not happy with them because the receptionist made me fill out a form...
Thanks. Where did you have pcr and what were the results? I know pcr shows if you have actual active disease usually. ...
I saw my results at hospital lab IgG & IgM - neg less than.90. No levels or bands. Doc ordered western Blot and eliza. I am not sure if they did wb. There was another neg result too so I guess that...
Thanks, I just had it done last week with other bw, about 2-3 weeks after the bite. Results come on Tuesday for me. I have not been feeling well at all but I think it is stress and the bite and...
I have raynaud’s, so does my father. Your hands fingers etc. extremities will turn white and blue when exposed to cold and or wearing tight clothing. My father gets that. For me it is more painful,...
I had a deer tick bite in June and was supposed to get tested end of July. Did 2 weeks mino. Then I had a spider bite and now a cat bite, I did 6 days augmentin for the cat bite and now I am on...
They should have given you something to lower it. Kidney issues can definitely cause it there are so many factors. As well as medications, you need to review any treatments you are doing with a...
It doesn't because this isn't a traditional bacteria that stays active at all times allowing for your immune system to completely erradicate it, hence the persister cell borrelia cells that can lay...
It is strange because you do develop antibodies to it, if it shows up in your test. I still have them for an old erhlichia infection apparently if the test was correct. I would think that would give...
I finished a 2 week course for tick bite 1.5 weeks or so ago. I think I had a bit of dizziness but nothing major, I have vertigo on and off anyway so it is hard to tell. It was a lot easier on my...
That is not the cdc duration or dose for prophylactic treatment, that is the treatment for a positive test or symptoms of lyme such as rash etc. - 10-21 days. My father was given that after having a...
Thanks so much wbf, I feel calmer now that I am on some prevention, and I am able to tolerate it. I am so worried about going in the garden now, but yesterday I gardened all day an d just made sure...
Thanks. I am taking a prophylactic dose to prevent I don't have lyme etc. so far it is ok, I have some increased reflux and fatigue but nothing major. I am takingbit with a meal and not before...
Hi Everyone, I had another tick bite. Ugh! I went to citi md and this time they did not give me prophylactic treatment doxy etc. I brought the tick with me and I had photographed it but the doctor...
Picc lines are very dangerous, you can die from infection if not from the prolly unneeded iv treatments. When I was in dka in icu they wanted to put a picc line in because my one of my two iv lines...
Assuming the test is correct IGG pos usually means you were exposed to something and developed antibodies but you don’t have a current infection....
https://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/lyme.html I have been looking into this after reading about some of the treatments for lyme out there, often given by people who aren't medical...
This isnt true at all, people with lowered immune defenses generally get sick more and have more trouble fighting things. Even a simple cold can kill them if they are very compromised....
I had 2 removed about 8 years ago at the time I was becoming ill with type 1 diabetes after my tooth cracked chewing something. It did not make any difference to my health. The metal fillings did...
Thanks meowee. i will be cautious with this. my glucose is right in the middle of the reference range, so that is good. my PTH was last checked back in January, it was good then. at that time my...
I’ve already been to to that link a long time ago when my calcium and pth went up. They have alot of good info however I opted not to become a patient there since they do not take any insurance,...
I have never read any concrete evidence of supplements preventing anything, but I have heard of too many cases where people had organ damage and other damage from taking high doses of supplements...
I don’t know and I cant find anything about it. People with parathyroid tumors usually have very high levels. If you read the website Girlie posted it explains a lot. No mention of how quickly it...
It means your pth - parathyroid hormone levels are high which is caused usually either by low vitamin D due to a deficiency for some reason, ( secondary) or due to a tumor (primary) on the...
Are you looking into the hyperparathyroid issue? Have you looked at the symptom list for it?[/quote] Yes I have Girlie, my endo tests it every blood work since I had one high calicum level and...
[quote="lymelearner"]I was hesitant to pay for the subscription but honesty with the amount of money spent on supplements, the fact that they provide the lowest cost per active ingredient has easily...
I’m not going to pay $69 for someone to tell me if my supplements are ok. There is no way to know for sure which one is more honest, but charging large fees is suspect imo. The best way to get...
I have had low vitamin D and high PTH for 3-4 years. I was supplementing 5000 vegan D drops made from seaweed bs lanolin( wool allergy) my level keeps dropping. My endo RX 50,000 units, one pill per...
I just signed up for labdoor, it is free. https://labdoor.com/ My current probiotic pill, Accuflora, ranks 76/100. Not bad....
I get my probiotics at walmart for $10 or so accuflora 😹. This was the only one ever that doesn't give me the runs but they changed the formula now and I think it may be giving me runs. It is hard...
It sounds like you have a gi roto type virus of some sort or food poisoning. If you feel you need to just go, better safe than sorry. I have had several such viruses or food poisoning in the past 2...
Thanks Scott, That is terrible, what happened? How did you get your doctor to do that? I will ask about that when I got to ids....
Generally, Mino isn't as hard on the tummy. But, doxy may be better for the Erlichia. I just wonder if I even need to take anything at this point since I did not have a severe event and this is not...
Thanks for your input. I know my body very well and limonene will not work, it will cause severe problems. I’m glad it helped you. It is also a toxin which has been linked to cancer....
Thanks, I‘m not taking it with too much water. limonene will make me worse. I have severe gerd and hiatal hernia. Im on lanzoprazole for years now and I end up in hospital if I go off it. Last time I...
After only two doses I’m having bad reflux. What other drugs besides doxy and tetracycline can I take to knock this out? That wont cause this? Or can I have them injected instead to bypass my...
Ok that is awful, so sorry you were so ill. At least you are much better now. No I have never been screened by a llmd. I went to a neurologist that treats lyme apparently when I was having an...
That is great you are in a remission and or cured and you feel better. Yes true there are tons of ticks here unfortunately. In the past 3-4 years we also have some deer living here now although it...
Thanks Everyone, Yes, I guess the ticks and deer can move around or be transported. I’m on LI, NY. The lab is Imugen, the test was done at Citi MD. Maybe the ids can do further lyme tests. The rx was...
Interesting. I was just tested for four different tbd at citi md, so they did test for more. I also had a reactivation of ebv at the my first dka hospitalization. I was only tested for that because a...
Thanks Girlie, I know about Lyme being named after Lyme, Conneticut etc. I was referring to the Erlichia Chaffeensis which seems to be mostly in the southeast from what I read and mostly from lone...
Thanks for your replies, it is hard to reply here because I can’t see the replies I’m replying to unfortunately. I have not started the doxycycline yet, I’m going pick it up tomorrow. I’m finishing...
Hello, In September I had a tick bite, pulled it off me, no rash. I was treated with doxy 2x 100mg at once. I flushed the tick. Last week I had a fever, cough headache, fatigue, nauseau and sinus...