Posted by bleauberry on December 11, 2009, at 22:11:35
In reply to Lymes Test Interpreted Via Website By Lab, posted by Phillipa on December 11, 2009, at 0:15:26
> There is no perfect test for Lyme Disease and diagnosis of Lyme disease should be passed on physical examination, clinical symptoms, medical history and other findings.
Bingo. These people seem to know there stuff.
Given the scenario you related here, it would appear that you should have been adequately treated and additional treatment would not be warranted if you are not exhibiting any symptoms consistent with Lyme Disease.
Agreed, except for one thing...you do exhibit symptoms consistent with Lyme Disease. Quite a few actually, most of them taking on the pattern of late stage chronic infection.
You state that your IgG was negative and your IgM was 2.5. It is unusual that your IgM levels would be positive and your IgG negative.
One of the things borrelia is a genius at is excreting chemicals that confuse the immune system, so as to protect itself from the immune system...survival...and this also causes confusion when viewing tests of that immune system.
There are additional tests that could be done, such as PCR for Borrelia burgdorferi.
Several pioneering companies and labs are making rapid strides at more accurate testing. One for example does not look specifically for traces of the organism, but rather for the unique patterns of the immune system very common to Lyme. These patterns are spelled out in scientific detail in the Stephan Buhner's book "Healing Lyme."
The only reliable Western Blot is by the Igenex Lab. Other labs do not specialize in Lyme, Igenex does. Their accuracy rate is the highest in the industry.
Buhner recommends several heavily researched herbs to reverse the dysfunction immune patterns back to normal, in addition to these herbs killing spirochetes. As of 2008, practitioners have reported about 500 cases in which 90% had either complete or marked recovery with these herbs.
Borrelia burgdorferi is the spirochetal bacterium tht causes Lyme Disease.
But that's not all. Coinfections with Bartonella, Babesia, and candida are very common...usually the norm not the exception...and they are not eradicated with the same agents that eradicate borrelia.
And if that's not enough, there is something called the "post Lyme syndrome". That is, even after the organisms have been successfully eradicated, the Lyme symptoms continue. It is not the majority, but it happens. That is due to the immune system stuck in dysfunction. Autoimmune continues, hashimotos continues, and all the myriad complications such as fatigue, brain fog, depression, osteoporosis, bone loss, skin disorders, depression, and anxiety continue, despite not having Lyme anymore. All these improve significantly with two or three specific herbs in that fantastic book that get the immune system back to where it is supposed to be.
Another excellent author is Dr Zhang, but I found Bunher's book much more detailed, scientific, and heavily researched. Much of it was medical terms over my head. All I know is, the dang herbs do what they are supposed to do. For anyone who even has the slightest hunch of possible Lyme, it's a no brainer to get these herbs.
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