Posted by yxibow on November 2, 2008, at 23:27:57
In reply to Re: Yxibow, posted by sunshine25 on November 2, 2008, at 19:15:31
Hmm... maybe I got the terminology of viral load testing off, because it is mainly targeting HIV and a few other ones -- I'll have to remember what the testing I had was -- it may have been a general WBC test now that I think which among other things generally can indicate viruses present, and combined with your history that your GP has may indicate other conditions.
WBC counts really have to be interpreted by your GP because the ranges don't necessarily mean one thing or another specifically.
As for a lyme titer -- lyme is somewhat rare but certainly present -- I'm not denying people who have the disorder, its painful to go through months of antibiotic treatment which may only put it in remission -- yes I did finally convince my doctor to give me one since I had like over a dozen other tests searching for a cause for the mystery that still ails me (an anxiety disorder for sure but with multiple angles and complaints, an "orphan disorder"). They're not the most accurate and there is a potential for a false positive -- I had the first one and it was negative, then you have to get another one.It was all about that I remember that I was bitten by a tick hiking in a park, but there really isn't as much lyme activity out in the southwestern area -- there are other things, which I had been tested for like valley fever, etc. The highest concentration is I believe in the New England states.
-- Jay
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