Posted by sunshine25 on November 3, 2008, at 20:02:31
In reply to Re: Diet, thyroid, tests, posted by Phillipa on November 3, 2008, at 18:34:44
I just googled lymes disease and it seems like there is so much information about people who have tested negative but still think/feel that they have lymes.
I had the western blot test which is pretty accurate, so I really don't know.
I live in the hudson river valley and lymes is very prevalent in this area. My dog has lymes as well, she has been on 2 rounds of antibiotics in the past year.
I don't know if this is something I should continue to think about or if I should just let it go, I honestly would not want to take treatments without knowing for sure that I was treating the right thing.
"Antibodies against Bb may not be present in detectable levels in a patient with Lyme disease because the patient could be immunosuppressed for a number of other reasons, and the immune system is not reacting to the bacteria."
my immune system seems messed up I wonder if that could be possible
I have been on doxycycline for a about 6 months for acne I stopped about a month ago.
Reasons Why A Seronegative Test Result Might OccurTom Grier, Lyme Alliance
1. Recent infection before immune response
2. Antibodies are in immune complexes
3. Spirochete encapsulated by host tissue (i.e. lymphocytic cell walls)
4. Spirochete are deep in host tissue
5. Blebs in body fluid, no whole organisms needed for PCR
6. No spirochetes in body fluid on day of test
7. Genetic heterogeneity (300 strains in U.S.)
8. Antigenic variability
9. Surface antigens change with temperature
10. Utilization of host protease instead of microbial protease
11. Spirochete in dormancy phase
12. Recent antibiotic treatment
13. Recent anti-inflammatory treatment
14. Concomitant infection with babesia may cause immunosuppression
15. Other causes of immunosuppression
16. Lab with poor technical capability for Lyme disease
17. Lab tests not standardized for late stage disease
18. Lab tests labeled "for investigational use only"
19. CDC criteria is epidemiological, not a diagnostic criteria
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