Posted by Phillipa on November 3, 2008, at 20:42:33
In reply to Re: Diet, thyroid, tests » sunshine25, posted by JadeKelly on November 3, 2008, at 20:26:59
first test would be ANA which is auto nuclear antibodies. Now it's elevated in some normal folks also but it would be the degree of the rise in numbers and symtoms. Another google autoimmune diseases. Usually well in my case since no lyme literate doctor was in the area an infection control specialist and a rheumatologist worked together in the hospital setting was in a full month. When first tested ANA was 1:2800. Extremly high. Last one I had was 1:40 not bad. I think new standard in below 1:20 is okay. Each time the number doubles so from 20 to 40 is one step up another google ANA test results what do they mean. Love Phillipa And you do live in a high risk area. Animals get lymes like your dog and can have neurological symtoms, arthritis etc. And I never had a bulls eye rash. You don't need that it is just something that some do have. And the deer tick is not the big ones it is so small that you need glasses to see. If a tic gets on you you can put in alchohol and take it to the health dept and they will test it to see if it's disease carrying. I probably never knew I even had the tic that transmitted lymes to me. Phillipa
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