Re: Ms vs Lyme Differential Diagnosis
Posted: Fri 26 Feb 2016 19:39
I would question the spinal tap. It is invasive and does not often find lyme even when the patient does have it.
Not sure why, with that history and those test results you would still be questioning the diagnosis. Babesia does not always hit hard, can lurk and produce less obvious symptoms. In my case, it was not until the lyme really got bad that the babesia symptoms started showing up and that did not include trouble breathing or major night sweats. There is a lot of variation in patients symptoms and response to treatment.
If you do not want to go back on antibiotics, it is not clear to me why you are still pursuing this. If you get an answer you believe, you will not treat it? No, a month of IV will not cure this if you have had it a long time already.
And BTW, my white blood cell count is low, not high, and that is not unusual for late stage lyme.
If you want truthful answers, don't bother to read Henry's replies. He is a troll.
The thing about the culture is that it is only monitored for a certain period of time. It is not impossible that more time would have given a different result.
If you are told that IGeneX does not provide reliable results, then this is being said by people who will not consider a lyme diagnosis even if you have it.
Not sure why, with that history and those test results you would still be questioning the diagnosis. Babesia does not always hit hard, can lurk and produce less obvious symptoms. In my case, it was not until the lyme really got bad that the babesia symptoms started showing up and that did not include trouble breathing or major night sweats. There is a lot of variation in patients symptoms and response to treatment.
If you do not want to go back on antibiotics, it is not clear to me why you are still pursuing this. If you get an answer you believe, you will not treat it? No, a month of IV will not cure this if you have had it a long time already.
And BTW, my white blood cell count is low, not high, and that is not unusual for late stage lyme.
If you want truthful answers, don't bother to read Henry's replies. He is a troll.
The thing about the culture is that it is only monitored for a certain period of time. It is not impossible that more time would have given a different result.
If you are told that IGeneX does not provide reliable results, then this is being said by people who will not consider a lyme diagnosis even if you have it.