Quote:
Originally Posted by Neuroproblem
I actually emailed igenex, and they sent me thier test list, and cost, for different panels, they were very expensive, hundreds to more than a thousand.
tHE REASON why a non-llmd pcp/specialist, because the tests is not widely accepted, and igenex is a private lab, and thier motivation is to make pure profit, and the tests itself are not recognized by them. Most experimentation of science are done in peer-review journals, like new england of medicine journal, or something like nature or science magazines, these are technical data on experiments that have been done and verified. igenex or chronic lyme disease tests dont have this, there are sites out there claiming they can see lyme in multiple forums, but those are anecdotl, they dont show any evidence.
I had to ask the question: "why is igenex the only one, testing lyme and coinfections, and why a significant portion of thier tests are always positives?
-just another note, chronic lyme believers dont even believe in the accuracy of the test, they use, and instead believe that they have lyme, because thier llmd said so.
|
No, Neuroproblem, Igenex is NOT the only lab doing the more advanced "Western Blot" Lyme testing! For example there is "Stony Brook" among many other quality Lyme labs.
My personal Igenex tests in 2007 and 2008 showed a weak 30-31 band, which is Lyme specific, but technically the test result was considered "equivical".
The big Lyme testing game-changer was the revolutionary "Lyme Culture" which was developed by the folks at "Advanced Labs" in Philadephia and finally brought to market in 2011.
Here is a direct link to their website:
http://www.advanced-lab.com/
I did the Borrelia culture in late 2012, and it was positive for "Borrelia Burgdorferi" (the most common form of classical Lyme Disease).
Having a positive (and gold standard culture) then confirmed what I had strongly suspected since my symptoms began in ernest in 2007; namely, that I had Lyme.
I urge you to consider having the Lyme culture test done, and I know that the $595.00 price tag is steep but, if it is positive, then you can finally focus on treating properly the real underlying cause of your issues.
Thanks!
David