Thats very interesting, thanks! Nice to see you, too. With my up-and-down health I decided to take a small break from everything for a while. Thankfully my new glasses show up in 2 weeks so I can enjoy learning more without the associated headaches and word chasing. Yay!
Regarding the Lyme test(s), it's kind of a waste of money in my opinion. I consider myself lucky to have had the rash, because if I didn't I'd rely on a test where I'd literally have more luck flipping a coin and guessing which side. Looking at the studies which show accuracy (actually, it shows more inaccuracy than anything), it's really sad to see that tons of people will be misdiagnosed or even worse, not diagnosed at all because the tests are yet to evolve into a more accurate reliable source of diagnosis means.
I'd actually seen this one article that cited a study that shows the CDC (that year) had the most inaccurate results of all. Which is kind of scary. For the most part, they seem to use those results ("CDC Positive") for statistical and reporting purposes, but when they are so inaccurate it's really hard to rely on them to give real true numbers.
From the article I linked previously, here's a clip.
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We are told by manufacturers, health departments, and clinics that the Lyme ELISA tests are good and that they are useful, but in two blinded studies that tested laboratories accuracy, they failed miserably. In the latest study, 516 labs were tested. The overall result: 55% inaccurate!
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There's tons of studies to compare how accurate/inaccurate the various tests are. I've had a few rounds of tests, but I always get sick first. The last time my lymph node had swollen up where it looked like my collar bone was broken. Needless to say, I can't even produce antibodies to get any good or bad test results.
I really just want it all to leave my brain alone. The poor lil feller has enough to deal with.

I've decided to try this diet of pretty much all raw green stuff. I'm hoping I last at least 3 days before I pick up some cupcakes. Hah.
Oh, here's a video of an upcoming feature.
http://www.openeyepictures.com/underourskin/
It wont play sometimes for me, so I click the little arrow next to "HD". I don't know if anyone else has that problem or if it's just me.