tina.r
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As I understand Igm are usually the first to show up and Igg usually tells you that you have a later infection. I was really sick, with only Igm and at least 2-3 months had passed since I was exposed to Lyme, I had also had Lyme before and was concerened I might have a Chronic Lyme. I have read that the incubation period for Lyme is between 2-4 weeks, is that right? I talked to a LLMD and he said that it is fully possible to only had Igm even if you have a chronic infection.(as well as a negative Western Blot). There is also a false positive and I think Center for Disease Control states if you only have IGM and symtoms are still there a month after antibiotic treatment you might have a false positiv. This was really my case and I asked my ID and he snapped at me and said:You have Lyme, did not even want to discuss the possibilities. Again , as a lot of us have learned Lyme is hard to diagnose with diagnostic methods and should alse be diagnosed clinically. I am now convinced that I had Lyme and I am recovering but much slower than I was hoping for. What is the status of the new DNA tests for Lyme, we really need a better tool. Anyone with experience of those newer tests? |
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