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Lyme Disease Forums › General & Support › QRIBb test, is this test for lyme still around?
07/02/2012 04:47 PM
Happynurse
Happynurse
 
Posts: 323
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I have been doing some research on lyme testing. Yes i've heard of Igenex labs and have done a Western Blot there once if I'm not mistaken. However, I would appreciate some more definite confirmation that i am positive for lyme.

It came back negative with Igenex. Dr. Joan Whitaker is dead but what she left behind was a special kind of testing that tested not just for the antibodies for lyme but rather some fluorescent lighting technique which viewed the bacteria under a microscope.

Does anyone know where the RIBb test can still be performed? I mean anywhere in the country?

Thanks

Igenex IgM Result NEGATIVE
CDC/NYS NEGATIVE

18 kDa. -
**23-25 kDa. -
28 kDa. -
30 kDa. -
**31 kDa. -
**34 kDa. -
**39 kDa. IND
**41 kDa. ++
45 kDa. -
58 kDa. -
66 kDa. -
**83-93 kDa. IND

IGENEX IgG-Result NEGATIVE
CDC/NYS-REsult NEGATIVE

18 kDa +
**23-25 kDa -
28 kDa -
30 kDa -
**31 kDa IND
**34 kDa IND
**39 kDa IND
**41 kDa +++
45 kDa -
58 kDa +
66 kDa -
**83-93 kDa -

"If i'm gonna go out, I'm gonna go out swinging." I refuse to live this life without passion and sick. I must live it to the fullest if I'm gonna live it, which means i will take risks when needed intelligently."
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07/02/2012 10:25 PM  Top
Bettyg
 
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from what i can remember off the top of myhead,

qribb done by BOWEN LAB FLORIDA; right? BOWEN CLOSED; new replacement lab in florida chose NOT to continue doing that.

found qribb mentioned here plus the developer, fyi only.

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/lyme-disease-support- forums/studies-research/3881580-curing-lyme-disease-with- samento-als-mentioned#3881580

bettyg, iowa activist

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Any information provided should not be used to take the place of advice from your personal physician or other professional.

Information on those sites is the opinion of those who publish the sites and is NOT necessarily that of BettyG.

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07/03/2012 04:31 PM  Top
ChuckG
Posts: 76
Member
Don't remember the details of QRIBb.

But "Advanced Laboratory Services is pleased to announce that the Borrelia Blood Culture is now available for clinical use in 49 states. " tries to grow Bb from your blood sample. If they see what appear to be spirochetes then they apply a green flourescent monoclonal antibody (MAb)–I never discovered which one– which if it glows green means it is Bb and not some other spirochete.

07/03/2012 05:19 PM  Top
Happynurse
Happynurse
 
Posts: 323
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hmmmmm interesting. It sounds similar to Dr. Whitaker's test.

So i take it i can just google Advanced Laboratory Services and find the test there? Also, do you think this test is superior to what Igenex labs offers?

Igenex IgM Result NEGATIVE
CDC/NYS NEGATIVE

18 kDa. -
**23-25 kDa. -
28 kDa. -
30 kDa. -
**31 kDa. -
**34 kDa. -
**39 kDa. IND
**41 kDa. ++
45 kDa. -
58 kDa. -
66 kDa. -
**83-93 kDa. IND

IGENEX IgG-Result NEGATIVE
CDC/NYS-REsult NEGATIVE

18 kDa +
**23-25 kDa -
28 kDa -
30 kDa -
**31 kDa IND
**34 kDa IND
**39 kDa IND
**41 kDa +++
45 kDa -
58 kDa +
66 kDa -
**83-93 kDa -

"If i'm gonna go out, I'm gonna go out swinging." I refuse to live this life without passion and sick. I must live it to the fullest if I'm gonna live it, which means i will take risks when needed intelligently."

07/03/2012 10:49 PM  Top
Bettyg
 
Posts: 26490
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I'm an Advocate
thanks chuck; missed you here; hope you haven't been terribly sick!

nurse, here's a bunch of info on advanced lab i put together withthe other bloodlabs.

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/lyme-disease-support- forums/tips/3006624-blood-testingsmisc-galore-here-

bettyg

BettyG, IOWA ACTIVIST
RETIRED llmd coordinator of 6 yrs; group leader

NOTE: I DO "NOT" USE CHAT thanks!
**************************************

NO INFORMATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL ADVICE.
please see my WELCOME LETTER/BEGINNER'S LINKS with important links/info galore :)

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/lyme-disease-support-forums/general-support/2356916-bettygs-welcome-letter-wgood-beginner-links-

Any information provided should not be used to take the place of advice from your personal physician or other professional.

Information on those sites is the opinion of those who publish the sites and is NOT necessarily that of BettyG.

43 yrs. chronic lyme; 35 yrs. misdiagnosed by 40-50 drs. unacceptable; see my profile for more.

07/04/2012 01:01 PM  Top
ChuckG
Posts: 76
Member
Here is a link:

http://www.advanced-lab.com/

Study this:

http://researchednutritionals.com/Announcements/ LymeCultureTest.pdf

Nobody knows which, if any, lab is the "best" for diagnosing lyme. Tis all anecdotal.

07/05/2012 12:46 PM  Top
Happynurse
Happynurse
 
Posts: 323
Member
Thanks ChuckG. I think the one that makes the most sense and is the most sensitive seems to be the newest one that advanced labs offers with the culture. That one makes more sense to me. Because the others seem to focus on antibodies that we know can escape lyme and many patients who have lyme have tested negative on alot of these tests.

Thanks again

Igenex IgM Result NEGATIVE
CDC/NYS NEGATIVE

18 kDa. -
**23-25 kDa. -
28 kDa. -
30 kDa. -
**31 kDa. -
**34 kDa. -
**39 kDa. IND
**41 kDa. ++
45 kDa. -
58 kDa. -
66 kDa. -
**83-93 kDa. IND

IGENEX IgG-Result NEGATIVE
CDC/NYS-REsult NEGATIVE

18 kDa +
**23-25 kDa -
28 kDa -
30 kDa -
**31 kDa IND
**34 kDa IND
**39 kDa IND
**41 kDa +++
45 kDa -
58 kDa +
66 kDa -
**83-93 kDa -

"If i'm gonna go out, I'm gonna go out swinging." I refuse to live this life without passion and sick. I must live it to the fullest if I'm gonna live it, which means i will take risks when needed intelligently."
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