baby and Lyme

ask before you stick the kid again about the CD57

many find it to be unhelpful--only a few have had those levels parallel their recovery or failures

Many more of us simply get varying levels that dont mean anything that we or the Drs can interpret as they dont make sense--increases or decreases with sx resolution and the same with sx worsening--no patterns

IF your Dr knows enough about CD57 and you wish to have a number and then in a month to 6 weeks draw more blood ( and repeat a few more times) to see if he is among the minority this can work as a monitor of his progress--then ok--but realize that it may not work out after all those sticks!!

just thought Id warn ya

Finette

Thanks for the information about the CD57 test. I'll ask my doctor about this at our next appointment.

Mammabear

I'm so glad to hear of a success story with your son. You said he was treated for Lyme with amoxicilin at a year and a half and you believe he is fully recovered? This is music to my ears. Please elaborate. Did he have gestational Lyme from pregnancy or breastfeeding or did he have a tick bite at some point? Was he showing symptoms of Lyme before he was treated? How did you know? How long was he treated for? How did you and the doctor know when to stop treatment? Did he ever have any relapses? How long has he been symptom-free while off antibiotics? I would love to hear the full story of your son's recovery. At this point, any and all success stories are very needed for my piece of mind.

Thank you,

Mammabear

I wish you all good luck and hope your child will be okay.

Ps. Forgot to mention that the mark on his chin showed up some time after I removed the tick on my self so who knows, the same tick could have been on both of us but it could probably also been through nursing

I am so glad your children are healthy. I wish you a fast road to recovery,as well.

mammabear