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Posted 11/25/2012 10:47 PM (GMT -5)
I've been treating for lyme and fry bug (protozoa) for about a year. My main symptom, recurrent UTIs, has not improved. I found a new dr that had my husband tested by Fry Labs. He also tested positive for the protozoa and his CD 57 was only 24. Though he has no symptoms.

She wants him to treat for lyme. I've been researching this topic as well as fry labs for several years and I've kept him informed all these years. He's on the fence, and I am too, but feel like we have nothing to lose.

Has anyone else has their spouse treated/tested even with no symptoms?

Posted 11/26/2012 6:50 AM (GMT -5)
Personally, if I had NO symptoms whatsoever, I probably wouldn't treat with antibiotics. Herbs I might consider. I think that antibiotics can be very rough on the body so I wouldn't use them for myself unless I was having a severe infection that was creating symptoms.

That being said, his CD57 is extremely low. Was he tested for Lyme as well? Are you doing the low fat/no magnesium protocol for the Fry bug?
Posted 11/26/2012 11:12 AM (GMT -5)
Since he's not showing any symptoms I would second the thought on using herbs. Although to be honest, I think everyone should - even though I do understand why a lot of people don't. I didn't use herbs first when I started trying to treat these infections.

I would be leery of treating for Lyme though based just on a CD57 result without any symptoms of any of these infections - labs make mistakes too. Why not have him treat for the protozoa that he tested positive for and see if that doesn't help?
Posted 11/26/2012 10:20 PM (GMT -5)
Good questions! He did take a Lyme test by igenex and it was negative, though I think band 41 was positive but that was all.

I agree with him taking herbs rather than abx. I also take herbs but have had to take long term abx for mu utis. I'm dealing with yeast issues and still have uti's so I don't recommend it either.

He did test for the fry bug and was positive though the count was "rare", which was the same result I had.
Posted 11/27/2012 6:09 PM (GMT -5)
Was it rare because you both tested high or low? If it was considered "rare" because it was so high, then don't believe them - do you own research, it usually surprises me what I find out on my own! Most doc's just barely recognize what the 'rates' are in their own area, not what the county, state or even the region is experiencing.
Posted 11/27/2012 9:13 PM (GMT -5)
Rare meaning low. But two yrs ago I had a high level so the treatment did reduce the number, just not the UTIs. Maybe I have barbs as well? Who knows!
Posted 11/27/2012 9:13 PM (GMT -5)
Rare meaning low. But two yrs ago I had a high level so the treatment did reduce the number, just not the UTIs. Maybe I have barbs as well? Who knows!
Posted 11/28/2012 1:38 AM (GMT -5)

twinkl1999 said...
He's on the fence, and I am too, but feel like we have nothing to lose.

Well it would undoubtedly cost you money, emotional and mental resources, as well as risking side effects.

At first I got paranoid about every little ache and pain my wife complained about, thinking we might need to treat her as well. Now that I can think a little more rationally I've concluded that the risk vs reward makes it a bad idea, unless there is something we're actually trying to fix.
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