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Is Igenex testing recognized by the CDC?

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Posted 2/23/2013 1:09 AM (GMT -5)
So I was mistaken and my LLMD said my Igenex tests are still pending. If anything happens to show up will I be considered CDC Positive?

I'm just not sure how this works, but I would love to be able to say "I have Lyme Disease" and not be treated like a crazy drug-seeking hypochondriac by regular doctors!!!

That is all. :)
Posted 2/23/2013 6:39 AM (GMT -5)
In my experience (knowing several regular doctors on a personal level) Igenex is not taken as a serious lab. The doctors that I know call it a bogus lab that turns out nothing but false positives and I live in a highly Lyme-endemic area. I was IgG and IgM positive via Igenex. CDC positive on IgM.

Personally, I don't tell anyone other than my LLMD and one other doctor that I have chronic Lyme. I don't want to constantly have to defend my diagnosis to everyone. I leave my medical care up to my LLMD and if I have something that needs to be addressed by another doctor, I let them address it but I don't divulge my diagnosis to them.
Posted 2/23/2013 10:57 AM (GMT -5)
My understanding is that the CDC does not recognize IGENEX tests. However, the IGENEX tests were created with variations of the bacteria that you are more likely to be infected with here in the US. The labs the CDC go by use strains of Bb from Germany.
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