Antibodies Globulin & High A/G Ratio

Hi Aylett -

I don't have a specific answer for you regarding globulin levels so hopefully others will be along soon to offer more info.

But I will suggest that yes, the Bb microbe is able to disengage and disrupt immune response. And I think this is also why tests trying to determine this aren't always accurate and/or they don't always inform us how we want them to.

The CD57 is one of these suspect tests. Many LLMDs are finding that it just isn't reliable to measure immune function - they're finding it too high when it should be low and too low when it should be higher... It certainly isn't a good measurement of any success with my Lyme tx - I started out at 37, tested 43 a year later and was 53 a year after that ---and I'm almost done w/ the bulk of my microbial tx.

Here's a good article by an LLMD who did a little "study" on his own patients and found it fluctuated quite a bit within one day in some of his patients.

SO, it can still be a beneficial test - as some LLMDs and insurance companies are a little behind-the-times and still consider a low CD57 a determining factor for Lyme and that's helpful for dx.

Hope that's helpful -

-p

Aylett said...
Hi all. I just got my labcorps test for electrolytes back. The one thing that was high was the A/G ratio, which was 2.7 against a scale of 1.2 – 2.2. My albumin was dead center in the middle of the normal range at 4.6. My globulin was at the bottom of the normal range, 1.7 on a scale of 1.5 – 4.5.

http://ic.steadyhealth.com/low-globulin-facts states that globulin is antibodies. I'm not really surprised that globulin is at the bottom of acceptable because my CD57 was also at the bottom of acceptable. It looks like Lyme disease has my immune system still ratcheted down to barely above functional.

My question is this: have any of you been able to do anything to raise your globulin levels? If so, what?
Many thanks! Aylett

Aylett- you discovered something that is often missed. I missed this in 2017, but didnt know the Globulin link. And my Drs ignored it. Now I know how all of this is tied together. Globulin are proteins for the B "marker" cells and can be broken down into the different immunoglobulins....Igg, Igm, Iga ect. CD57 measures T and NK cells, which need B cells to work effectively. Im also low in all of these, and high in the ratio (like you).

Hi Astroman
I subscribe to this thread, so I got your note. What do your want to talk about?

Hi Astroman,
I have not retested it. I have had no indication of improvement until recently. I was using the Rawls protocol, which I discontinued, because I slowly declined for 6 months. I am now using cat's claw and otero back extract. In addition, I spent $9500 to go to Exeter New Hampshire for an umbilical cord stem cell treatment. I took 4 cc by IV and 1 cc by injection. I have noticed some improvement in appetite and energy and in my ability to do hand motions, like typing, without experiencing pain and needing to wear arthritis gloves. I had to stem cell treatment on June 20. The Herx is supposed to last 2 to 3 weeks. I am supposed to experience full benefit, perhaps with resuscitation of immune system within 3 months. The AIM clinic makes no guarantees for treatment of Lyme disease, but I am hoping that the stem cells will help me to rebuild my joints such that my body can focus its energy on regenerating my immune system. I have to advise a wait-and-see attitude, rather than immediately buying an airplane ticket to New Hampshire. Stem cell treatment is a very large financial risk to take, although I did find 2 other people on the Internet who had done it successfully and felt rejuvenated from Lyme disease. Cheers! Aylett