Hi Queen -
CD57 is "low" - that's pretty vague - were you given a number? The CD57 measures how well your immune system is functioning but it doesn't always indicate the same thing for every person. It can be different from person to person, of course, but it can also fluctuate a great deal in your own body from day-to-day.
Many LLMDs do the CD57 test to establish a baseline for your levels and then retest as you move along with treatment. Mine has not changed much in 2 yrs of treatment. "Healthy" levels are said to be above 80 or above 100 or above 120—depending on who you believe. In general, anything below 60 is said to indicate a struggle. Here is a good article on tests that are supposed to indicate how the body is managing infections:
www.publichealthalert.org/role-of-c3a-and-c4a-complement-proteins-in-chronic-lyme-disease.htmlPeteZa posted good info about
the other results, too. The MTHFR DNA mutations that MDs typically test for are just one or two in a huge bucket of them that affect methylation and detoxing… so take those results with a grain of salt. Usually, any mutation suggests you should supplement B12 and B6 in "methyl" form so that your body can process the vitamin more effectively (there are many variations of this and complexities—but this is usually the "safe road" for those types of mutations). This may/may not work for you. I take a methyl form of B12 but I don't think it's doing anything because of the other mutations I have. It can be complicated.
-p