Weak positive Result

Yes, that means you have Lyme and you will need treatments. What a 'weak' positive means is that your immune function isn't high enough to produce enough antibodies to produce a fully positive result is all.

What are your symptoms? I knew I had some sort of bacterial infection eating me alive. A year later did a igenex test and it was + Lyme. Sometimes you know before you find out. If you know what I mean. You know?

Are these docs on NHS? My NHS doc or specialist won't treat me since its non NHS lab result. My NHS test one is negative.

I have an anesthetist friend who can prescribe me any antibiotic. He prescribed me doxycycling. What else do I need? Can I take doxycycling just now to minimise my symptoms?

Abnormally slow heart rate, hard strong pulse beats through my body. Dizziness, fatigue, weak heavy legs. Tick bite last year with two weeks doxy. Obviously didn't work!

OK I will take the doxy and speak to him about the other antibiotics. I should be able to get them quick enough.

Thanks for your support. Document has some really good info on it. Nice Saturday night reading 😂

Go treat it before it's too late...

Great. Thanks for the link.

Can I ask is it the same in USA lyme testing as it is in uk? As in a lot of negative tests on NHS but positive privacy? We use elisa and westernblot here

Igenex labs is the one we usually use here.

Lyme Western Blot IgM and IgG


here's a link

www.igenex.com

We still do get a lot of false negatives with Igenex...but it has a better track record than the other labs.
I'm in Canada...and I was negative on the IFA (government test) - so they wouldn't even do the Western Blot.
I tested Igenex Positive on their Western Blot.
I didn't bother with an IFA or ELISA.

Some LL Dr.'s are using the Elispot from Germany (Armin Labs) and getting good results.

....am I feeling better? yes and no.


I have dropped over half of my symptoms in the past couple years.

Unfortunately, I still feel pretty crappy because a few of my worst symptoms are still with me - I have nerve pain, vibrations, shivers...(I believe all nerve related) - and sweats, some brain issues., etc. etc.

A few that have left me or are much, much better:

- off balance
- pulsatile tinnitus is gone most days...reappears once in awhile when I'm flaring or herxing.
- my range of motion (lyme caused frozen shoulder)
- no more weight loss, have gained it back
- muscle atrophy
- muscle twitches
- sleep is better
- joint pain
- muscle pain
- tailbone pain
- shoulder pain
- tremors
- squeezing, tightness around thoracic/rib area (ms hug?)
- urinary urgency
- swollen, painful clavicle lymph node



I believe there are more..those are off the top of my head.

Oh that's horrible the list of symptoms. I hope you make a full recovery soon if that can happen. Thanks again for your info x