So I know that there is huge controversy surrounding Lyme Disease in more than just one aspect of it. One of these aspects being if it is curable or not. I know that this is the case for Borrelia at least. What about coinfections though? Specifically Bartonella? Are they curable? Are they at least easier to manage?

From what I've read, Bartonella is tough to break up, and I don't know if it has the same capacity as lyme to hide as well as lyme does. I think it is possible to become symptom free from it with treatment and perseverance. Like this blog post by a CMD about it. They comment on how people test by eating trigger foods, if they have a reaction, they know they aren't done yet. I think these organisms are so ancient, and adaptable, to use the word "cured" might be better framed as being "symptom free" with the immune system working well and keeping things in check. goodbyelyme.com/free_articles/coinfections/busting-bartonella

I'm like Girlie, and I am 99% positive I'm fighting co-infections at this point. My symptoms totally changed. I don't know what co-infection I have beyond mycoplasma. We just re-tested Bart & Babs so I'm awaiting results. The doc thinks babesia for sure with all the anxiety and sweating... but I dramatically reacted to a Bart herb and got the scratch marks...

Like Travler, I had a flipping fantastically symptom free year when I put Lyme into remission... what came back was, well, something else... or Lyme from a different system... something.

Shoot, I decided to attack them all in due time. I don't know what's going on anymore, LoL...

must be of some comfort knowing what you're fighting LOL i'm lab positive for lyme and babesia and have bartonella from symptoms.

So not to hi-jack this post, but how do you know if you have Barts / Babs? Does the Western Blot tell you? or is it a different test? Thanks!

It's a different test for Bart and Babesia - the Western Blot is for Lyme, but you can still test through Igenex (if that's the lab you choose).