Finally a positive bartonella test

After testing for bart countless times I just received a positive IGG for Bartonella Henslae. Pretty certain (as is my doctor) that I acquired this at age 4. I had developed a swollen lymph node that was so large and painful that I stopped walking and had to have surgery. I'm guessing it was drained but my mom does not recall. I was always surrounded by cats and used to spend my spare time trying to tame wild ones.

The lyme and RMSF are likely new and acquired after moving to NC when I had a summer flu-like illness. My brucella IGM was negative this time and he thinks it was a false positive last time due to rmsf or bart.

My c6 elisa for lyme was 5.76 last summer (over 1.10 is positive) and it has risen to 8.06. Anyone know much about this test? I'm not sure if the rise is good or bad. I just started abx treatment March 1 after doing herbs for a year.

Crazy how eventually the pieces fall into place, or at least I hope they are! I started rifampin today (already on mino/plaq) - hoping this drug will get me somewhere.

K07 - I'm thinking it's good news to know definitively that you do have Bart.

Did you have symptoms since you were 4... or just in the past few years?

In the last year - treating with herbs - have you improved much?


I have been talking about a Bart infection from many years ago too - that really came out when I got Lyme.
I think my immune system was handling it for many years but reached a tipping point.

Are you taking rif 600 once or 300 twice daily?

Good luck !!!

It's always a relief to know what's wrong. And when you get help and support to get it done, it's a bonus.

Girlie said...
K07 - I'm thinking it's good news to know definitively that you do have Bart.

Did you have symptoms since you were 4... or just in the past few years?

In the last year - treating with herbs - have you improved much?


I have been talking about a Bart infection from many years ago too - that really came out when I got Lyme.
I think my immune system was handling it for many years but reached a tipping point.

Are you taking rif 600 once or 300 twice daily?

Good luck !!!

If I'm honest with myself, I think there were some symptoms growing up. I was healthy, yet had odd issues. Mild POTS symptoms, low iron, pulsatile tinnitus, anxiety, chest pain, and in 7th grade had an experience where I lost my peripheral vision in both eyes.

I too think it wasn't a major issue until I got lyme.

The herbs have helped a bit but none of my symptoms have fully resolved.

Rif is 300 twice but he did say I could do 600 once if I preferred.

Let's hope we both kick this to the curb this year!

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