lyme clarifications

I have been just coming to terms with lyme disease. A couple clarification questions:

a) Many of you have remarked that the IgM vs IgG debate is somewhat moot. If i came up IgM positive for bands 23 and 41, but not IgG positive, does this mean the infection itself was recently acquired, or that a possible infection from years ago is just starting to show symptoms now? Since band 23 was positive, is that solely responsible for lyme? I was in Haiti when some of the symptoms began so just making sure it wouldn't be a disease mimicking lyme.

b) I've been noticing all these symptoms that I dismissed as being coincidental (severe left knee pain when I keep it bent for a long period of time; some cognitive issues--typing the wrong word; difficulty focusing), in addition to the facial and head tingling (my most frequent symptom--I have it everyday). Would something like isolated knee pain in one knee be a symptom of lyme?

Meeting with a lyme specialist hopefully this week or next. I'm hoping he or she gives me more doxy because I'm feeling pretty vulnerable without it.

Symptom began April 2017
Diagnosis late May 2017
2 wks 100mg 2x daily of doxy

Post Edited (AZez15) : 7/3/2017 6:16:54 PM (GMT-6)

I don't really believe there is any disorder out there that mimics the randomness of Lyme disease and it's co-infections. In symptoms.

Yes it is possible to be infected or rather have the bacteria or organisms in us for years and not have the symptoms of it, or not recognize the little bleeps and blips in life that we barely give a passing thought to, and then one day all hell breaks loose.

It moves around in our bodies where it sees fit, whatever looks useful for it's needs to survive. Could be your foot one day and your neck or right elbow the next. Basically.

Blue Lyme is right, doxy, even at 400 mg, will not be more than a passing hope at this point. You also need to take some kind of cyst buster as he said, that destroys the cysts and re-exposes the Lyme to kill that.

If you can't get enough antibiotics, which some researches are finding questionable, look into herbal or some of the other treatment methods.

Above all make whatever diet corrections you need and find out and do every thing you can to support your immune function, because that is the key, right there, in getting this under control.

Best of luck to you, it's a long battle we're all struggling with.

AZez15 said...
I have been just coming to terms with lyme disease. A couple clarification questions:

a) Many of you have remarked that the IgM vs IgG debate is somewhat moot. If i came up IgM positive for bands 23 and 41, but not IgG positive, does this mean the infection itself was recently acquired, or that a possible infection from years ago is just starting to show symptoms now? Since band 23 was positive, is that solely responsible for lyme? I was in Haiti when some of the symptoms began so just making sure it wouldn't be a disease mimicking lyme.

b) I've been noticing all these symptoms that I dismissed as being coincidental (severe left knee pain when I keep it bent for a long period of time; some cognitive issues--typing the wrong word; difficulty focusing), in addition to the facial and head tingling (my most frequent symptom--I have it everyday). Would something like isolated knee pain in one knee be a symptom of lyme?

Meeting with a lyme specialist hopefully this week or next. I'm hoping he or she gives me more doxy because I'm feeling pretty vulnerable without it.

Symptom began April 2017
Diagnosis late May 2017
2 wks 100mg 2x daily of doxy

Yes - band 23 is lyme specific. With LD we can test positive for IgM even months/years later. (It's not like other diseases that typically seroconvert to IgG within weeks.)

You should be taking 200 mg twice daily of doxy....until you are symptom free plus 4-8 weeks longer.