Guest guest Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Jill, I know your question was for Tony but I do have laboratory experience along these lines. Babesia is like Malaria in that there is either a 14 day or 28 day cycle. It is involved in a lunar cycle. I am always worse on the Full moon 28 day cycle and on the 1/2 moon 14 day cycle. I'm not sure which organism in the Tick soup is responsible for the Cycles but I have my suspicions. I can always get a positive antigen test for The Bb (Lyme during the full moon, so my 14 day 1/2 Moon reaction may very well be the Babesia. I am a former Adjunct Professor of Laboratory Science. Hope this helps. Prof. Carol In a message dated 9/28/05 10:19:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dumbaussie2000@... writes: JillVery good, well done, I just think people should do exactly that 'look on more than one occasion' and take the time to get it right for the patient, because in the case of babesia treatment it''s long and iffy.Actually a couple of slides made an hour apart on a bad day may be the way to go.Ask if a pin prick like diabetes would be good enough, not to have to need constant blood draws. If I had my way I would get a couple of thing's checked which are simple for pathologists-is your common staph beta haemolytic,it shouldn't be, do you have pseudonomads in your sinuses, these are both WOW moment's for pathologists.This is the type of request which isn't against the grain if yyou pointed to the pics on the start page and told her they are bacteria,- they are programmed to believe our blood is sterile, so it's hard, work within there knowledge.The problem with this ilness is the red blood cells- so I wonder what she thinks about yours?Did they show dramatic change on a bad day?Are there many damaged cells and are there many spiky cells, are some interesting observations they can make. They should possably compare to healthy people's cells to see how your's don't stack up even.This is the toxic damage that equates to thing's ain't hunky dory.> My HMO doctor called me today and was actually very nice. He's only at > this clinic twice a week, so...he spent a while talking to the head > pathologist, who I guess now is interested in my case, and she had > found no babesia on the smear. Now I'm sure she looked carefully so > even if one or two had shown up. But she suggested another smear to be > sure and he said, Why don't you come in on a day you feel really > lousy, as there may be variations in parasite load (this indicates to > me he actually doesn't think I'm winge-ing.) Anyway, Tony, I was > wondering, maybe I could ask her to look for holly jollies or whatever > those things are...is there anything else I can ask her to look for in > my thick and thin smear? As long as they're sort of on my side now. I > told him, Thank you for going the extra mile.> > TIA...I *am* going to wait until a day I feel like total shit and go > up there as the requisition is waiting, so I don't have to make an > appt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Prof Carol Maybe you can give us a tip on how best to treat? tony > > My HMO doctor called me today and was actually very nice. He's > only at > > this clinic twice a week, so...he spent a while talking to the > head > > pathologist, who I guess now is interested in my case, and she had > > found no babesia on the smear. Now I'm sure she looked carefully > so > > even if one or two had shown up. But she suggested another smear > to be > > sure and he said, Why don't you come in on a day you feel really > > lousy, as there may be variations in parasite load (this indicates > to > > me he actually doesn't think I'm winge-ing.) Anyway, Tony, I was > > wondering, maybe I could ask her to look for holly jollies or > whatever > > those things are...is there anything else I can ask her to look > for in > > my thick and thin smear? As long as they're sort of on my side > now. I > > told him, Thank you for going the extra mile. > > > > TIA...I *am* going to wait until a day I feel like total shit and > go > > up there as the requisition is waiting, so I don't have to make an > > appt. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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