Re: Yale lymes lab?/kate/penny

[Guest guest]

yes, I agree, based on what I ahve heard the other lab is the one.

however, I am curious if any validity to yale lab, being in Conn from where

lyme is from, wouldn't they be on top of things?

any validity to the mayo clinic?

how to find a doc , possibly thorugh the good lab,do they give doc referrals

someone please post me the good lyme lab yet again, (sorry brain fart)

and specifics re test.

thanks, amy

>From: Kate <KateDunlay@...>

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>Subject: Re: [infections] Yale lymes lab?

>Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 22:40:28 -0300

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>Run fast! No good!

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>- Kate

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>On May 5, 2006, at 8:49 PM, amydent9 wrote:

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> > new ID doc uses YALE lyme lab.

> >

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[Guest guest]

Amy, I've heard very good things about Mayo's lab in general. But

otherwise Mayo docs are not popular in chronic illness land. I have

no personal experience with them but have heard the same thing

literally 100s of times on numerous chronic illness boards. Nothing

but disappointment with Mayo docs. Sorry.

I have no idea what the Clinic's position is on lyme, but I have

heard that the lab itself is good when it comes to handling samples

and testing for hard to find bugs like actinmyces, which must be

handled carefully and rapidly before the organisms die. Most

ordinary labs can't culture these organisms because of poor sample

handling, but Mayo does.

Regarding lyme testing, it's hard to say. According to their website

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lyme-disease/DS00116/DSECTION=6

it looks like they're pretty standard regarding diagnostics and

treatment, prescribing abx treatment of 14-28 days with doxycycline,

etc. They perform followed by Western blot testing, and PCR

for those who may have " chronic lyme " .

Most Lyme patients seem to like labs like Immunosciences and Bowen

for Lyme testing. Personally, I have reservations about their tests.

penny

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> > > new ID doc uses YALE lyme lab.

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On May 7, 2006, at 8:27 PM, penny wrote:

> Most Lyme patients seem to like labs like Immunosciences and Bowen

> for Lyme testing. Personally, I have reservations about their tests.

I don't know anything about Immunosciences. I think Bowen's lyme test

is good for satisfying curiosity, but almost nobody is going to

accept the test result, so I wouldn't bother with it. Maybe their

coinfections tests are more accepted? I'd go with IGeneX or MDL for

Lyme.

- Kate

[Guest guest]

You're right, Kate. IGenX is the one people usually recommend.

Immunosciences does the tests as well. I've heard of MDL but have no

experience with them.

penny

>

> > Most Lyme patients seem to like labs like Immunosciences and Bowen

> > for Lyme testing. Personally, I have reservations about their

tests.

>

> I don't know anything about Immunosciences. I think Bowen's lyme

test

> is good for satisfying curiosity, but almost nobody is going to

> accept the test result, so I wouldn't bother with it. Maybe their

> coinfections tests are more accepted? I'd go with IGeneX or MDL for

> Lyme.

>

> - Kate

>