Guest guest Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 My son's IgeneX test was negative, but all the Borellia-specific bands were indeterminant. I figure if he has it, he must have gotten it from me, so even though I'm asymptomatic I want to test myself (mainly to help me determine whether he really has Lyme). My question is which lab to go with. I was thinking IgeneX, but I'm wondering about the Florida lab test. Is it really more accurate for someone like me who is not sick and presumably has a healthy immune system? What's the price difference b/t those two labs? TIA, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 , I do not have an answer to your question. We just sent my son's blood sample to IgeneX. My son has been on Dr. Lee Cowden's herbal protocol for Borreliosis since last December, and we took a couple days of break from the herbs and then went for a blood draw. Per Dr. Lee Cowden, a good time to collect blood sample for testing is to first using antibiotics or herbal antimicrobial for a short while and then take a 36-hour break before collecting blood sample. Spirochete form is easier to be detected by lab test, while Cyst-Form and Cell-Wall-Deficient bacteria are elusive. When stopping antimicrobial for at least 36 hours, it gives a sense of the coast being clear and a favorable condition to the bacteria, CWD and cyst can rapidly convert to spirochete, which is mobile and easier to be detected. As for Central Florida Research lab test, according to Long, president of the company, " The test is most useful when done between the time bacteria appears in the blood about a month after infection, when a patient shows potential disease symptoms, and up to three or four years after those occurrences. " (http://www.nantucketindependent.com/news/2007/1226/Other_news/007.html) I am curious about the accuracy rate and price, too. We just paid IgeneX $1,080 to do two Lyme and Coinfection panels. Limin Getting Myself Tested > My son's IgeneX test was negative, but all the Borellia-specific bands > were indeterminant. I figure if he has it, he must have gotten it from > me, so even though I'm asymptomatic I want to test myself (mainly to > help me determine whether he really has Lyme). > > My question is which lab to go with. I was thinking IgeneX, but I'm > wondering about the Florida lab test. Is it really more accurate for > someone like me who is not sick and presumably has a healthy immune > system? > > What's the price difference b/t those two labs? > > TIA, > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Thanks Limin, That's good information. > > , > > I do not have an answer to your question. We just sent my son's blood > sample to IgeneX. My son has been on Dr. Lee Cowden's herbal protocol for > Borreliosis since last December, and we took a couple days of break from the > herbs and then went for a blood draw. Per Dr. Lee Cowden, a good time to > collect blood sample for testing is to first using antibiotics or herbal > antimicrobial for a short while and then take a 36-hour break before > collecting blood sample. Spirochete form is easier to be detected by lab > test, while Cyst-Form and Cell-Wall-Deficient bacteria are elusive. When > stopping antimicrobial for at least 36 hours, it gives a sense of the coast > being clear and a favorable condition to the bacteria, CWD and cyst can > rapidly convert to spirochete, which is mobile and easier to be detected. > > As for Central Florida Research lab test, according to Long, > president of the company, " The test is most useful when done between the > time bacteria appears in the blood about a month after infection, when a > patient shows potential disease symptoms, and up to three or four years > after those occurrences. " > (http://www.nantucketindependent.com/news/2007/1226/Other_news/007.ht ml) I > am curious about the accuracy rate and price, too. We just paid IgeneX > $1,080 to do two Lyme and Coinfection panels. > > Limin > > > Getting Myself Tested > > > > My son's IgeneX test was negative, but all the Borellia-specific bands > > were indeterminant. I figure if he has it, he must have gotten it from > > me, so even though I'm asymptomatic I want to test myself (mainly to > > help me determine whether he really has Lyme). > > > > My question is which lab to go with. I was thinking IgeneX, but I'm > > wondering about the Florida lab test. Is it really more accurate for > > someone like me who is not sick and presumably has a healthy immune > > system? > > > > What's the price difference b/t those two labs? > > > > TIA, > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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