Re: lyme disease and developmental delays

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http://www.lymepa.org/ldasepa___the_lyme_disease_ass.html

The test recommended for our kids is a 16 band western blot. I

believe the only lab that runs it is in Ca. They may be able to

direct you to a practitioner in your area.

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> I live in San , TX, a place not known for having a high

> incidence of lyme disease, even though we do have deer, cows, and

> ticks. I discovered recently that I have lyme disease, and although

I

> am 39, it seems that I've had it in my system for some time. Due to

a

> number of tragedies and other dramas in my life, it attacked my

system

> fully recently. I had had some of the symptoms, but nothing to

suggest

> lyme. And since I would have frequent sinus infections, uri's and

> other illnesses, it's entirely possible that partial treatment

allowed

> it to hide in my system.

>

> I went to the LDA website recently and discovered a PDA on

identifying

> lyme in children and see much of the symptoms of untreated lyme in

my

> son. His developmental pediatrician, who has from the beginning

denied

> that my son is autistic, was excited to learn about this

possibility.

> However, nobody here in SA seems to know how to identify lyme in

> children. The pediatrician ordered an ELISA, which I've read is

> insensitive. Does anyone know of any doctors my doctor can contact

> there to talk about proper diagnosis? I'm talking about a doctor who

> really knows which tests to use and which testing companies.

>

> I'm asking you guys because you're based in NJ, where there is both

a

> high incidence of children with developmental delays, and where lyme

> is common. If children here don't have classic symptoms (i.e., known

> tick bite and bullseye rash), nobody suspects lyme.

>

> Thanks for any help you can provide,

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