Re: Igenex vs. MDL vs. Stony Brook - Joan

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Hey there,

Yeah, about 6 years ago I tested positive by AND IgM AND IgG

Western Blot. I am still having symptoms and went to the doctor

where I live now and before they would give me antibiotics they

wanted another Western Blot, and here I didn't get a single reactive

band. This really confused me..I thought you keep your IgM

forever???

> Joan...It is a conspiracy - a conspiracy of greed and negligence.

I had 3 or 4 negative WB tests through my health plan's lab (not SB)

prior to going to an independent doctor for an OOP Igenex test - the

Igenex was positive. I shared before, that I showed the Igenex

results to my " specialist " with the health plan, and he dismissed

Igenex, saying they were unreliable. He said that he knew of

someone " who didn't have Lyme, yet they had a positive Igenex WB " .

I don't believe this is true. Igenex is more sensitive in their

testing - the other labs are following the CDC protocol, and I truly

believe the CDC is being led / controlled by the insurance

industry. This entire mess is going to blow up in everyone's face,

since Lyme is spreading and late stage Lyme is much more expensive

to treat than early diagnosis.

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> I've been reading that intra-muscular abx injections 2 x weekly

(or more) is a far less expensive alternative to IV abx - for some

Lyme situations. I also spoke with a semi-local LLMD's partner who

confirmed this. Maybe this is an alternative for you? Keep the

faith...Tom

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> [ ] Re: Igenex vs. MDL vs. Stony Brook

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> Thank You to those who responded. I saw my LLMD yesterday and he

told me

> that Oxford " Health " Plans will not accept Igenex results that

are positive

> for Bb, etc. anymore. Has anyone else had that happen? Also has

anyone had

> success with Amantadine and Biaxin?

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> I previously had twice been approved for IV ABX using Igenex, so

I guess the

> conspiracy continues to spred. He said that he has been

submitting Igenex

> results to Oxford lately, and they are denying treatment saying

that

> Igenex's testing procedures are not accurate!!! The labs that

they like are:

> " Quest " (I could get better lab results doing the tests in my

basement), and

> *yes*, Stony Brook.

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> And now about Stony Brook...in 1999 I was tested at SB and had 4

significant

> bands on IgG...but they said that I didn't have Lyme disease;

so why did

> they put me on doxy for 1 month? I later tested positive for 4

tickborne

> diseases thru Igenex, and at times MDL. SB was doing a survey,

so I gave

> them my blood, and the results were *not one band on IgG or IgM*

mmmm....

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> What can we do...we're held hostage by the " other side " , and I

for one am

> sick of it! I would appreciate hearing from anyone with a

different health

> plan, that accepts Igenex's results. It's getting close to " out

of pocket "

> time, so I'd love to switch ins. co's.

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> Thanks and Be Well,

> Joan

> LI NY

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