TW,
I can't stress this loud enough to you: GET TESTED AGAIN!!!!!
Standard testing for Lyme Disease and Lyme Disease Co-Infections is very unreliable and up to 75% of the public can test negative but still be sick with Lyme Disease.
Even the higher caliber Lyme tests are unable to test for all strains of the pathogen (borellia) that causes Lyme Disease. Ultimately it really needs to be a clinical diagnosis which is made by a doctor who is familiar with and treats Lyme. These doctors are known as Lyme Literate Doctors ("LLMD").
The Western Blot blood test by Igenex is the blood test of choice for LLMD's in diagnosing Lyme Disease. Here is a link to their website:
http://www.igenex.com/lymeset7.htmMy regular doctors wouldn't do this test so I had to find an LLMD and consult with him to rule in (or out) my suspicion of Lyme Disease.
Another test that is sometimes helpful is the CD57 blood test that is done by LabCorp. It can help indicate whether a patient has late-stage or chronic Lyme Disease.
Here is a link to a guy with Lyme who keeps a personal website. This link will take you to his page on testing. He lays out the testing better than I can do at the moment:
http://www.betterhealthguy.com/inde...ask=view&id=54&Itemid=76I've said this before, a LOT of people that end up with Lyme Disease have no recollection of having a tick bite or a bull's eye rash.
Lyme Disease is epidemic in the United States. Those aren't my words, they are the words of Departments of Health, CDC, NIH, etc.
I paid for a fair amount of my Lyme (and co-infection) testing out-of-pocket. I was happy to do so. Doing so finally gave me answers.
I would NOT put off getting tested for Lyme Disease. It can progress to a far more serious and debilitating illness if left untreated.
The metal detox can be addressed but DO NOT delay getting tested Lyme. If you do have Lyme (and Lyme co-infections) your body could be so busy trying to deal with the Lyme that metal detox could be disrupted or nonproductive.
Sorry to sound so bossy. I just wish I'd known 10 years ago what I know now. I can't begin to tell you the debilitating and life-altering and even devastating effects this illness has had on me -- simply because it went undiagnosed for so long.
