Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 In answer to your question regarding Lyme disease, the symptoms are very similiar to many other diseases and up to half of all Lyme sufferers DO NOT remember the tick bite. Also, not all tick bites result in the bulls eye rash. Lyme sufferers very often go undiagnosed (just like implant girls)because docs do not routinely think of this disease and test for it. Lyme disease has been investigated as a trigger for MS, RA and other autoimmune diseases and many people who have the little buggers in their blood stream or spinal fluid TEST NEGATIVE for Lyme. It is very hard to detet and cure this disease. Take care, Ann -- In , Vickie <gracie17db@y...> wrote: > I get that it is all related to inflammation, but to test for Lyme Disease when it is a disease that is caused by a tick bite and has very defining symptoms, bulleye rash aroung the bite, fever, chills... a tick!!!! those boys dont just fall off, you gotta pull them off. If you've been in a wooded area unprotected and get these symptoms, take the test, otherwise, I think someone is trying to take advantage of sick women by doing unnecessary test and taking money for something they know is not the problem. > That makes me angry! > Vickie > > BARBY4271@A... wrote: > I was told that if a person has an elevated rheumatoid factor it causes false positives on IGM, so maybe thats why some women test positive for lyme or EBV or any test that measure IGM. I had tested positive IGM for babesia and at the same time I had an elevated rheumatoid factor and one Dr. explained this to me, I dont know if this helps or not but a lot of implanted women have elevated rheumatoid factors so maybe thats why some test positive for lyme? > Barby > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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