PCR test

[Guest guest]

wow Sandy ,

that is great news for you....

we are still waiting, but I sure hope it is good like yours...

how many weeks did you wait for the PCR test to come back.??

sorry about you brother, hope that is the high side , or the lower level..

and not the high side, of the highest level...

is he sick from his hepC?

I remember you saying he couldn't tolerate the combinations drub

therapy..that is sad...is there something else he can try??

ine.

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> Hi ine and everyone,

> Well, I talked to the nurse at my dr.'s office today and got my PCR

results.

> She told me that it came back NEGATIVE. I am in shock and don't know for

sure

> what to make of it. I asked her if that meant I don't have the virus and

she =

sandy

[Guest guest]

Hi Joe

I would sday the best way to find out about the pcr is to call the lab tha is

going to process your blood/urine (it can be either).

About WB; the best way is to call your insurance.

good luck

lea ct

PS if Igenex is going to do it their number 800-832-3200

In a message dated 5/7/00 7:26:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, roe0325@...

writes:

> to all,

> Hi, does anyone know how a PCR test is done? is blood or urine used?

> how should the doctor draw and supply the lab with the sample? My

> doctor took a vial of my blood and a sample of my urine and ordered a

> luat and a pcr from smith kline. when i called to see if the results

> came back, his secretary said klien couldnt do the burgdorfer

> test because it wasnt submitted correctly, she had no clue what was

> wrong. I see my doctor on Tuesday, and want to make sure its done

> correctly this time. I was also told that some insurance will only pay

> for a WB if the ELISA is positive. that should eliminate the WB in

> most cases. i havent had a positive ELISA since April of 99! and many

> have never come up positive. It just amazes me that they can take DNA

> and do a PCR and connect African Jews to their biblical ancestors but

> cant find a proof positive test for so many disease that plague us.

> thanks, roe

>

[Guest guest]

<<How soon do u

get to find this out--isn't it @ 12 weeks and if u are not coming

donw fast enough u will be taken off the peg-intron. >>

I dunno about the peg, I should think it wouldn't be much different from the

norm.

Down here we get tested prior to starting treatment and then in 6 mo. If we

are a geno 1, and if we are undetected at 6 mo, we continue treatment till

48 weeks. If we are not geno 1, then probably stop treatment at 6 mo.

I wouldn't want to determine my eligibility for continuing treatment on

anything less than a 6 mo pcr.

alley

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Sometimes you have to take as many as 10 tests both blood and urine to see if it

will come up positive. Some people who are so very sick with lyme never get a

positive PCR. There are some drs who only will use this test as a means of

telling whether you have lyme. I used to think this was the only definitive test

there was but I am not so sure anymore. Hope this helps. Kim

[Guest guest]

if it comes back negative, i don't necessarily think it means you

don't have lyme anymore.

but if you want to have a PCR test maybe you should go with the MDL

test because they take insurance.

http://www.mdlab.com/index.html

i know that most everyone says that the Western Blot at IGenex is the

best test for Lyme.

have you had that done yet?

also i would post this question over at the flash discussion section

of LymeNet

http://www.lymenet.org/

thanks

bill

> Sometimes you have to take as many as 10 tests both blood and urine

to see if it will come up positive. Some people who are so very sick

with lyme never get a positive PCR. There are some drs who only will

use this test as a means of telling whether you have lyme. I used to

think this was the only definitive test there was but I am not so

sure anymore. Hope this helps. Kim

[Guest guest]

Because we were initially told MDL was the best, I've been recommending it

for the last year BUT recently heard from two diff LLMD's (one in Cal, one

in Tx) that they also have tooooo many false negs. They're trying to work

out the scientific details and may be back on the diagnostic radar screen

soon. Both of those docs prefer Igenex because their tests are now very

specific and sensitive.

As far as insurance goes, you pay Igenex up front and they provide a form to

send to your insurance to be reimbursed. In our situation, we had testing

done at both labs (at slightly different times). We got the money back from

the insurance for Igenex but got " above customary " for MDL.

[ ] Re: PCR test

but if you want to have a PCR test maybe you should go with the MDL

test because they take insurance.

http://www.mdlab.com/index.html

i know that most everyone says that the Western Blot at IGenex is the

best test for Lyme.

have you had that done yet?

also i would post this question over at the flash discussion section

of LymeNet

[Guest guest]

I had a positive PCR from Igenex. It was a urine sample. We believe I contracted

Lyme 22

years ago, but was not diagnosed until Feb. '03, based on history and clinical

sx, then

confirmed by the positive PCR.

Donna in NC

----- Original Message -----

From: " Andrine de la Rocha " <andrine@...>

> Has anyone had the IgeneX PCR test for Lyme DNA?

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone new how long it takes for PCR test result to come

through? I was told by my doctor it will take 4 weeks. I don't get on with him

nor really trust him... Not a good sign at all, isn't it?

[Guest guest]

It normally takes just under two weeks at the three centers I have

been tested.

Matt

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On Feb 4, 2010, at 4:50 PM, " d'Araille " <darajek@...> wrote:

> Hi All,

> I was wondering if anyone new how long it takes for PCR test result

> to come through? I was told by my doctor it will take 4 weeks. I

> don't get on with him nor really trust him... Not a good sign at

> all, isn't it?

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

All depends where the test itself is done - if your hospital does it in house

(not all do - many will send the samples away to specialist labs), they can have

it in a very short time after they take your blood. If they send it away, a

little longer, so 4 weeks doesn't sound out of line to me.  It is a little

laborious to do and requires a certain degree of skill to do it (more complex

than a simple blood test), but it is a very widely used process and not just for

CML. 

Mine are done each time I visit the hospital (actually about the day after the

blood is taken) and I get the result the next time I go back (about every 3

months) although they will have them much sooner than that because they are

done in house.  I am sure that if any result was not good, they would call me

back sooner but as Glivec has worked so well, they haven't so far.

Shame you don't trust your doctor. I both like and completely trust mine, and

did from the day I met him - he is a CML expert, which helps.  I know that if

things were more difficult for me than they seem to be, I would trust his

advice.  I think it's important to find someone you trust and who gives you

confidence - CML is actually very well understood by the specialists, so they

should be able to do that. 

________________________________

From: d'Araille <darajek@...>

Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 9:50:54 PM

Subject: [ ] PCR test

 

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone new how long it takes for PCR test result to come

through? I was told by my doctor it will take 4 weeks. I don't get on with him

nor really trust him... Not a good sign at all, isn't it?