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Hi Bleinda,

I too take tramadol for pain and I think my doctors would have the heart

attack if I asked for a fentenyl patch! I am on cymbalta for depression but

it is good for my fibro also. If you take calcium for bones you should take

vit D and magnesium .(mag)twice the amount of calcium. You need these for

your bones.

As for the lab..14 years ago I sent my blood.

Arthritis Research Center

504 E. Diamond Ave.

Gathersburg, MD 20877

Phone: 301-216-1231

But I copied this from the facts and info page.

It is important to use a lab that specializes in the diagnosis of Lyme

disease. Lyme disease specialists recommend both Igenex Lab in Palo Alto,

CA., www.igenex.comand Medical Diagnostic Lab in Mt. Laurel NJ.,

www.mdllab.com. However, patients should be aware that current guidelines

used by these labs for testing for Lyme may produce false negatives. The

testing done by Central Florida Research (mentioned in Section 1) should

eliminate that possibility - centralfloridaresearch.com. The following

websites are helpful:

www.ilads.org

www.igenex.com

www.mdllab.com

If you have not looked at the Fand Q page you should

I think it is rheumatic.org

You can also read stories on http://www.rheumatic.org/medhist.htm

I would take the info on our site to your doctor so he may read it and know

a little about our program. Just don't be surprised if he says no. Most docs

do not believe in antibiotics for autoimmune diseases.

Best of luck,

cooky

From: rheumatic [mailto:rheumatic ] On Behalf

Of belinda pomerleau

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I have arthitus in my hands and back. I also have fibromyalgia. I a

put on a fentenil patch everyother day. flexeral and tramadol for pain.

I take a yearly Iv for bone thinning.

many years ago I was in a support group that tested with a lab in Los

Angeles for mycoplasma. Ihad a heart bypass and a stent and sort of gave

up. I would again like to get re tested. What lab do you recommend for

that. I have just started folowing your group.

I am also going to ask my general doctor if she will start me on

antibiotics.