Posted by bleauberry on June 24, 2009, at 5:15:33
In reply to Re: Infectious Invaders Underlying Mental Illnesses, posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on June 23, 2009, at 21:08:57
>
> Problem is bleauberry, I havn't met any doctor willing to test for the whole shebang of lyme, parasites, candida etc. Most doctors don't know about it and the rest don't give sh*t about it.You are correct. Very sad to say. A small minority are on top of this. Even for them, it is a challenge.
Tests are useless for the most part, except to add to the overall clinical picture. Diagnosis is primarily a clinical one, based on symptoms and history, performed by an experienced practitioner who knows what he sees when he sees it.
Example. Someone might take the Western Blot test for Lyme and show none of the many genetic bands of Lyme, and thus be declared negative. Yet, that same person improves dramatically when given an antibiotic. Then, after the antibiotic, the Western Blot now is showing genetic bands and the test is positive. The person was sick the whole time with Lyme. What the unskilled doctor didn't know was the Lyme is a master at hiding. But when some of it is killed, it can no longer hide. As the pieces of corpses are floating around, NOW the immune system and tests can see them.
It is tricky stuff.
The easiest test is to challenge oneself for a Herxheimer reaction.
poster:bleauberry
thread:902811
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20090620/msgs/902894.html