I don't believe there is such thing as a borderline lyme disease, for this reason:
0.99 LIV or less
Negative. Antibody to Borrelia burgdorferi not detected
1.00-1.20 LIV
Equivocal. Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful
1.21 LIV or greater
Positive. Probable presence of antibody to Borrelia burgdorferi detected
Once the test is performed; if negative, no further testing is done.
If positive or equivocal, immunoblot testing will be performed on the original sample upon receiving a request.
Sample will be held for 30 days only.
If you tested above 1.21 you are proof positive.
Downgrading a positive lyme result as a 'borderline' is what it is. It doesn't change the fact that it is proof positive and presently surviving in your system.
On Saturday, August 8, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, SAS59 wrote:
My blood test results came back as borderline for Lyme disease. All my other blood work was great...no problems. I am having tingling in my hands and legs constantly, shortness of breath (I've never had asthma), chest pains about a month ago (and a chest x-ray showed no problems), basic body aches and pains especially in the neck and shoulders. I am convinced it is lyme and my doctors
in treating me for 21 days on doxcyclin. But I get the feeling they don't really think it is lyme because the test was borderline. I thought I read that
sometimes even a negative lyme test could be lyme disease. Does anybody know if this is true?
Sharon
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