[at-l] Lyme Disease

[Amy Forinash]

On Aug 6, 2008, at 8:23 PM, Arthur Gaudet wrote:

> My doctor called today with blood results. I have Lyme disease, in  
> an early
> stage. So for the next 28 days I'll be taking meds. This is on top  
> of the
> diagnosis I received last week of atypical pneumonia, both were  
> probably
> contracted on my most recent hike.

I'm sorry to hear that!  Glad they caught it early.  It's much easier  
to cure in the early stages.

>
>
> The blood test confirmed the presence of one antibody, but not both.  
> Since one
> appears in the bloodstream before the other it acts as a timer for  
> how long the
> Lyme organism has been in my bloodstream. Does anyone know anything  
> more about
> this timing phenomena? I'd be curious to know how long is the window  
> between the
> appearance of the two antibodies.


I don't believe there is a definite correlation between time of the  
IgM and IgG markers.  Here's a website that describes the tests and  
markers a little:

http://www.betterhealthguy.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=76