I thought I’d share this here as well:
My mother (64) has been struggling with intense neuropathic pain in her foot for about seven months now—it’s gotten to the point where even the touch of a bedsheet is unbearable, and she hasn't been able to sleep at all. She recently underwent an EMG, which confirmed significant nerve damage throughout that entire leg. Her neurologist has ordered a whole battery of blood tests, including testing for Borrelia burgdorferi. It actually triggered a memory for Mom; she remembered being bitten by a tick over a year ago, though she didn't show any symptoms at the time...
Today, we finally received the serology results for BB.
IgG is positive (>240)
IgM is positive at 22.1
IgG WB is positive
IgM WB is positive
Mom went to see her primary care physician, but the doctor insisted that the results look perfectly fine... (Wait, really???!!!)
What are your thoughts on this?
What should our next steps be???
My mother (64) has been struggling with intense neuropathic pain in her foot for about seven months now—it’s gotten to the point where even the touch of a bedsheet is unbearable, and she hasn't been able to sleep at all. She recently underwent an EMG, which confirmed significant nerve damage throughout that entire leg. Her neurologist has ordered a whole battery of blood tests, including testing for Borrelia burgdorferi. It actually triggered a memory for Mom; she remembered being bitten by a tick over a year ago, though she didn't show any symptoms at the time...
Today, we finally received the serology results for BB.
IgG is positive (>240)
IgM is positive at 22.1
IgG WB is positive
IgM WB is positive
Mom went to see her primary care physician, but the doctor insisted that the results look perfectly fine... (Wait, really???!!!)
What are your thoughts on this?
What should our next steps be???