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Anyone with CKD can give me answers or advise?

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Aug 27, 2023 | Replies (51)
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@sallylynn

Hi Windyshores. Yes, I think this is the test for Lyme's?I will copy/ paste what it said for you too see. I do not know if this is the Western Blot or Elisa.Thank you for your reassurance. I probably seem silly with all this, but gosh, I am dumbfounded with the "why's", and I will admit, I am worried.

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI AB, TOTAL WITH REFLEX TO IMMUNOBLOT
Collected on August 24, 2023 10:42 AM
Lab tests - Blood
Results
Borrelia Burgdorferi AB, Total
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Normal value: Negative
Value
Negative
Your value is Negative Normal value Negative
Absence of detectable Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies. A negative result does not exclude the possibility of Borrelia burgdorferi infection. If early Lyme disease is suspected, a second sample should be collected and tested two to four weeks later. There currently is no test of cure for Lyme disease, and this test should not be ordered for that purpose.

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windyshores | @windyshores | Aug 26, 2023

No that is not a Western Blot. Even if you do have a Western Blot there is controversy about how to assess the results. The W. Blot has numbered "bands" and some are Lyme specific antibodies. The CDC wants a certain number to be positive but "Lyme literate" doctors want those that are specific to Lyme regardless of how many. It is complicated! Go to lymenet.org for more info if you would like it.

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