.... AND YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM!
What is wrong with this world we live in. I pay to have blood work done on my own blood. You would think that I should have the right to see my test... whenever I want. Instead I have to wait to see the doctor for him to explain to me what a 'borderline' test is. (Explanation: your test indicate that you are borderline). Stupid if you ask me!
I would like to be an informed patient. I have access to many scientific journals and medical papers. I could read current research and make an informed decision when I eventually do meet with the doctor to determine if I would like to receive treatment. I guess I should mention that this test was for Lyme disease... I am kind of stuck on this topic. I have done a lot of research on it (I wrote a paper to gain some more knowledge since many people that are close to me have been diagnosed). It is kind of scary to be honest. There is no way of telling for sure that you absolutely positively do or do not have this ridiculous disease (unless you find DNA of the spirochete in your body...). You can send your blood to a special lab for analysis, but they perform the same techniques. The advantage is they have a different definition of a positive test and only perform Lyme tests (you need less bands to be positive).
The tests that I had only test for antibodies... Not for an actual virus (antigen). Sooo maybe I had it, and my SUPERB immune system knocked it out, or maybe I still have it and my body doesn't recognize it as a foreign body, in which case I am in a bad position. It is almost like a complete gamble....
In conclusion...
I am glad a shoveled out 200 bucks for a borderline test results that I can't see until I meet with a doctor.
Had mine done a month ago at Igenex again and can't see mine either until I get to the doctor. You think after all the new cars and houses I've bought for doctors over the years, the least I could get is a copy of my test by this point! I'm totally on your side!! Sue
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