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  1. Rachel--24
    Carla...I hope you get your results this week. I also hope that even though you've been sick a long time...something will show up. I was really impatient to drive home tonight....mainly because I wanted to see if Igenix sent my results back. I planned on heading home after my bioset appt.....for once I couldnt wait to get to the mailbox. Now I have...
  2. Rachel--24
    Yeah....she totally could have scheduled all of my appointments when I paid for them....she just didnt WANT to. Then tonight she told my mom on the phone that I should have just scheduled all of my appointments ahead of time....to AVOID this. I'm trying not to get overly upset.....trying to take miamia's example and put it all behind me...I think I'll have...
  3. Rachel--24
    Patti....I was touched by your post. All of you are so sweet. I was actually ok yesterday...it was my choice to be by myself....I think it was better than going and feeling out of place.....or reacting to stuff. At least last year I *thought* I could eat a gluten-free meal and be ok. I surely wasnt ok....there were major tears the next day but at least...
  4. Rachel--24
    OMG....the past few hours since my last post have been HORRID. I didnt have my Bioset appt....I forgot that today is freakin "Black Friday" and the Bioset clinic is where the mall is! It was HEINOUS...I could not find parking anywhere...even in the surrounding neighborhoods. It was a massive traffic jam...I got stuck in it. I didnt know what to...
  5. Rachel--24
    Quick drive-by.....gotta go to BioSET. Another chemical treatment. Just wanted to say this.....I'm the BIGGEST wussie of all! OMG....I'm freakin COLD!! I NEED a serious heatwave right about now. I'm wearing 2 pairs of long johns under my pants. I think 4 layers on top....at work I had to wear by big puffy jacket OVER these 4 layers...and STILL COLD...
  6. Rachel--24
    Yes...there are some Dr.'s who will diagnose you with Lyme based on those test results. I imagine if you were to post your results on the Lyme message board they would tell you that you have Lyme and need treatment. Personally. I think you have Lyme but I'm the type to play things safe and more testing certainly isnt going to hurt. If the new...
  7. Rachel--24
    Rinne...yeah...I meant that the tests give false negatives WHILE on antibiotics. I think Laura plans on doing Igenix testing soon so if she goes on antibiotics now....she will have to put the testing on hold. Sorry...I think I didnt make sense in my post.
  8. Rachel--24
    Laura, You should not be on antibiotics if you plan on testing for Lyme. Antibiotics can help with the diagnosis if a persons immune system is not producing antibodies....after antibiotics the immune system will start producing more antibodies which can then me measured in the test. The key word is AFTER antibiotic treatment. So if you took antibiotics...
  9. Rachel--24
    You sound so much like me...I dont want gifts either...I just want to know whats wrong so that I can get on the road to recovery. One day we will look back at our old pictures and we wont see a "stranger" anymore...we'll be able to "live" again and make new memories and have new pictures. We'll be even better than our "old" selves because we've been...
  10. Rachel--24
    Donna....everything sounds so yummy. I'd be down about the pumpkin cheese pie too. My favorite deserts are cheesecake and pumpkin pie....I've never had them *together* in one pie though.....OMG...it sounds GOOD!!
  11. Rachel--24
    No...I'm not doing anything for the Lyme right now. I'm waiting for test results still. My Dr. is looking for co-infections...I'll found out more on Dec. 4th. I'm not counting on a whole lot with my co-infection test. I was just reading that co-infections are just as hard to diagnose as the Lyme is. Shhheeesh.....why cant anything about this illness...
  12. Rachel--24
    Ok...here are Mia's positives and IND's (in red). I think this clearly shows that miamia has many antibodies present which are specific *only* for Lyme. Rinne...I'm not sure about 58...there seems to be conficting info. about it. It could be specific but I'm not sure that they know for sure....because of the conflicting info...
  13. Rachel--24
    Found some more specifics about the bands. Rinne..I cant find anything to say that 58 is specific for Lyme....same with 66. I have both of them. I put my positives and IND's in red. Here is more info.. Sooo...it looks like (from what I just read) my most *significant* bands are 30, 34, and 39. Especially 34 and 39....had they been completely...
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    I think for me it was Lyme Disease. Not really sure because I also had ALOT of stress and Graves Disease...everything was happenning at once. I'm thinking it all started with Lyme though.
  15. Rachel--24
    As far as I know I never had Epstein Barr....no past testing has detected it and my BioSET test found NO viruses whatsoever....just plenty of Lyme bugs. I think Laura had Epstein Barr though... I think it was the start of her illness. Yeah...I love the way its described....the whole elephant thing...it makes it easier to explain.
  16. Rachel--24
    I'm reposting this....it applies to the Indeterminates seen on mine, Rinnes and Mia's test results... Rinne...I really like this explanation you found....one of the best I've seen. Thanks. I was tested for Epstein Barr too....so I wonder what that test will show. On Tues. I asked the BioSET lady about co-infections. If I end up...
  17. Rachel--24
    Miamia...YES....there ARE definate positives on your test....LOTS of them. All of those pluses (+'s)....they mean positive. The more pluses you have....the more positive it is. Each one of the bands represents your own antibodies that your immune system is creating to fight off something. The more pluses you see....the more clear it is that your immune...
  18. Rachel--24
    A year and a half ago I was on a candida message board....a guy there had Lyme Disease. He sent me an email telling me he felt I could have Lyme...that I should get tested. Thats when I really tried to get myself tested....because I had already wondered about Lyme myself. I couldnt find much info about if Lyme in CA....then the rashes in the pics looked nothing...
  19. Rachel--24
    Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
  20. Rachel--24
    Celiac Disease can be diagnosed on positive bloodwork alone. Especially if there is noticeable improvement when going gluten-free....the diagnosis is Celiac Disease. Biopsies are hit and miss....not very reliable. A positive biopsy = Celiac...but a negative biopsy does NOT rule it out.
  21. Rachel--24
    Susan...what thread is this on?? This is EXACTLY what I was talking about on the "gene thread". How can we be so *certain* that Dr. Fine's test are worthy of anything??? Why do we put soooooo much weight into his tests results??? I believe its because we WANT an answer....something to turn toward and to get excited about. I'm really having my doubts about...
  22. Rachel--24
    In her *mind* she is... Whatever works though. Yeah...you're right. I'm not gonna bring it up again...if I was 30 or 40 years older they would probably have a real discussion with me and there would be no doubt that what I'm saying is true. Its not gonna happen that way now though....they probably think I'm a hypochondriach who doesnt know...
  23. Rachel--24
    I told Michelle. The new boss doesnt know how to write a schedule. There should be a checker for every checkstand during a holiday week....there should be no ROOM for the dairy person to check...unless someone needed a break or something like that. Michelle is coming in to look at the schedule next week...to see what shes doing wrong. ...
  24. Rachel--24
    So I've been getting upset with some customers. Its when I'm in the checkstand and someone (usually an elderly person) starts telling me their health problems. It starts out with me saying "How are you today?" (unlike the heinous owners of Susans art store...our company believes in customer service. Be friendly but dont put out product for the customers to...
  25. Rachel--24
    Yup...the entire day was HEINOUS....from the moment I got there. I seriously wanted to cry.....and this was BEFORE the swarms of people wanting food came in. I ordered sooo much product.....for all of these people to BUY...and then NONE of it is being put on the shelf. Its sitting in the back...shelves empty...for 3 DAYS NOW!! I've never had this happen...
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