Re: [DIYbio] Re: Anybody working on Lyme Disease?

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 3:57 PM, scylla <steph@photofischer.net> wrote:
> Certainly don't mind. I did not know I was infected until recently.
> Currently, all that is known about my condition is that I am infected with
> multiple bacteria, and a lot of it.

Are they in your blood, or some organ? (I'm asking to figure out how
easy it would be to get a sample of the bacteria)

Lyme is a very likely suspect. Certainly
> do not want to say "that's what it is" prior to testing, but that's where my
> current main interest lies: diagnosis. In large part, since I've not been
> successful thus far convincing Dr's to do a more reliable (PCR) test when
> antibody tests turn up negative, I am interested in doing one myself,
> provided it's not such a difficult task. I am sure I'm wrong in that! And,
> as knowledge about my condition progresses, I'd sure love to delve into this
> even further to see what I can find.
>
>
>
> On Monday, July 16, 2012 1:25:40 PM UTC-4, Recovering Salesman wrote:
>>
>> If you don't mind my asking:
>> Did you not know you were infected until it was too late to treat
>> comprehensively, or did treatment just not work?
>>
>> Adam B. Levine
>> http://MindToMatter.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 8:28 PM, scylla <steph@photofischer.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am a complete noob to biohacking and PCR. As yet, I do not have a
>>> machine yet, but Lyme disease is what sparked my interest. I have been
>>> suffering through increasingly severe bacterial illness many years after
>>> being bitten by tick. Really, I am hoping to make headway with my own
>>> illness, but it would be nice if I were someday able to make contributions
>>> that may help others with late stage disease. I feel like I will be a long
>>> way off, but indeed, I am very much interested in taking the first few
>>> steps.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Saturday, July 7, 2012 12:58:31 PM UTC-4, Recovering Salesman wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi everybody,
>>>>
>>>> This is a really bad year for lyme disease, i'm curious if anybody is
>>>> working on anything related to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto[?
>>>>
>>>> Adam B. Levine
>>>>
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