Letter to the Editor: Lyme Disease
Laurel A. Gainor talks about her experience with Lyme disease.
To the editor: The passing of the Lyme Disease Testing Awareness Act by Gov. McDonnell this week really hit home for me. Because I didn’t see a tick or have the bulls-eye rash, my Lyme disease diagnosis was not an easy one. I had to go to three different medical practices before some took my symptoms and suspicions of Lyme disease seriously. The first doctor ordered an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test, which came back negative. The next two tests I had done were called the Western Blot, which is considered a very sensitive testing method. My test results showed only two bands, and the Center for Disease Control requires three bands for a positive diagnosis of Lyme disease. The blood sample test works most effectively when …
PJ Buckley
12:24 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013
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