Reference Ranges for blood tests submitted to Bookmarks Forum

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_ranges_for_blood_tests

 Liver functions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_ranges_for_blood_tests#Liver_function

I got the approval from my doctor to get these tests done so I will be doing so, likely on Frdaiy, Septemger 4.  So my question is when?

When I got the last tests done, I had the blood drawn at around 5 in the afternoon.  The sine wave cycle I live in tends to have me starting to feel better around that time of day, just before an evening dose of Rifampin.

I have been trying to figure out how does one check for thyroid and adrenal disorders. What some have said is to check your basal body temp. and see if it is consistantly lower than "normal". 

When one has a chronic illness their body goes into a hybernation state to conserve energy or the cells are not able to properly use the hormones but the thyroid tests come back in normal range.

Here is my ponder of concerns and questions:

1. How do you find a doctor who will help you with symptoms and not lab test if you are concern about adrenals and thyroid issues?

My son has been taking doxyⁱ, 200/day, Azithro, 250/MWF and Flagylⁱ 500, 5 days every 4 weeks for MSⁱ. Started in January and worked up to these levels.

Liver enzymes read high four weeks ago and again this week. The doctor wants to stop all ABxⁱ for two weeks then retest liver enzymes.

Also taking NACⁱ and D3, 4000 ieu. Added Milk Thistle two week ago.

Will stopping ABxⁱ for two weeks allow CPnⁱ to flourish, undoing the last three month? What are your thoughts.

I got my lab results back today for viral and bacterial titers.  There's one test that was missed and so I'll have to call and see if it was done or not.  It was the HHV6 IgGⁱ.  Only the IgM was done and that was negative, no surprise. 

But the rest of the results are quite puzzling to me.  

While the IgG titers for Mycoplasma P and Chlamydia T are still high, they are lower than before so that looks like CAPⁱ is working, I think.  

So why are the viral titers much higher than before? I am now high for 5 out of 6 of the Coxsackie B viruses where before I tested high for 4 out of 5.  

My EBVⁱ VCA IgG has always tested 1:1280 with a ref range of <1:10 and now it measures 3098 with a lab range of >120 being positive.  

Treatment Overview on March 11, 2009;

Diagnostic Evaluation May 24, 2007. Chronic Fatigue Sydrome - Progressive onset - 20 to 30 years to overwhelming fatigue, Fibromyalgiaⁱ, Mild Form.  C.Pn. positive by Lab test result > 1:512,  Bb positive by Lab test Western Blot after doxycycline taken for 3 -4 weeks for CPnⁱ, Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) was revealed as positve on Western Blot late July 2007.

Started CAProtocol 6-21-07 with Doxycycline, N-A-C and all supplementsⁱ,  CAP Progressed on 10-31-07 Macrolide-added, progressed 11-22-07 Tinidazole-added and also Cholestyramine HS PRN x 7d starting day 3 - 4 of pulse and continuing for +/- 7 days.

Ehrlichiosis in humans;     http://www.dhpe.org/infect/ehrlichiosis.html

Ehrlichiosis and forms of related bacterial infectionsⁱ;  http://www.avma.org/reference/zoonosis/znehrlichiosis.asp

RICKETTSIA, ORIENTIA, EHRLICHIA, ANAPLASMA, COXIELLA AND BARTONELLA;

link to bacteriology text online;  http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/mayer/ricketsia.htm 

My B12 was 376 pg/ml the ref range is 211-911 (This is without supplementing)

My Folateⁱ was  > 20.00 ng/ml reference is > 5.4 

My Vitamin Dⁱ has gone up from 20 nh/ml to 25.1 ng/ml (I did however take 1 400 IU D3 the morning of the test. I'm wondering how much that might have scewed the results?)

My CRP was .21 mg/l

<1.0 is LOW

1.00-3.00 is Average

>3.00 is HIGH risk

Does the low CRP exclude me from the CPNⁱ/Lyme Club? I'm puzzled.