We wanted to cover this subject for when it comes up. I was personally at a 7 at my sickest right at diagnosis. Then 2 years after treatment got up to 20. A year or 2 later I was finally at 43. So slow but I kept going. Then this year we tested antinuclear antibodies and I was finally negative so we retested CD57. I am 80 right now!
Interesting. I embrace this victory. He told me it never truly jumps up till you are close to remission or in remission. Feel free to share your experience or opinions on CD57.
"It is generally believed that the lower the amount of CD57 natural killer cells in the body, the more chronic or progressive Lyme disease is, and the higher the amount, the closer a person is to remission. There have been instances where high amounts of CD57 natural killers cells have been found in those with chronic Lyme disease, and low amounts of CD57 natural killer cells have been found in those who were believed to be in remission. While the CD57 test is not 100% accurate in terms of diagnosing chronic Lyme disease, it is an incredibly useful test in doing so when it is compared with other diagnostic Lyme tests such as a western blot test or the c3a and c3a complement protein test, as well as a person's symptoms." Marty Ross
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