Leukemia or Lyme Disease?

[Joeland]

My Igenex basic panel shows IFA 40, IGM 39, 41 positive, IGG 41++. I just received y Labcorp results, it shows 91.
But my infectious disease doctor ran a complete blood count, and metabolic panel, and he says it shows 2nd stage Leukemia, with a problem with my kidneys. Could a co-infection show the indications of leukemia, and kidney problems? What is skewed?

[Ephedra]

I suppose anything is possible with medicine, but I would not count on it.  In other words, highly unlikely.  But then again, I am not a physician.  And I did not research it either.      

As for the few lab results you gave, they do not look that bad.  You do not know what your WBC and RBC is?  Or anything else?  That would be helpful,

Your A/G Ratio of 2.8 is a little high.  I have the cutoff at 2.5. Could suggest a weakened immune system, maybe from Lyme.  But it could mean nothing as it could be influenced by diet.  
Your BUN of 23.1 is a little high.  I have a cutoff of 20.  Again, could be influenced by diet.  Could mean you're dehydrated.  But it could mean your kidneys are struggling a bit.  I noticed a sharp rise in my BUN level when I began treatment for Lyme.  Are you undergoing treatment?  I also know certain medications can contaminate the results.  I am not sure which particular medications.  Your levels do not seem alarmingly high in my own personal opinion though.  You do not you're creatine level?  Platelets and mcv is fine.

I would not except a diagnosis of Leukemia or anything of the sort without at least a second opinion!  However I would not mention the suspicion of Leukemia to the second doctor as it may influence the diagnoses, if you know what I mean.

[Joeland]

Could bartonella have caused Leukemia, or Lymphoma?  I was scratched viscously by a sick cat who died the next day. Bartonella is the bacteria that causes cat scratch fever, and is known to cause some kinds of cancers.

[cave76]

If you go to www.ilads.org there will be a 'contact' link there with instructions on how to request a list of 3 doctors near you who will treat via ILADS guidelines.

Or perhaps your primary care doctor can help. If s/he was aware enough to use Igenex then perhaps treatment will follow ILADS guidelines. We can't emphasize enough how important it is to get started with the treatment for Lyme disease!

Was there a reason you were seeing an infectious disease doctor? Perhaps we don't know the whole story.

[mojogal]

A friend of mine who was bit by a tick a few months ago, started having joint pain. She went to an ID doctor who didn't treat her properly. I hope you have better luck.

[JackieCalifornia]

Good for you for being pro-active on the testing.  

I'm sure your ID doc means well, but as a group, the ID docs seem to have some big blind spots when it comes to Lyme.  

Take care --

[Joeland]

I ordered the IGeneX myself, and had my primary care physician order the lab work, I sent the kit back to IGeneX myself with FedEx. My infectious disease doctor ran his own tests that has found something not suspected.