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Personnally, I want out of this disease. I called WPI on Friday, as per recommendation from Andrea Wittmore on the CFIDS facebook page. I want to be tested, I want to put the results on my dr's nose, I want to be seen by infectious disease Dr, and be treated with anti retro virals. I don't mind being a guinea pig, and at the least, I also want to be tested for CMV, EBV and HHV-6, and I certainly will send that the my insurance company who thinks I am inventing this disease so I don't go to work-
I have been in it for just under a year, and I can't believe the suffering of people that's been at it for a decade or a few- It's unbelievable.
Just my 2 cents, I certainly respect others' opinion, it's just that I'm in a hurry. I got a life to live.
All of us can't wait for an end to this.
I just don't see what you plan to do right now if you get a positive test? Have you identified a clinical trial with anti-retrovirals that you are considering?
About.com just published an excellent article about why we should consider waiting on testing.
Personally, I am waiting until the first of the year when some things shake out.
1) In the event XMRV is causal for XAND and/or cancer, I would like some lead time to figure out how to tell some folks I may have infected them. And I would like them to hear it from me first.
Andrew,
I have always enjoyed a big blood draw; it seems to empty my spleen or something. Maybe some blood pools there and does not circulate as much as arterial blood.
TESTING
VIP lab in Reno, NV has several test kits for, or related to, this
virus. One is a PCR test for the XMRV virus itself. Another test kit
recommend by Dr. Paul Cheney is the NKCP & LYEA test. Your local doctor
can call the lab for information and can order the test kit(s) sent to
directly to you. You can also call for pricing, which has been embargoed
until the release of the paper. VIP Lab: 775-351-1890 answered 11am-7pm
(CST) M-F.
I spoke to VIP today regarding my XMRV results and was told that the XMRV is is a slow growing virus and is difficulty to detect in the DNA. VIP is confirming all results before they send them out as final. They are fine tuning the test to produce accurate and timely results. They are in the first round of testing and will get better within the next 30 days. So if anyone is still waiting for their results that is why. Just thought everone should know.