Hi
Thank you all so much for your quick replies
Sorry, I should have made it clear in my original post, I live in the UK so testing and finding a decent doctor is very difficult! Hence why I've had to take things into my own hands and try different things.
I have a reasonably good GP who has been willing to do some tests but is clueless about M.E. I also went to A&E early on with the hope of getting some help as I felt so bad and they luckily sent me to the infectious diseases department. The tests I have also had done so far are apart from in original post are:
EBV
CMV
Lymes
Toxoplasma
Hepatitis
Full blood count
Thyroid function (not specific one though)
Liver function (was high)
Do you think its likely that I have a viral infection? The only ones left could be HHV6 or Enterovirus.
I read that high CRP and lymphocytes are common in early stages of M.E.
Thanks
K
Hi K,
If you have swelling of the glands in your neck (cervical gland lymphodynia) and/or a chronic/recurring sore throat, then viridans strep species, specifically streptococcus sanguinis/parasanguinis would be high on the list.
If it is this one .... the wrong antibiotic choice will likely make it worse ....
This species is resistant to macrolides, fluroquinolines, penicillin, clindamycin, doxycyclene and others.
As far as auto-immunity goes, Strep Sanguinis bacteria has been shown to produce antigens ..... stimulate membrane expression of hnRNP A2/B1 in endothelial cells which is what LgA antibodies attack .... Or what our medical people call auto-immune disease ....
Mono and EBV can do the same .... Streptococcus has the ability to to activate the immune system to 100% .... and that is not enough to stop it .... In any body ......
The immune system over activation is the most likely cause for the fatigue .... Any further activity that takes energy totally zaps the body leaving it unable to provide energy for all the body systems ..... This is on top of the poisons and toxins coming from the gut ...
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