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I been going to doctor after doctor. i am 99.9% sure i have lyme but the doctors won't listen to me because the blood work comes back negative. what t?

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No test is perfect: Would ask your physician to use both the ELISA and Western Blot tests, but even the combination of these tests may yield false negative results.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 5/16/2017

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