inforMED
InjuryLSR

LYME ELISA

Received Nov 17, 2014 · Event occurred Aug 25, 2014

Report MW5039187 · MDR key 4270738

Device

Generic name

Lyme Elisa

Manufacturer

Lab Corp

Product problems

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information

Patient

59 YR

  • Dyspnea
  • Weakness
  • Dizziness
  • Cognitive Changes

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

I HAD A LOT OF WEAKNESS, DIZZYNESS, SOB, TIRED OF LOSS OF MEMORY. WENT TO DOCTOR FOR TICK BITES TESTS TO FIX ME UP. THEY SAID TESTS (LABS/XRAYS/CT) WERE ALL NEG, BUT FOUND PSA OF 14 AND REFERRED ME TO A PROSTATE DOCTOR AND A NEUROLOGIST. PROSTATE DR RAN TESTS AND ULTRASOUND AND SAID PROSTATE WAS NORMAL IN SIZE AND NO ABNORMALITY. NEURO RAN MRI AND FOUND MAY SPOTS DEEP IN THE BRAIN AND NEST SENT ME FOR A MRA THAT WAS NORMAL. PROSTATE DOC RAN ANOTHER PSA THEN UP TO 17 AND WANTED ME TO TAKE ANTIBIOTICS SO HE COULD CUT ON ME FOR A BIOPSY. NEXT NEURO WANTED TO DO A SPINAL TAP TO LOOK FOR INFECTION/ABNORMALITIES. FOUND A RESEARCHER WHO WA TAKING CSF FOR STUDY AND SENT ONE VIAL OF CSF TO HIM AS WELL. NEURO DR TESTS FOUND NOTHING. RESEARCHER FOUND SPIROCHETES IN MY CSF. NOW I CAN'T FIND ANYONE WHO WANTS TO TREAT A DYING MAN OF THE CAUSE OF HIS AFFLICTIONS WITH THEIR CRIMINAL NEG TESTS.