mary owens
Yes, your husband can most definitely have lyme disease, while having a negative blood test. I strongly urge you to find a lyme literate doctor, it will make a world of difference in your husband's treatments and subsequent healing. Igenex labs. (have a web site) is one of only a few labs in the US that specializes in lyme blood tests. The lab testing the blood is a major key! My 12 year daughter has been on IV for nearly 4 months and has been infected with lyme disease for nearly 3 years. We only learned what she had, five months ago. The IV meds. will make a world of difference. My daughter has a long way to go, a year or more, but we believe our doctor (in CT., but we are in GA.), when he tells us all the bacteria can be erradicated. You can learn a lot more about lyme on the Delphi forum lyme message board.