There are other tests (especially one called a PCR test, offered by IGeneX Labs) which do not work the way the the
ELISA and Western blot tests do. The PCR
test does not measure your immune system reaction, but instead looks in your blood for DNA (genetic material) of the Lyme bacteria themselves. The PCR test is a direct test, not an indirect test relying on your possibly suppressed immune system.
The PCR test is relatively new, and docs are still taught to believe that the ELISA/W.