Me, waiting (not so patiently) for that 4DX test result when I’m highly suspicious of a tick-borne disease. Usually, it’ll come back positive — but sometimes it’s negative. 😩 When the clinical signs and bloodwork findings are all pointing to something like Lyme or anaplasma — especially in hospitalized patients — I don’t wait. I’ll start doxycycline while I wait for the tick-borne PCR panel. Why? Because often, after just a dose or two, my patient starts feeling way better. That response can be