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Hi, I have been reading a lot of info here and would like to now if the bands I tested positive to are Lyme specific 41 kDa 66 kDa 23 kDa 41 kDa 18 kDa
The IgM Interp. said Positive IGM antibodies to significand B. Burgdorfe RI proteins detecte ABN - 1
Lyme IgG and IgM Positive lyme antibody IgG and IgM Test Value Threshold Interpretation <ABN -1
Does all of this mean it is absolutely Lyme and not something else, viral etc?
Thanks for any help
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dmc
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Wow. It's a Lyme test and it says positive both IgM & IgG. It's very clear.
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What testing lab did you use?
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so I take it from your response that this is definitly Lyme?
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Pinelady
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I agree. Quest may have finally learned how to do it right.
Did you do a challenge with antibiotics?
How long have you been misdiagnosed with Lupus?
Do you have a LLMD to treat?
Prayers for a easy road to wellness.
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I don't know what a challenge with antibiotics means? I am currently taken doxy have been on it for two weeks and have two weeks more to go.
I have had these symptons for 16 years but always have tested neg to the western blot until recently.
My primary initially diagnosed me and then sent me to an id dr. We are questioning the length of treatment - one month - as this has been going on for quite some time and I have been very ill since last feb.
That is why I have sought help from people who are actually living with this. I was e-mailed some LLMD dr in my state but I am just not sure what to do.
Thanks for your reply any advice would be helpful.
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"The following is a brief explanation of the test results. Again, each band is an antigen complexed (bound together) with an antibody made by the immune system, specifically for that antigen (part) of Borrelia burgdorferi.
18: An outer surface protein.
22: Possibly a variant of outer surface protein C.
23-25: Outer surface protein C (osp C).
28: An outer surface protein.
30: Possibly a variant of outer surface protein A.
31: Outer surface protein A (osp A). 34: Outer surface protein B (osp B).
37: Unknown, but it is in the medical literature that it is a borrelia-associated antibody. Other labs consider it significant.
39: Unknown what this antigen is, but based on research at the National Institute of Health (NIH), other Borrelia (such as Borrelia recurrentis that causes relapsing fever), do not even have the genetics to code for the 39 kDa antigen, much less produce it. It is the most specific antibody for borreliosis of all.
41: Flagella or tail. This is how Borrelia burgdorferi moves around, by moving the flagella. Many bacteria have flagella. This is the most common borreliosis antibody.
45: Heat shock protein. This helps the bacteria survive fever. The only bacteria in the world that does not have heat shock proteins is Treponema pallidum, the cause of syphilis.
58: Heat shock protein.
66: Heat shock protein. This is the second most common borrelia antibody.
73: Heat shock protein.
83: This is the DNA or genetic material of Borrelia burgdorferi. It is the same thing as the 93, based upon the medical literature. But laboratories vary in assigning significance to the 83 versus the 93.
93: The DNA or genetic material of Borrelia burgdorferi.
In my clinical experience, if a patient has symptoms suspicious for borreliosis, and has one or more of the following bands, there is a very high probability the patient has borreliosis.
These bands are 18, 22, 23-25, 28, 30, 31, 34, 37, 39, 41, 83, and 93.
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FROM 2005... The significant antibodies, in my opinion, are the 18, 23-25, 28, 30, 31, 34, 39, 58, 66 and 93." ----Dr C of MO
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Combine this information with your SYMPTOMS. A clinical diagnosis is what is most important.
Skip the ID duck and go for a real dr.. one who will treat you until you are well. I guarantee you will not be well in one month. Sad to say!!
Glad you found Lymenet! Now you can be on your way to recovery!!
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You may want to get copies of all your old tests. Many have been told neg. when in fact they had
specific bands that were dismissed when they should not have been, because the IDSA and CDC told them
they had to have so many bands to be positive.
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Trust me from someone who knows.... YOU WILL NEED MORE THAN 4 WEEKS OF ABX TREATMENT!!!!!!!!
It is VERY IMPORTANT that you find a LLMD. Obviously this has been going on for years (probably in the background) and now that it getting worse and you HAVE tested POSITIVE for lyme you need to try to get a handle on this.
I went for years also--not having ANY idea I had Lyme and co-infections...but looking back now ALL the signs were there--just too sutle to put together until I got so sick I COULD NOT HOLD MY HEAD UP.
I still have a long way to go, but I have also come ALONG way compaired to April 2009 when I finally saw a LLMD.
So PLEASE, get help...there is hope!!!
God Bless and good luck,
Karen (:
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Pinelady
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I would guess they are as shocked as I was to
finally find what was making them sick.
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