Hi All, Wondering if someone can weigh in on this. I've been told by some docs that I do have Lyme and other docs that I don't and that illness stems from something else. Here are my test results. I've been sick on and off for 20 years. Only 2 of western blot bands were positive, as shown below. ELISA test is always positive. Can anyone weigh in?
Lyme (IgM) Antibodies by western blot-23 kDa Positive Lyme (IgG) Antibodies by Western Blot-41 kDa Positive
Lyme Ab, Total/IgM Responses Lyme IgG/IgM Ab - 1.23 High (positive is greater than 1.09) Lyme Ab, Quant, IgM - 2.63 High (positive is greater than 1.09)
Posted by timaca (Member # 6911) on :
Well, if this clarifies the matter, I asked someone this past week at Stonybrook Lab in NY what band they consider to be the most specific for lyme disease and they answered "band 23".
What lab were you tested at?
I would suggest additional testing at the following labs, AND a work up by an LLMD. Looks suspicious.
Some good labs for lyme testing are Igenex lab www.igenex.com