I just received by lab results from Quest (I know they are a bad lab) and I am frantically trying to google what they mean. IGG is negative, but IGM has positive at 23 and 41. I tested for RMSF a month ago, and that is now negative. This was my first Western Blot.
LYME DISEASE AB (IGG) WB NEGATIVE NEGATIVE 18 KD (IGG) BAND NON-REACTIVE 23 KD (IGG) BAND NON-REACTIVE 28 KD (IGG) BAND NON-REACTIVE 30 KD (IGG) BAND NON-REACTIVE 39 KD (IGG) BAND NON-REACTIVE 41 KD (IGG) BAND NON-REACTIVE 45 KD (IGG) BAND NON-REACTIVE 58 KD (IGG) BAND NON-REACTIVE 66 KD (IGG) BAND NON-REACTIVE 93 KD (IGG) BAND NON-REACTIVE
LYME DISEASE AB (IGM) Negative Abnormal 23 KD (IGM) BAND REACTIVE A 39 KD (IGM) BAND NON-REACTIVE 41 KD (IGM) BAND REACTIVE A
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
23 is VERY Lyme specific... so I would say you have something there.
It looks fishy to me too. Any positive bands should be taken seriously. My tests were also negative, but with IND (weak positive) on 2 different bands.
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
If you have symptoms, I would say you likely have Lyme Disease.
Posted by sk8ter (Member # 8671) on :
This is not a Igenex test so it will miss 50% of cases. Neuroscience's Lyme test that tests for T cell memory to lyme thus bypassing the antibody test. It is a great test. Or get a Lyme Igenex test....
Posted by onbam (Member # 23758) on :
update: i got worse on samento/banderol. been on it 2 weeks. destruction of cysts? herx? or genuine backslide?
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
3 months past symptoms is a little extreme... two months should be fine
Posted by kimmie (Member # 25547) on :
IGM+ means active infection...especially if symptomatic.
IGG response comes later on in the disease and is a more effective antibody response. Since lyme tricks the immune system, many folks with chronic lyme will have a poor IGG response.
Posted by sutherngrl (Member # 16270) on :
I tested positive for IGM bands 23 and 41 through labcorp and my test was IGM CDC positive. 2 out of 3 bands is a CDC positive on the IGM part of the test. And as Lymetoo says 23 is very lyme specific. My doc says 23 means lyme.
Posted by ChristieL (Member # 27786) on :
I was tested by Labcorp dallas. I still dont understand what this means either. Lyme AB interp eia Positive Lyme AB interpeia 1.17 then it has all these things that say The value absent was changed by IF on 5/21 from no value IgG AB It shows at the bottom of the report Lyme IgG/IgM AB 1.17 index H (0.00-0.90) Negative <0.91 Equivical 0.91-1.09 Positive >1.09 Let me know if your's is like mine, and maybe we can compare and figure this out????
Posted by rmsfnc (Member # 27539) on :
Ncaugust. You should consider heading east to see dr. F.
Posted by NCAugust (Member # 27396) on :
rmsfnc - I did see go to Dr. F...I thought she was great and she is the one that did the tests, but I haven't talked w/ her about the results yet.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Christie... I'm not that familiar with what an ELISA test looks like.. but I think you have a positive ELISA. That is very important, as most people get false negative ELISA's.
See if you can find out what kind of test you had.
Posted by erikjh1972 (Member # 20964) on :
yes christie thats positive. mine happen to be 1.27.