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Help! My son had these blood tests done this month due to depressed immune system with repeated viral infections, repeated positive standard mono tests, now cleared, and very severe, unremitting tiredness. We are confused. Can someone interpret these? And can you help me understand what I should be looking for?
3. Lyme IgG Western Blot = Positive--for Igenex, And Negative for CDC/NYS Results with 31 kDa +, 41kDa +
4. B. microti IFA G/M = IgM <20 and IgG <40.
5) B henselae IFA G/M = IgM <20 and IgG <40.
Thank you so very much for your time and attention. Mother of The Boys
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droid1226
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These are positive for lyme. You will find different answers as far as the the IGG and IGM and may never know if it's a recent or older infection. The fact is, band 31 is lyme specific especially when seen with a 41.
The first thing you should do is find a lyme literate Dr.(LLMD) and I definitely recommend a full co-infection panel done through Igenex, or whoever your lyme dr. recommends.
Most importantly is get to an ILADS trained LLMD ASAP. Do not try to find help through regular MD's and/or Infectious Disease Drs. They are useless when it comes to lyme. You can find a Dr here under "seeking a doctor".
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Did they run the confirmatory test on band 31 to rule out viral cross reactivity?
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- Hoops, (is this what you mean?) it looks like the test reported:
IgG: 31 kDa +
IgM: 31 kDa IND -
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The b. microti and b. henselae are tests for two different strains of Babesia - a common co-infection that is also delivered by ticks. It can cause fever and drenching night sweats, among other symptoms.
Unfortunately, I am not equipped to interpret this test result.
I agree that you should NOT waste precious time by dealing with "mainstream" physicians - they are generally clueless about Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. You need to find a "Lyme Literate" MD.
How old is your son?
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What ILADS is . . . WHY you need an ILADS-educated, Lyme Literate Doctor - starting with assessment / evaluation regarding the full range of tick-borne infections that travel together. -
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4) and 5) are tests for 2 strains of babesiosis. Both tests came back negative, meaning no babesiosis found.
Tests 1), 2) and 3) are for lyme. They are showing a number of positive and indefinite (meaning weak positive) bands.
IgG is positive for band 31 and band 41
IgM is positive for band 58 and indefinite for band 31 and 41.
So, this is positive for lyme disease according to the Igenex lab. This is not enough positive bands to be considered positive by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), but their criteria are not for diagnosis but for surveillance. Igenex is just telling you all of this as a courtesy.
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Wow! Thank you very much for your opinions. We will look for a LLMD/health practioner and look at the recommended links.
My son is 20. And I am a little scared of what this means for him. But I will approach him with this information, continue with Lyme supportive supports, including this site.
Thank you again for making sense so that we can begin our journey in a conscientious manner.
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It is not clear where he may have contacted the disease. I did not see a bite/tick.
When he was younger we spent time in Illinois for family visits, many times a year, I also drove from Utah to Illinois in the summer along I-80 w/stops out of the car with small walkabouts, and we camped and hiked A LOT in Utah. All in brushy areas.
Something happened when he was 9mos. He "held his breath" and passed out. Not sure if that is a "neuro" thing or just kid developmental. This continued for a few years and dissipated. I'm not sure why I'm including this, but there you go. I will do more reading.
Thank you very, very much for responding, for hosting this website and for caring. I wouldn't know what to do without your suggestions.
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