41 is more significant than what the main street medical MD's imply. It's specific to only a few spirochete bacteria and one can normally rule out the non lyme bacteria via symptoms.
My daughter has been sick for 20 months and she has never been positive on the WB. At best she had 3 positive bands but never at the same time plus a couple of indeterminates.
Posted by timaca (Member # 6911) on :
Best, Timaca
Posted by Fuel1212 (Member # 29312) on :
I would say positive also. See below for more info on specific titers. Your immune system is compromised.
9 cross-reactive for Borrellia 12 specific for Bb 18 unknown 20 cross-reactive for Borrellia 21 unknown 22 specific for Bb, probably really the 23/25 band 23-25 outer surface protein C (OspC), specific for Bb 28 unknown 30 unknown; probably an outer surface protein; common in European and one California strain 31 outer surface protein A (OspA), specific for Bb 34 outer surface protein B (OspB); specific for Bb 35 specific for Bb 37 specific for Bb 38 cross-reactive for Bb 39 is a major protein of Bb flagellin; specific for Bb 41 flagellin protein of all spirochetes; this is usually the first to appear after a Bb infection and is specific for all Borrellia 45 cross-reactive for all Borellia (sometimes people with Lyme who have this band positive also have the co-infection Ehrlichiosis) 50 cross-reactive for all Borrellia 55 cross-reactive for all Borrellia 57 cross-reactive for all Borrellia 58 unknown but may be a heat-shock Bb protein 60 cross reactive for all Borrellia 66 cross-reactive for all Borrelia, common in all bacteria 83 specific antigen for the Lyme bacterium, probably a cytoplasmic membrane 93 unknown, probably the same protein in band 83, just migrates differently in some patients
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
If that was MY test I would expect to be treated for Lyme disease!