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j100100
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Member # 30277

posted

Hello Everyone!

So I got my lab results today, here is what came up. Does this mean i have lyme disease?

IgM Western Blot Result: Positive
CDC/NYS Result: Negative

18kda -
22kda -
23-25kda-
28kda -
30kda -
31kda +++
34kda -
39kda IND
41kda +
45 Kda -
58 kda -
66 kda -
73 kda -
83-93 kda ++

Igenex IGG Results: Negative
CDC/NYS resulsts: Negative

18kda -
22kda -
23-25kda -
28 kda -
30 kda -
31 kda IND
34 kda IND
39 kda IND
41 kda +++
45 kda -
58 kda +
66 kda -
73 kda -
83-93 kda -

Posts: 21 | From El Paso, Texas | Registered: Jan 2011 | IP: Logged |

Hambone
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 29535

posted

Sure looks like Lyme to me.

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Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

"IgM Western Blot Result: Positive"

so, YES!! You have several lyme specific bands .. and band 83-93 is the DNA of the Bb spirochete. You're "lucky" to have a clearly positive test even though it is not CDC positive.

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--Lymetutu--
Opinions, not medical advice!

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

posted

Be sure to read DR C's WB explanation here:

http://tinyurl.com/ffn3x

from the above link..........

"With most infections, your immune system first forms IgM antibodies, then in about 2 to 4 weeks, you see IgG antibodies. In some infections, IgG antibodies may be detectable for years.

Because Borrelia burgdorferi is a chronic persistent infection that may last for decades, you would think patients with chronic symptoms would have positive IgG Western blots.

But actually, more IgM blots are positive in chronic borreliosis than IgG. Every time Borrelia burgdorferi reproduces itself, it may stimulate the immune system to form new IgM antibodies.

Some patients have both IgG and IgM blots positive. But if either the IgG or IgM blot is positive, overall it is a positive result.

Response to antibiotics is the same if either is positive, or both. Some antibodies against the borrelia are given more significance if they are IgG versus IgM, or vice versa."

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--Lymetutu--
Opinions, not medical advice!

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