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Topic: Help with Test Results

My2B
Member
Member # 31975

posted

My son tests came back as negative with two bands showing positive on the IGG and Western Blot, 41 and 45. Does anyone know what this means?

Posts: 55 | From Kingwood, TX | Registered: May 2011 | IP: Logged |

Dekrator48
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 18239

posted

Hi,

Band 41 is the flagella of a bacteria, not lyme specific.

Band 45 is not considered lyme specific either.

What you really need to know is that testing is very unreliable, so do not assume that your son does not have lyme because his test is negative....many of us tested negative.

Lyme is a clinical diagnosis based on history, symptoms, exam and labs.

Does your son already have a LLMD who can properly evaluate him?

Also, your post showed up on the board 5 times...lol.

You can delete all the other ones....not this one.

To delete the duplicates...go to each of the other identical threads and click on the little pencil and paper at the top of your post.

A new window opens, check the box that says "delete post?"....then scroll down and click on Edit Post.

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Posts: 6076 | From Pennsylvania, USA | Registered: Nov 2008 | IP: Logged |

Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

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I deleted the others .. whew!!

Welcome, Kingwood!! What you may want to do is get another test for Lyme through Igenex Lab.

www.igenex.com Test #188 and 189 is what you need. The other labs do NOT test for all possible bands. The Igenex test runs about $200.

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Opinions, not medical advice!

Posts: 96222 | From Texas | Registered: Feb 2001 | IP: Logged |

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