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wxrock
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Member # 13039

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I'm told my Western Blot results are not CDC positive...however they do "show exposure" to LD. Can someone give me a layperson explaination of my situation?

Here's the data:

IgG band 31 (intensity, % of cutoff of 133)

IgM band 41 (intensity, % of cutoff of 095)
IgM band 23 (intensity, % of cutoff of 070)

Thanks in advance to anyone who can boil this down to a bottom line for me!

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Michelle M
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 7200

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Band 31 -- very specific for lyme
Band 41 -- one of the most common antibody responses; not necessarily from lyme, but PROBABLY so..
Band 23 -- specific for lyme.

I've never seen a test result which reads like yours so I'm not sure what those percentages are. However, not being "CDC positive" doesn't mean a thing. If you are suffering lyme-like symptoms and other diseases have been ruled out, an LLMD would probably dx you with lyme disease.

Michelle

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wxrock
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Member # 13039

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Can anyone explain the "intensity, % of cutoff" numbers meaning?

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

posted

quote:
Originally posted by wxrock:
Can anyone explain the "intensity, % of cutoff" numbers meaning?

Have no idea. We're versed in Igenex Lab results, not the other labs.

If you were to run a WB through Igenex, there's no telling how many more bands you'd have show up....could be a lot!!

Be sure to read this and all the reponses to the original post:

Dr C's Western Blot explanation:
http://tinyurl.com/ffn3x

When to Suspect Lyme Disease
http://tinyurl.com/lx2pz

More info:
http://www.ILADS.org/

Wild Condor's Links and information:
http://www.wildcondor.com/lymelinks.html

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Opinions, not medical advice!

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