Igenex testing - help to interpret result

Looks like Lyme to me.
What are your symptoms?

Here is a helpful article about Igenex interpretation:
http://www.stopthelymelies.com/lyme-disease-101/how-to-decipher-igenex-results

Hi Carolyme!
Welcome to our community!! According to the CDC even, we are to go by our symptoms (clinical diagnosis) and hopefully the tests will back up the diagnosis.

If you haven't already, it would be helpful for you to start with reading through the thread at the top of the forum titled,"New to Lyme?...Start here!!", as it is packed full of important information, symptom lists (as Lyme rarely occurs by itself), helpful links and pdf's, how to detox when one has these infections, and a list of questions that you can ask any doctor that you are seeking treatment from.
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As for your test, according to the site that I usually use to help interpret LD Western Blot results (www.reocities.com/HotSprings/Oasis/6455/western-blot.txt), this is what I see in your results:

IgM responses come from an active infection.
IgG responses come from a more advanced infection.
IND means indeterminate - there was a positive reaction on the band, but not strong enough for it to be considered "fully positive".

Here are the different bands that you reacted to and what they indicate according to the site I listed above, except for this band, which has had 'more recent' information discovered about it:

Band 31 - OspA - Outer surface protein "A", which is specific to Bartonella Hensley
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC148071/

Band 34- OspB - Outer Surface Protein "B" - also specific to Lyme.

Band 39 - BmpA - Bacterial Membrane Protein "A" - also specific to Lyme.

Band 58 is thought to be specific to Borrelia Afzelii (another strain of Lyme disease) , which is supposed to be common in the Western U.S.

Bands 18 & 41 are indicating the tail end of the Borrelia bacteria and can cross react with other Borrelia strains such as Relapsing Fever, Pintas and Yaws.

Bartonella often increases the amount that your immune system is suppressed, which will make testing positive for these infections even harder as almost all the tests used today only rely on the immune system response. Many people have a false negative tests and go on to develop chronic Lyme due to this.

You will need to see a LLMD (Lyme Literate Medical Doctor) that has been trained by ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society). Do you have one already or do you need some help?

Yes, I believe you would be putting the child at risk. It's been proven that the mother can pass these infections to her unborn child, although it's not a sure thing. I was infected and undiagnosed when I was pregnant and had two children, neither of which are infected.

But why not get yourself healthy before getting pregnant so that you can likely have an easier/healthier pregnancy? Although my children weren't infected, my pregnancies were really tough, and nearly didn't make it through one birth.

There are Naturopathic doctors that treat Lyme in Canada and we have several Canadian members that are in treatment now.

For information on finding a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor(LLMD) in your area, you can start a new thread titled something like:"Looking for a LLND​ in the _______, Canada area." Although you will need to enable your email option in your profile in order to receive any recommendations, as we don't allow doctor's names and contact info to be posted on the forum for several reasons. You can enable your email option in your profile, under 'edit profile'. Be sure to click the submit button to actually save your preference.

You can also email me and tell me what area you live. I'll search through my list and find the ND's that are closest to you and be happy to share that info with you.

You can email Stephanie at: [email protected] You can also go to: www.turnthecorner.org/ if you want to learn a little bit more about Lyme Disease.

You can also go to The Lyme Disease Association and search for LLMD's 3 times in a month. You have to register first. Here is the link:www.lymediseaseassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=277&Itemid=74

You will want to find an ILADS (International Lyme And Associated Diseases Society) trained doctor, as ID Docs (Infectious Disease Doctors) believe Lyme is hard to catch and easy to treat, and don't believe in the reality of chronic Lyme. The ILADS site is another great place to read to get you started on your Lyme journey. www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/treatment_guidelines_clearing_ilads.html

It varies with each doctor. I would suggest that you start getting some referrals and make some phone calls to ask about prices, availability, and more.