Help to understand more of IGenex WB results

Hi,
I am new to Lyme. My IGenex WB is just back, can someone help me to understand more. I know IGG positive means past infection. Does that mean I had exposure to Bb before and I cleaned up now? Or am I chronic Lyme disease?
I had tick exposure on August 2015, I had symptoms since September 2016, and this test was done last month.

The more "+" means more infection or just sensitivity?

Thanks in advance,

IGenex IGM Result: Negative
CDC/NYS Result: Negative

18 kDa. -
**23-25 kDa. IND
28 kDa. -
30 kDa. -
**31 kDa. -
**34 kDa. -
**39 kDa. IND
**41 kDa. +
45 kDa. -
58 kDa. -
66 kDa. -
**83-93 kDa. -

IGenex IGG Result: Positive
CDC/NYS Result: Negative

18 kDa. -
**23-25 kDa. -
28 kDa. -
30 kDa. -
**31 kDa. -
**34 kDa. -
**39 kDa. IND
**41 kDa. +
45 kDa. -
58 kDa. -
66 kDa. -
**83-93 kDa. +

Hi davidy,

IGM is active infection, and you have four bands of activity. 23-25, 39, and 83-93, all are showing activity (not a ton, which is why they're marked indeterminate, but activity none the less), plus your positive 41. To me, this indicates Lyme. Do you have a LLMD?

The test doesn't really tell you how much infection you have. It is an antibody test. Based on these results, it looks like you have antibodies from a current and an older or past infection, and you need to see a LLMD.

Here are some additional sources
www.anapsid.org/lyme/wb.html

lymetwistontherocks.blogspot.com/2011/01/western-blots-what-do-all-of-those-darn.html

Davidy, more important than these test results are your symptoms. They tell the lyme literate medical doctor (LLMD) if you have lyme so much better than your blood test.

Oh and that Bb stands for Borrelia burgdorferi which is the bacteria that is the predominant causative agent of Lyme disease (LD).

By the way, welcome! We ask that all new people read the New To Lyme? .... Start Here! thread at the top of the list. There is a lot of information there that will help you.

Right now you must seem a little overwhelmed. I know because I was where you are once. I frantically wanted to get rid of what was making me sick!!

I read a lot on the internet and when I found this place, I was so relieved to find a place full of the information I needed.

Ask questions. Sarahm620 gave you some information already.

Thanks you all, your reply are helpful!

It is just hard to believe only 5~6 month I progressed to chronic Lyme (IgG +) :(

Hi Davidy!
Welcome to our community! I'm so glad you found us.

A person can actually develop chronic Lyme in a matter of hours if their immune system is badly compromised. A week or a month later is more often the case though. Chronic Lyme is only defined by how wide spread the symptoms are, not by how long you've been infected.

Do you already see a​n ILADS ​(International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society)​ trained​ Lyme Literate Medical Doctor(LLMD)? If not, let us know and we can help you find one most likely.

If you have a LLMD already, do you know what type of treatment you will be using? We are always curious about that!! Mostly to make sure that you are using a protocol that will actually be effective against these infections.

Also, if you would please, it would be helpful for you to read 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, helpful links and pdf's, how to detox when one has these infections, information on probiotics and much more. And this is another good list of possible detoxing routines: www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

Yes, it's multi-systemic - muscles/joints/ears/.

That's great that you are able to still work full time and your cognition is good.

I would caution you on not over-doing the work-outs at the gym...your body is fighting an infection and that takes a lot of energy.

I suggest that you take a look at detoxing...multiple methods to help your body get rid of the toxins that are created from the bacteria die-off. This is really important.

Here's a link to a website with a lot of ideas:

www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

Don't worry about the lack of improvement in the first month of treatment. If often takes longer. Did you experience a herx (increase in severity of symptoms...or new symptoms)?

Girlie, thanks for the website for detoxing, will read it.

On the 25th day of taking Doxcy, arm muscle pain getting worse, then I called the doctor office and I was told it was herx. My new symptom is the mild muscle twitch, not sure it is herx. I just hope that it won't progress to cognition under my current treatment protocol.