Band 58 IGG Reactive Only?

Hi,

I would greatly appreciate this boards feedback on my blood work done for Lyme Disease. I have felt very ill over the past year. A few months ago I had the Lyme titer test run and it came back positive for Band 58 only. My question for the community is this: Is a positive reaction to Band 58 indicative of another potential problem or lyme only? I would sincerely appreciate any leads.

Regards,
Ryan

The question is what lab was the test run through? If it wasn't IGenex then there's a good chance there are other bands that would show up reactive as their test is more sensitive than other labs like Quest or Labcorp.

Band 58 alone doesn't indicate Lyme but testing is pretty inaccurate to begin with so you have to go by symptoms more than anything. My IGenex Lyme Western Blot showed multiple Lyme-specific bands positive when MD Labs did not though some don't have much luck with IGenex either.

Co-infection testing is even more inaccurate so there's a good chance there are other co-infections present like Babesia or Bartonella. Mycoplasma P. is not only from a tick. That's very common and one can get it just by breathing the air according to my LLMD. I tested positive for it. A good LLMD or even a Lyme-literate naturopath should be able to tell you what they suspect you are dealing with so that's who you need to work with. Not an infectious doctor.

Post Edited (ToddPaul) : 5/30/2013 1:28:28 PM (GMT-6)

Wow, this is amazing information. I greatly appreciate it. My test was done by LabCorp. Does anyone have any insight into good Lyme literate doctors in the Houston area? It's interesting how little information doctors here have about lyme since its more prevalent on the east coast. However, I live in a suburb of Houston that has many deer and I think (based on what I've researched) is that while lyme literacy is low, it's becoming more common here. Again, I love you guys. I greatly appreciate your help.