Here is the site that I use to help interpret Western Blot bands:
www.reocities.com/HotSprings/Oasis/6455/western-blot.txtAn IgM result means that you have an active infection. It once was thought to mean an 'early' infection, but has since been revised. IgG means that the infection is at a later stage.
The more +'s you have beside a number, the stronger the reaction.
IND means indeterminate - not negative, but not quite strong enough to be "fully positive". But it means that you reacted on those bands and should be considered, especially when they are Lyme specific bands.
A "Lyme specific band" means specific for Borrelia Burgdorferi, sensu stricto - Lyme disease in the strictest sense. There is only
one on the over 300 known strains of Lyme that is considered Bb, ss.
Bands 18 & 41 (whether in IgM or IgG) are indicative of the tail of the bacteria, which can cross react with other Spirochetal bacteria such as Relapsing Fever, Pintas and Yaws, and Syphilis.
Band 31 indicates OspA, which is Lyme specific.
Band 34 indicates OspB, which is Lyme specific.
Band 39 indicates BmpA, which is Lyme specific.
Band 58 is still unknown but is suspected to indicate Borrelia Afzelii (another strain of the Lyme complex - or Lyme disease as referred to here and in most places)
Band 83 is a high molecular mass protein that is specific to Lyme disease.
Band 93 is an immunodominant antigen that is specific to Lyme disease.
Congratulations!! You now know what is wrong with your health - no matter what any doctor says to you!