Bands 23 and 41 positive on IGM Westeern Blot Bands 45, 41 and 18 on IGG

Just got back new results from Lab Crop. Western Blot Lyme testing. results on IGG were positive for bands 45, 41 and 18. IGM positive 23 and 41.

While I know some of them are Lyme specific, it also has there could be cross reaction for other things such as connective tissue disease. I am losing body fat at a high rate again, so could this mean connective tissue disease instead?

Though treated for Lyme a lot since 2013 when diagnosed, bad symptoms and fat loss have roared back. Felt pretty good, as I've mentioned before, for two years.

My sed rate and c reactive proteins were low normal, but not sure what that might indicate or if blood serum can rule out connective tissue disease or does it take a biopsy.

Not trying to complicate, but the fat loss has been a mystery. No muscle loss or strength loss. But no one can explain the fat loss. My A1c was 5.3, which the rheumotologist said shows no diabetes.

Any ideas or something you've seen before. Thanks. Just

Did you test for co-infections?

When you research and study borrelia and co-infections, it well documented that they break down tissue. Scavenge nutrients. Complete wasting is not uncommon and well known.

Couple that with significant digestive issues which may include lack of absorption the problem is two fold.

The body uses fat reserves when it's in distress in conjunction of Lyme and co scavenging.

I can find countless threads of ppl losing a lot of weight and complaining about being a skeleton. I can send you a YouTube video of a women with Lyme that documented her journey and one point look like a holocaust victim. She treated Lyme aggressively and now looks great and is a fitness junkie.

It really isn't a mystery.

Whenever a weird symptom presents itself (Maybe more than once), I ask myself, "did this ever happen before Lyme" the answer is always "no".

And then I have my answer.

What's the logical likihood that you get Lyme and then all of sudden you have 5 other diseases all at once. Just a coincidence?

The statistical probablity would be ridiculously low as well as you being the most unlucky person on Earth.

You have active Lyme and probably co-infections you don't know about. Please treat and address the root cause.

Post Edited (dacarte3) : 8/1/2017 4:11:09 PM (GMT-6)

running wild said...

Just still thrown by the fat loss all over body and face. And this test was Lab Corp, so those who say Igenex isn't reliable have no argument. Still doesn't explain the fat loss that has really gotten bad recently.

It's not muscle, as I have mentioned before. Just fat. My face is so hollow looking now, body the same. Just trying to figure out what else may be happening. I now, girlie, you have similar issues, but it's muscle, to?

i had major muscle atrophy when lyme first hit me. But, there's more than muscle loss - must be collagen. The fingers on my left hand are thin and boney compared to my right hand...not sure if that's only muscle...I'm thinking collagen?
I have been rehabbing for over a year now...and while I have big improvements...still not great...still flabbyish.

(I'm not overweight at all - but my muscles are softer than before lyme)

I'm not understanding what you mean with your comment on the Lab Corp vs Igenex test.

running wild said...
Didn't take it as aggressive. More helpful. We've had a lot of conversation about this and similar symptoms.

I get stressed trying to treat and keep my job. That leads to looking for things. Also, as I watch myself age fast form this, it is frustrating. I know the Lyme has an impact on what is happening, just not exactly sure how.

And the damage that takes place dos not seem to come back a lot. SO, the longer it goes, the more frustrating. All over a darn tick.

I have to believe it can greatly improve. Improvements have been made for me so that's good but still not where I want to be. I can't give up hope that it won't greatly improve after I get Lyme in remission and my very high myco score down. Its all I got.

Like I said in our previous conversation, it's very unfair to expect our bodies to fully heal when it's still getting bombarded by Lyme and co. It's asking the body to do a lot to ask for it to be fully recovered and normal when there's still serious pathogens running a muck.