Posted 10/12/2011 8:52 PM (GMT -5)
So I've finally received my test results back today, though still have some doubts when interpreting them!! Hoping for some input and answers to my questions.
Here are my results:
IFA: 80 POSITIVE Interpretation: <40 Negative, 40 Equivocal, = or >80 Positive
Lyme IgM: Igenex POSITIVE, CDC NEGATIVE
18 -
**23-25 -
28 -
30 -
**31 IND
**34 -
**39 -
**41 +
45 -
58 +
66 -
**83-93 +
Lyme IgG: Ignenex NEGATIVE, CDC NEGATIVE
18 -
**23-25 -
28 -
30 -
**31 -
**34 -
**39 -
**41 +
45 -
58 -
66 -
**83-93 IND
Some questions I have are what is the difference between IgM and IgG? I thought that IgM was a more recent infection and IgG is a past/longterm infection. Ive had symptoms for 10 months, though the tick bite was likely 15 months ago. Would this appear as IgM?
Another question I have is how do antibiotics affect the results? My LLMD made it seem as if a positive Igenex test would result whether or not taking antibiotics. However, can taking antibiotics cause false positives or false negatives? I had been taking teasel root for awhile before the test and had just started 250mg of biaxin, twice a day a few days before getting blood drawn. Would this matter at all/affect my results?
And another question has to do with my IgM results. My results say that Infection with HSV, EBV, HCV, and/or syphillis may give false + results. I was tested for EBV lastweek and my IgG levels showed I had been exposed to the virus at somepoint in my life- though nearly 90% of us have been by my age so could this have really caused a false positive?
And last but not least, I was hoping to understand what the different bands mean that I tested positive for? Are they pretty common among most, or do they signify anything? I know I read among a member that 83-93 + likely means the bacteria are in cyst form?
Thanks for your input and help with interpreting this!