Hi Mijos,
Yes, those test results are indicative of Lyme.
here is the site that I use to help interpret them:
www.oocities.org/hotsprings/oasis/6455/western-blot.txt You can go there to find supporting Pubmed articles showing what these bands represent.
An 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. Nothing else will turn a Lyme specific band positive other than Lyme disease - - even though there are over 100 different strains of Borrelia in the US that cause human illness.
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.
Bands 23 - 25 indicate OspC - Outer Surface protein C, and band 25 is Lyme specific.
Band 31 indicates OspA - Outer Surface Protein A, and is Lyme specific. For some unknown reason, lately there have been those that wish to dispute that band 31 is Lyme specific, so I've included some links (below) to PubMed articles showing that it's Lyme specific.
Band 39 indicates BmpA - Bacterial Membrane Protein A and is Lyme specific.
Band 31:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1520966www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9440203www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8406878www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8005219www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10030131And more references can be found here:
www.reocities.com/HotSprings/Oasis/6455/western-blot.txtAnd remember, now you know why your son has been having these issues and you can get him into treatment to resolve them!! That's the good news of all of this!