Nicholas Mendoza60 said:IgM is at 2.8. Reference range is 20-25
Probably IgG—honestly, that IgM looks like a false positive to me. If it were real, it’d mean you just got hit by a tick recently. You should probably check out the thread on Louis Pasteur...
Nicholas Mendoza60 said:The results came back high.
Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur detection—it’s a whole thing. So, I’ve been looking into IgM antibodies lately—specifically regarding Louis Pasteur—and honestly, it’s kind of wild how much people overlook this part of the immune response. If you're checking your labs and seeing elevated IgM levels, it basically means your body is currently in the middle of a fight. It's that first line of defense, the immediate reaction to an infection. Think of it like the local police arriving on the scene before the FBI even gets called in. It shows up fast, does its thing, and then eventually fades out once the more specialized IgG antibodies take over the heavy lifting. Just a heads-up if you're staring at test results: high IgM usually points to something recent, not something old. 29.0 U/mL. That's the number. Negative: I’m seeing somewhere between 20.0 and 25.0. Positive:>25.0
Just LGM? That would mean the infection happened pretty recently—
Hey, do you remember if you actually got bitten by a tick—and did you end up with any kind of redness or anything?
You really need to run the LGM and LGG first—then you can go ahead and confirm everything with a more specific Western Blot. Honestly, relying on ELISA alone is risky because it’s way too easy to get a false positive.
Nicholas Mendoza60 said:The Borrelia igg/igm blood draw costs about 32 miles$25 Should I go through with it tomorrow or am I just throwing money down the drain?
I mean, I'm not sure—if you're really suspicious, maybe it's not an issue, because if you actually had it, your antibodies should be showing up by now... if your ELISA comes back positive, then you definitely need to follow up with a Western blot to confirm everything.
restlessdriver said:The ELISA test is supposedly pretty unreliable—it can easily throw out false positives or negatives. A Western blot is what you use as a confirmatory test because they actually check for specific antibodies. That second one is way more accurate.
If things get really serious, you might look at a spinal tap, but honestly, I wouldn't recommend that unless a diagnosis is absolutely critical—it's a last resort.
As for that bullseye rash, apparently it shows up in about 70% of patients, and since the skin reaction doesn't always happen, you can't be sure of anything without specific Lyme testing.
In Chicago, Quest Diagnostics is probably your best bet because they send blood samples over to specialized labs for immunoblotting and various other panels. I paid for this myself once—cost me about $217—and they emailed me the results in just four days.
I started with an ELISA and KME at a local clinic—they actually give you a detailed report with all the parameters, whereas some places just give you a vague "positive" or "negative" without specifying which exact ones triggered it.
I took all those results to a Lyme specialist, and she basically told me that based on my labs, I’d never even been near a tick—even though my symptoms were a perfect 1/1 match. She told me to just forget about it. Yeah, right!
Back then, I was spiraling pretty hard with health anxiety, so I ended up getting every single scan and blood test imaginable...
The whole tick thing is honestly child's play at this point. If she didn't have that classic bullseye rash, just let it go. Just run a Western blot and call it a day—I know some people would absolutely love to see positive Lyme antibodies just to feel validated. I remember when those Arminlabs labs over in Europe were testing everyone who had Mono; they all came back positive, even though they’d never even been bitten by a tick. If they actually had been hit by a tick, they’d all be walking around claiming they have mental health issues caused by Lyme, despite having zero rashes and negative test results. Autoimmune stuff is a totally different beast—this condition is much closer to chronic anxiety and psychosomatic issues, basically fibromyalgia. Then there's small fiber neuropathy, but you rarely see anyone actually getting a biopsy done for that.
Your best bet is to find a solid neurologist, an immunologist, and a psychiatrist.
If they can't give you a straight answer about what's causing these symptoms, then the last resort is basically just seeing a psychiatrist. Honestly, I think you might be running on fumes—your central nervous system is likely fried from some kind of chemical imbalance. You really ought to get an MRI of your brain just to rule out anything else serious. It feels like a classic case of anxiety-fibromyalgia to me.
Also, make sure you check your B12 and Vitamin D levels, plus your rheumatoid factor, ANA, thyroid antibody panels, insulin resistance, and cortisol. What do your actual lab results look like? They really should align with whatever shows up on the MRI...
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