band 41

[smartyjones]

i know i should know this . . . it really doesn't matter b/c we don't rely on typical testing. . . but what does band 41 igg and igm mean? is that the one that is reactive with other conditions? can someone just give me a quick run-through?

[LNN]

Band 41 means you've produced antibodies to a bacteria that has a tail (flagella) - includes lyme, syphilis, H pylori. It is not lyme-specific. Under helpful threads, I posted a few articles that explain all the bands.

[momcap]

deleted post. sorry. I had posted a link to an old thread on band 41 because I found some of the info interesting. But then I continued to read through the thread and it got confrontational and ended up locked. I didn't realize that when I posted the link because I hadn't read through all of it. I deleted it because I didn't want to bring all that back up again. Oops.

Edited June 9, 2012 by momcap