11weeks 3 days am i conclusive now???

ok heres my i had an exposure jan 18th 3 weeks after i had all the classic symptoms of ars

tested at 8 weeks rapid fingerprick hiv-1 hiv-2 negative
tested at 10 weeks 5 days rapid oral elisa negative
tested at 11 weeks 3 days hiv-1 hiv-2 elisa western blot negative

now my question is i have read a lot of threads on aidsmeds.com where people where negative then testing positive like a year later so since my last test wasnt actually 12/13 weeks do i need to go back at 13 weeks andthen 6 months or can i consider myself negative conclusive and move on with my life now?

[lostone08]

p.s. i just realized i posted a similar question in my other post sorry guys and this will be my last one everyones feedback good or bad will be greatly apreciated thanks

[logical_yet_worried]

wait.. there are threads where ppl tested negative when and tested positive a year later??

[lostone08]

yea on aidsmeds.com in the justestedpositive forum but im not sure how high there risks were

[lostone08]

does anyone know what the difference is between elisa and western blot?

[lostone08]

anyone???

[HSci34]

The difference between an ELISA and a Western blot is that the ELISA is the preliminary test used to identify HIV infection, while the western blot is used as a confirmatory test. One must test positive on both to be diagnoses as HIV positive.

[lostone08]

thanks hsci my doctor ordered a hiv-1 and hiv-2 with western blot they were all negative at 11 weeks 3 days am i conclusive now?

[gm85]

it is super highly unlikely that you have HIV after all these negative tests. 12/13 weeks is a standard followed and i gues ofr peace of mind you just go ahead and take one ...
impossible that the result will change.

its better to get it out of the way than have this question nagging you forever... it will be negative

[worriedman402]

so people have tested negative and then positive a year later?

When did they test negative and does this make a mockery of the testing system then or are they just faking it?

[baller99]

I dont think anyone has tested negative at 11 weeks and then tested positive.

[HSci34]

You are conclusive, time to move on. :)

[ECN44120]

First of all your Dr. was wrong the western blot should`t been done, it only have to done if someone has a previous rapid or standart positive test, becouse some technical issue and rate of indeterminate results, but since you have it done, its conclusive, the diference of wetern blot and elisas is that Elisas search for a single or to hiv antibodies for determinate protein, for example 3rd generation elisas search for antibodies for 1 gag and 1 envelope protein, 1rst generation search for antibodies to only 1 gag protein, The Western Blot search for a total of 10 antibodies of the 3 types of proteins (gag, env and pol).  all the information relevant to this tests can be found at

http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kb-02-02-01#S6.1X

Since you have a Western Blot Hiv1 -2   11 weeks and 3 days after exposure you are conclusive negative, no further test is needed, so forget about it, shut down your computer, dont waste more time searching on the internet for more worries, you are negative, move on.

Bye

[lostone08]

thanks everyone teak lizzie snippets frank i see you guys always posting on here what do you think about my situation? 4 days before 12 weeks i tested neg do you guys think i need to re test at 13? or 6 months sorry i want to end this whole hiv anxiety i am having so can i call it conclusive now and move on or does 4 days really make a difference testing wise

[lostone08]

one more thing 3 months is 12 weeks rite? 4 weeks in a month why do a lot of people say 13 i dont get it

[ECN44120]

It depends what month you are talking about febrary has 4 weeks, january 4.4 weeks, sou the average 3 month period has 12.8 to 13 weeks, but a 12 week test is known to be conclusive, the Drs here and in another forums havent hear of a test turning positive after a 6 week test, so just dont think about a test changing in 4 days. if you where in an ultra extremely rare case of seroconverting your Western Blot should have picked up at least one band making it and indeterminate and this didnt happen so you are negative as you can be.

You are negative, dont need to worry.

Bye

[lostone08]

thanks for all the answers i just got some bad news today all answers and opinions would be greatly appreciated i just found out from my doctor today that i have ngu some kind of urinary infection it was neg for gonhrea and chlymidia still pending and i just found out they didnt do a western blot because it was negative im so stressed now am i still conclusive at 11 weeks 3 days? 4 days away from 3 months or is this ngu a sign of hiv infection serconversion? someone please help i am scared to death rite now

[lostone08]

hsci what do you thinkmy friend?

[fly608]

Ok nice discussion but if I had the same time frame for testing but with standard Elisa test: i tested at 4,6,8 and 11 wk you people consider me negative or should i test at 13wk