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Indeterminate Western Blot Test

Hi,

I am a gay man who had an unprotected anal sex about 4 weeks ago. Around 2 weeks after the unprotected sex I started to have a fever and diarrhea so I took a couple of test. The rapid test came back as negative on the day and 2 weeks later the ELISA test came back as positive and the western blot test is indeterminate with a single band presented given a moderate reactivity to p24. I was shocked and scared.

The doctor took another sample on the day he gave me the result. Now at  4 weeks after the unprotected sex, I had a Negative Rapid test and still waiting for result of the ELISA test.

My question are:

1) Is it possible that the first ELISA test is false-positive?
2) Is the second Negative rapid test mean anything at all?
3) Or is it mostly like that I am still seroconverting at the moment?

I am very worried and terrified. I could not sleep at all during the day and night. I am calling the clinic everyday to see   whether the second ELISA test come back or not. I know they must be annoyed by this but I just can not make myself calm. So, could anyone please, help me with this situation.
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Thank you for your reply.

Is there any chance that the first ELISA test is a false-positive? Which test is more reliable: the most recent Rapid test or the first ELISA test? Aren't they supposed to have the same results? How could one tested positive and the other negative two weeks after?!  I am so worried.
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What was the final result as I am in the same scenario?!
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You took the tests to early to get a reliable result.
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