So three days is way too soon to develop antibodies after an exposure. Any results on your herpes test is an existing condition - you had hsv1 for sure prior to this encounter, maybe even from childhood, like many others who have it.
Your hsv2 test could be a false positive, even with the inhibition test. We know that a 1.38 is below the 3.5 cutoff that could mean a false positive.
It could mean a new infection, but at 3 days, it's probably way too soon for that.
There are some people who have a blood protein that just get false positives. It's a totally normal protein, and it's an issue with the test, not you.
You can test again at about 6 weeks, but at 1.38, it's easily an 80-90% chance of a false positive.
What about the gonorrhea? Did you get treated for that? You should be. At 3 days, it might have been too soon for you to test for that. Test again unless they treated you presumptively. If he got results 3 days after you, you didn't give it to him, he had it before you.
If they test you by urine, make sure you don't urinate for at least an hour before going, and give them the first part of your urine stream.
Tomorrow. Thursday December 2 will be 7 days after I finished the doxy. I will cut back on caffeine. Because I took the shot and 7 days finished with doxy would I technically be in the clear now?
Would I still get the mild irritation at tip even tho I was treated for gonorrhea with the shot? It has been 2 weeks since exposure and Friday will be 2 weeks since the shot and treatment?
I do drink about 3-5 cans of diet soda a day. Not much alcohol. I am pretty active. Drink water during activities. Would I still need to worry about gonorrhea even after getting the shot in butt for it?
They did give me a shot in butt at time of testing in addition to the 7 days of doxy. Sorry, I didn't mention that. So with that new info does that change your answer to question 1?
I will consider the blot test after retesting again. If the number stays the same or below 3.5 I'll probably, if you think it's safe to say it's most likely a false positive? Being that I don't have any signs or symptoms. Your thoughts?
Again.... THANK YOU!
Thank you. Makes me feel better. I was treated on day of testing for the gonorrhea prior to recieving results which turned out negative (3 days after exposure) with doxy(sp.) nitrate for 7 days orally 2X/ day. I figured I would retest in about 4-6 months. Is that to long to wait? Also when I did the urine sample I didn't give them the initial urine but I will definitely the next time I do. When I get retested and the HSV2 test comes back and hasn't changed much or at least below the 3.5 would it be safe to say it is probably a false positive as you described above?
The guy told me he was positive for oral gonorrhea. I'm not sure he meant he was positive for HSV1 OR 2. Either way I was tested, although maybe to soon. Hopefully everything remains normal and the HSV2 is false pos.
So just 2 more follow up questions...
1- is waiting 4-6 months to long to wait for full STD/STI retest? or should I really get back sooner?
2- when retested and HSV2 is under 3.5 with little or no change to the 1.38 w/ inhibition is it still an 80-90% chance it's a false positive?
Thank you so much!
Sorry. 1 last thing I forgot to add. This meet up was 2 weeks ago now and haven't had any signs or symptoms of infection except the mild burn at tip of penis at the hole.