THank you raddly..best wishes to you
Your welcome~ Yeah, it is a scary thing because it is sort of new and life changing. : / A bit out of our comfort zone, so that is what scares us... But! I can tell you if you are indeed positive it is certainly not the end of the world. There are plenty of really good people with this. It is a wimpy little virus that causes sores in unpleasant spots and as time goes on it will sleep more and more. It is looked at as a skin condition. Lots of people get this virus and lots of people do not know they are even carrying it. 1-4 people have it. That is a lot. You will not be alone and there are plenty of really cool support groups online that you can find with some amazing people. Also there are dating sites for positive people. I hope for the best that you are indeed negative and try not to worry. You may be worrying over nothing. I hope this helps. I am waiting to get tested too : ) You are not alone anglewings. I wish you the best with your hysterectomy too. Be sure to come back and tell us how everything goes. Raddly
THank you..im just scared about this whole thing..im going through alot im 37 and having a hysterectomy on the 12th of this month then im going to focuse on the other stuff
I have read women who's outbreaks appear as just a bump and may be itchy. It seems like everyones body can act a bit different. The best thing to do from advice on this forum is have them looked at and swabbed within 48 hours of appearing. Get the blood test too. I wish you the best.
THank you..i just cant believe this is happening..its been since the night before last since I noticed the bump its remaining the same but its not a sore or painfull is that normal
Do take a deep breath. You'll be fine. The very next time you see bumps or blisters on your genitals go immediately to the doctor to get them swabbed for a PCR DNA test. Don't wait longer than 48 hours, in order to avoid a false negative.
It's common not to see symptoms immediately after contracting HSV. A lot of us don't have recognizable symptoms at all, or get our first symptoms years after contracting the virus.
A small percentage of IgG tests do not return a definitive positive (around 3.5) until 6 months past exposure, particularly when the initial positive is low. I would actually recommend going straight for the Western Blot rather than spending more money on another IgG. The Western Blot is the most conclusive test, and it's the one recommended after a confusing result.
Best to you.
I am freaking out i just took a bath and found 2 very small pimple like bumps on the inner wall of my vagina..this is the first of anything so my test are right I do have it..i dont understand why I havent had this sooner..im freaking out
Good luck angel wings. Please lets know your outcome. I wish you the best~
im going to be retested next month to see were my level is at then...thank you
ONe more question..could my level be at 1.94 after just a month cause I was with my ex november 13 as well and he went on some mystery trip on october 2..
Yeah, you are totally right. I am sorry, for some reason I counted three. This does fall into the false positive range or new infection range. If you never had an outbreak you could certainly be negative for HSV. I've seen so many false positives on this forum it is quite ridiculous. If you where actually positive and been on antivirals for the past 4 month I would think that your score would still go up in value. Antivirals suppress the virus making your body create antibodies at a slower rate. Thats why it is important to not be on them during testing because it could lead to a false negative. If you actually are negative for HSV and been on antivirals then it would not matter. I would say retest now and see what your values are. If higher, this was probably a recent infection. If lower, well then we got some issues. Life360 does this sound like a good for her?
from mid august to end december would have been 4 months..
MId august..my dr.put me on suppresants the day I found out even though I never had a break out..sgould I go off those first?
Beginning or end of August? 4 weeks could make a difference. You should do a retest now since it has been a month since your last test. This is also the 4 month mark. This next test you take will be conclusive. If it is in the low positive range again, you may need to seek a western blot test. Sound Good?
I had sex with my ex in august and tested december 22 got those results the day after christmas of 1.94 so that wasnt long enough?
Life360 is correct. Be sure to abstain from sex for 3-4 months for accurate igG blood testing. 3 months test will almost certainly be where you will be at 4 months, but 4 months is conclusive. Hope this helps~ Good luck!
Hi, your test results falls into the false positive range and would need retesting to confirm. Low positives represent either a false positive or a recent infection if tested prior to 3 months.