false positive???????? HELP!!!!!!

[dumbone]

Hi, i just tested low positive at 2.19 for hsv2, i think, i was in shock when the dr told me. it was 2. something, anyhow, i have been tested religoously for the last 10 years and always rendered a negative result, i have been with my current partner for the last year, he claims to never have had any symptoms.  I have never had any symptoms at all.  have always tested negative and am not promiscuouis at all!  I truely do not believe this test result, the dr. said it could be a false negative an not to worry about it to come in and get retested tomorrow.  not worry?  yea right!!  i feel like i want to die!!   how likely is it that this is a false positive and should i request a western blot?  
I honestly cannot believ this.  by the way, i tested negative for it in march of this year and have only had one partner, the same one i had then.  HELP!!!

[dumbone]

I had posted here prior to posting on the expert forum.  thank you to everyone who responds here, but the rude comments really can stop.  I am not rude in any way to anyone on here and try to understand what everyone is going through.  As i hope they understand what i am going through.  If noone has anything but attitude and rude unwarrented comments, then they dont need to post here at all.  I do not believe i have ever offended anyone, but i sense a bit of animosity from a few folks on here.  Im so sorry i am seeking answers and advise.  As i said, i will get the WB as soon as i can afford it, until then, i have had 2 biokits that are negative, and i have to believe that they (at least one of them) would have picked up the infection at this point.  So that is what i am choosing to believe.  I understand you believe some of our thoughts on this to be irrational and 'no big deal', but for some of us, it is a very big deal and every person is differant.  Please try and understand that in the future.  Have a good night and i will keep everyone posted.

[petal130]

Typically we don't advise anyway when a person has posted on the expert's forum. Terri is an expert in the field. She has told you her advice - get the WB and then move on.

[dumbone]

Thank you!!  I am trying to move forward, i am just soo confused and scared now.  I truely believe i am negative, i just have the low positive stuck in my head.  I hate this, it has been so hard and has completly sent my life into a tailspin.  I wonder if i will ever accept the truth?  I will get the WB im sure of, and i guess till then, i will assume i am negative and go about life.

[Still_Worried_]

I honestly don't think you need additional confirmation at all.   You had an extremely low positive and negative 2 Biokits.  It's absolutely time to move on.  =)   Congrats on being negative.

[dumbone]

True, and i will get the WB as soon as i can afford to do so

but i have read posts where people get the biokit and it is considered a confirmatory test and believed to be a true negative.  

It is completely confussing and disheartening.  The biokit is considered a really good reliable test, and it has been so long post possible exposure with absolutely no symptoms or signs, would i just be wasting my money to get the WB?  Will i ever know for sure if im truely negative??/

[petal130]

Terri already responded to this on the expert's forum - Grace will no doubt concur with her advice. You know getting the Western Blot is what's recommended for confirm your negative status.

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Herpes/False-positive/show/1399000