wb or not?

so in october i was tested for hsv 1 and 2 with igg blood tests.....both positive with a level of 5.00 should i get the wb or just forget about it? the reason i ask is bc i have never had any symptoms or outbreaks and yes i know that most people dont have any symptoms or outbreaks, im just having a hard time actually believing i have i have hsv 1 and 2 after all this time.

[gracefromHHP]

by all means if you need the peace of mind, seek out a herpes WB.

[confusedandscared4]

I am curious to know what your going to do and what your WB shows. I still have a hard time with my results, so that is why Im so curious. Please keep us posted!

[lilrock1007]

i have yet to decide....ik they say with high results like mine they are most def positive and that there is a high percentage of people that never have outbreaks but ive also read alot of posts about people who have it and never gave it to long term spouses that have been together for 8+ years, so at this point i just dont know. its all still so new to me and even tho im open about it and there are still guys that wanna do sex (i think thats all they want) i cant bring myself to do it even if they wanna have a relationship with me. this has really changed my life and in a way ruined my life!

[confusedandscared4]

I know how you feel. I am too still trying to cope with this issue. I was lied to over the last 10 years saying it was shingles the whole time. I am with my husband and has had a child during that time. I wish doctors would be more aware of the situations and not just look at it say it's this when it's not. We have to protect our loved ones as well as us. Every single time I have had them (5 times over the last 10 years) I repeat I have had this before and I think my shingles are back. So they hear shingles and look and say, " oh she's had this before so it is shingles!

It is very fustrating. It will take time for us to adjust to this. I try not to read into this because there is so much misinformation out there. One person says this and another says this. You can overwhelm yourself reading so much. My results were a 4.4 and I know that is considered high as well but I see that there was a poll for people having their test redone if their score was under 4.0 and 43% did. I even read somebody had a index of 5 redid the test but in the Western Blot and came back negative. Do I give myself hope? Yes I do but I feel it comes crashing down.

I wish you the very best and would like to know if you do or not. There is some jerks out there but just remember there is someone out there who will love YOU!!! I am here for you if you need to talk or vent. It's very hard I know. I have my mom telling me to keep myself occupied but it is very hard to. If I have a quiet moment everything comes flooding in.

Again good luck and keep in touch.

[lilrock1007]

this past summer i started dating this guy and his gf of 14 yrs that he has 3 kids with cheated on him at the beginning of summer, well come to find out she got herpes from the other guy and never even knew so she ended up giving em to my ex. we were together for 3 months before he had his first outbreak and went and got tested once he found out i went and got tested right away....still have not had a outbreak. for the longest time he made me feel like garbage cause he thought i gave em to him until about 2 months ago when we found out the true story of where the virus came from. sad thing is he went back to her!!!! and she is still cheating, a week ago he left her again came back to me asking if we could be friends and then bam out of nowhere after he tells me he hates her he is right back to her. i understand he does it for the kids but seriously she has ruined both of our lives cause she cant stay faithful and keep her legs closed. i just dont understand y he wants to be so miserable with some he cant trust and does nothing but fight with. and they say females are confusing lol

[confusedandscared4]

Lol. ! Typical thing for a man to do is to blame the girl first right? I will never understand or try to understand it either. It's always harder when kids are involved but they have to give somewhere since there is so many people involved. You didn't ask for this! People need to be so aware of this and who it involves. There are so many innocent people out there who have gotten this. I always look for hope and I still do. I took another test with my gyn. I think the hardest part for me is the lying the doctors have done. If you have never had any synptoms meaning "blisters" or lesions as they say I would get another test done. I'm sure you are going crazy but I hope you do find some peace with this and I hope talking about it helps, I know it does for me. As they say misery loves company! lol

[lilrock1007]

those two just need to go seperate ways, im pretty sure i may have caught her sneeking around today. oh well not my prob tho. in a way i kinda feel stupid going to my doc and asking for another test like i doubt them or something, but i mean its my life right y should i care what my doc thinks......i just dont know nemore

[confusedandscared4]

I have to agree with you. It isn't your problem. You need to take care of you and only you right now. You are the only one who can advacate for yourself. THIS IS YOUR LIFE!!! If you have insurance, do it, if money isn't a problem, do it. If you can go into a clinic do it! I only wish I had gotton better answers from my doctors and got to the bottom of the point. I can't turn time around (I wish I could) but I can be here for anyone and tell you to go and get a second opinion. I know the number is high but there is just so much out there. I have seen in here a guy who had an index of a 4.7 or 4.8 did a WB and was negative. I say, WTH??? I have no idea what to believe. I have done another test and I see my dr in two weeks for the results. I had a full STD screening. Did you have one? I can't remember if you said you did or not. If you didn't go and get one and they can do another HSV testing and make sure it is type specific and the Igg tests.Are you taking suppressive therapy? I'm taking it now and I think my problems have been worse due to the meds because I have NEVER in the 10 years have I felt the way I do now since taking them. Ugh! =(

[lilrock1007]

i went to my gyno and she did the basic std screening and then a few months later my ex found out he had it so i went and asked for the igg blood test, about a week later she called me and said it was positive. i asked her if i should come get a script or not and she said if ive never had an outbreak then there is no point. that was the end of the conversation and nothing more was said about it.

[confusedandscared4]

See what I mean. I think you should get one just to have on hand just in case you do start to have an OB. The sooner you take them the better. If she says you don't need it now, then I wouldn't. I think to be honest with you that the medicine has made me messed up more than ever since I have been taking it daily. I had only taken it when I had an ob and that was  it. Now taking it everyday and I feel all these weird feelings that I have never before. It's up to you and your doctor if you should start taking them. Take care of yourself and do whats right for YOU and advacate for yourself!