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Syphilis results and their meaning

I am abroad and was recently tested for syphilis via blood and found out I had syphilis.
I was tested for STDs via urine (I am not sure if syphilis can accurately be found this way or not but it showed up on my test results as negative)

The urine test was in 11/11/2013
The positive blood result was in 03/01/2014

So about a four month time span.

My results were
Trust - 1:64
TPPA 1:1280 2+ positive

I am being treated 3 shots a week apart and then retested.  

I am currently abroad and can't get much information.  I am not sure really what this means.  In English it says Syphilis (II) so I assume I am in the second stage.

What do my results mean?
How bad is this?
Should I be worried?
Is my treatment sufficient?

To my knowledge I didn't have any symptoms.  I might have had a cancre sore or something bad ignored it, but nothing serious like a rash or anything.  Also, the medicine has not negatively effected me. (I have taken 2 weeks of medicine so far one more week to go)
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Take the attitude elsewhere. I answered what I could, what anyone on this site could.

WE are not Dr's, WE don't give medication or treatment info. That would be irresponsible.
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Vance did answer the best what part did you not understand?
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Please give information or don't answer at all.
Thank you.
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Means you are positive for syphilis
Impossible to answer
No because you are getting treatment
That is something you need to discuss with your Dr, we can not advise on medication or treatment.
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