I'm currently based in China and am having a hard time understanding my situation.. the translator and the doctor here have little or no experience with my situation.... I really at my wits...and embarrassed completely... 2x I've gone to see a doctor and each time, there like hordes of translator.. This is what transpired:
History: I caught syphilis way back 2011 and was cured.
However, last Feb 5, 2014, against my better judgement I had unprotected sex. After a week, syphilis-like symptoms occurred.. I self medicated by taking doxycycline 2x (100mg) a day for a week.
After only 1 week of medication, I sought to get myself tested and see a local urologist. This is are the results:
Test 1 Feb 28, 2014
SEROLOGY
HIV 1 & 2 (Quali)
Expiration date August 03, 2014
HIV Result NONREACTIVE
TP-PA (Qualitative) POSITIVE
RPR NONREACTIVE
HBsAg(RAPID)Screening NONREACTIVE
Test 2 March 15, 2014
SEROLOGY
HIV 1 & 2 (Quali)
HIV Result NONREACTIVE
TP-PA (Qualitative) POSITIVE
RPR NONREACTIVE
HBsAg(RAPID)Screening NONREACTIVE
--- Test 1 was useless as the local doctor mistook the findings and told me I had UTI. Ergo, after 1 week of self medication with doxycycline I stopped and continued UTI medications for 2 weeks.
--- After Test 2, the local doctor acknowledge I have Syphilis NOT UTI and prescribed doxycycline for 2 weeks 2x a day (100mg each). I took doxycycline for 3 weeks instead of 2 weeks. He told me that after two weeks, I should get retested and everything should come up Non-Reactive
Test 3 April 21, 2014
HIV 1 & 2 (Quali)
HIV Result NONREACTIVE
TP-PA (Qualitative) POSITIVE
RPR NONREACTIVE
HBsAg(RAPID)Screening NONREACTIVE
-- Now, after taking doxycycline for 3 weeks, I found I'm still TP-PA positive. I'm confused, scared and panicking.
I'm not based in an urbanized city and I'm really having a hard time looking for doctors. The internets censored here and most findings do not answer all my questions...
1) What does my tests indicate? Do I still need to take doxycycline?
2) am I syphilis free?
3) I read that if RPR is non-reactive and TP-PA is reactive, it means that i previously caught Syphilis (like in 2010 or recently but cured), does this mean for the rest of my life my TP-PA will always show positive?
4) How do I make my TP-PA non-reactive? is this possible?
Please help!