Hi Grace,
I've been reading your post because Im in the same situation. Did everything turn out ok? Im scared I may have contracted HSV/2. I can't tell if I feel a tingling near my genitals or if after reading so much I've convinced myself that Im tingling. It's been 17 days since my possible exposure and I haven't seen anything yet. Im so scared :/
even the best tests still miss 1 out of every 10 hsv1 infections. Not surprising that your current testing didn't reflect hsv1 infection. Since you already know you have hsv1, running the combined test on you is a waste of time since many times it will come back as + due to your hsv1 infection ( when it picks up on it ).
this doesn't sound like herpes. continue to follow up on it to find out what is really causing your symptoms.
Hi, Grace! I got a call from the nurse at the health department and, at first, I was ecstatic to find out that I tested (qualitatively) negative for HSV 1 and 2. But they ran a "Herpes 1/2 Ab Panel" which I'm told by the lab is an IgG combined test that tests for the presence of herpes antibodies. The problem is that I tested positive for HSV 1 in January 2010. My doctor's office said my HSV 1 result was 1.99 and anything over 1.09 was considered positive. Was my HSV 1/2 test reliable? Dr. Hook wrote in a recent post that in the absence of lesions, he would not even test so I doubt I'd retest even if I find out my test isn't reliable. The only problem is that I'm still having the same symptoms that started a week ago and I'd like to relax and get past all this at some point. My heart just can't take it!
it's not likely this is herpes related at all.
Also, my symptoms are much better today - only a couple of parasthesias. Have to see my BF in a couple hours, though:(
The nurse said everything looked normal, no vaginal or cervical lesions. No yeast. The slides they could do in the clinic were negative. I'm waiting for the results of the cultures they sent out to a lab. I stopped taking the fat burner after the symptoms started on the first day, 3 days before my exam yesterday. I've wondered if my symptoms could be GI related but that doesn't explain the (rather minor) vaginal itching and twinges of pain.
did they find anything like yeast or bacterial infections vaginally? did they see any obvious lesions on your cervix or anywhere during the exam?
are you also having diarrhea/gas from the fat burner?
grace
I meant did you get a proper exam with your current symptoms.
grace
Yes, I've had 3 pelvic exams, 1 from my Gyn and 2 from NP's since February. Once for my usual Pap which was negative and twice for strange burning/itching/parasthesia symptoms. They've never seen anything abnormal. All my vaginal cultures/blood testing have been negative so far but yesterday was my first HSV IgG test since the suspicious encounter.
I'm just so tired and very worried about seeing my boyfriend tonight.
(Also, I intended to post on this forum rather than Terri's)
you tried to post to an old post of yours on Terri's forum and the time limit for doing so has passed. You'd have to pay again to get her advice. your post was automatically bumped over to here.
no caffeine isn't a trigger for the vast majority of folks who have herpes.
these symptoms could be any number of things going on. did you also get a proper gyn exam too?
grace