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Can you be positive an get retest meh

I just found out that I'm hsv2 positive in may I was neg I'm very confused an they put me on valtrex for a year an said that's all I needed I'm very confused about the whole thing I never had symptoms at all !! What to do
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101028 tn?1419603004
yes, quest will send the blood to the proper place for you if the WB was ordered and you took the kit with you for them.

yes, you can have hsv2 and not be having noticeable recurrences.
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Grace very confused right now on what going on quest sends to ca for conformation testing , also can you have HSv 2 an never have an ob , or what steps do I take from here please help !!
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101028 tn?1419603004
yes it goes to the U of washington lab. It's the only lab in the US that does the herpes WB test. typically it's 2-3 weeks until you receive results.
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Grace when you get the wb test from quest do they send it to Washington for testing an how long does it take ? To get the result by the way still no symptoms at all an no outbreaks !!
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101028 tn?1419603004
at this point wait for your WB results to come back and go from there.
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Grace , what are the odds that are false positives with the wb test if the iggs are already so low
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