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Igm tested positive twice for hsv2 is this my final answer?
Hi Grace,
Two weeks ago I had blood tests done 4 days after recent exposure (unprotected sex) it came back positive for Igg for hsv1 which I wasn't surprised about in high school and as a kid I would sometimes get cold sores and had chicken pox. However the dr. Told me for igg hsv2 I was negative, but for igm which was hsv2 specific I was "weak" positive. I have never felt so sick in my entire life. She told me it was pretty definite I had contracted hsv2, she told me I could come in again in a week to retest. So I went again one week later and yesterday she tells me my results were exactly the same as before igm weak positive. She said I definitely had hsv2 but if I wanted to continue testing she could look into it. Also I want to mention I have been freaking out about everything I had a couple of red dots on my butt that looks like follicles and would normally think nothing of and I had them cultured they came back negative. I have been examining myself everyday looking for anything. The dr put me on valtrex after my first test came back and I had some back pain when I started taking it at my tailbone. Also started taking a lot of vitamins. The other weird feeling I have is this tingling feeling like I have to pee. I thought I might have had a bladder infection because I get them often but the test came back negative for both. I have been going to the bathroom like 10 times a day feeling like I have to pee but then hardly anything. I had this once before and thought it was a bladder infection but it wasn't and then I got my period and felt better. I also need to mention I haven't had my period for almost 2 months. I took a pregnancy test blood test and I'm not pregnant. I also took the morning after pill after my unprotected sex. This has completely consumed me I am so utterly depressed I can't eat I can't sleep. They told me it is recent also and I keep going back in my mind and thinking of being itchy in the past or seeing a bump near my but or area. I told my dr. I wanted to do more testing over time but I just can't stop thinking about how she sounded on the phone like it was judgement day and this was my final verdict. I have never felt so much stress and anxiety in my entire life. And I can't stand this feeling like I need to pee all the time. Please help. I feel so lost and alone.
Two weeks ago I had blood tests done 4 days after recent exposure (unprotected sex) it came back positive for Igg for hsv1 which I wasn't surprised about in high school and as a kid I would sometimes get cold sores and had chicken pox. However the dr. Told me for igg hsv2 I was negative, but for igm which was hsv2 specific I was "weak" positive. I have never felt so sick in my entire life. She told me it was pretty definite I had contracted hsv2, she told me I could come in again in a week to retest. So I went again one week later and yesterday she tells me my results were exactly the same as before igm weak positive. She said I definitely had hsv2 but if I wanted to continue testing she could look into it. Also I want to mention I have been freaking out about everything I had a couple of red dots on my butt that looks like follicles and would normally think nothing of and I had them cultured they came back negative. I have been examining myself everyday looking for anything. The dr put me on valtrex after my first test came back and I had some back pain when I started taking it at my tailbone. Also started taking a lot of vitamins. The other weird feeling I have is this tingling feeling like I have to pee. I thought I might have had a bladder infection because I get them often but the test came back negative for both. I have been going to the bathroom like 10 times a day feeling like I have to pee but then hardly anything. I had this once before and thought it was a bladder infection but it wasn't and then I got my period and felt better. I also need to mention I haven't had my period for almost 2 months. I took a pregnancy test blood test and I'm not pregnant. I also took the morning after pill after my unprotected sex. This has completely consumed me I am so utterly depressed I can't eat I can't sleep. They told me it is recent also and I keep going back in my mind and thinking of being itchy in the past or seeing a bump near my but or area. I told my dr. I wanted to do more testing over time but I just can't stop thinking about how she sounded on the phone like it was judgement day and this was my final verdict. I have never felt so much stress and anxiety in my entire life. And I can't stand this feeling like I need to pee all the time. Please help. I feel so lost and alone.
Btw, I went again to the doctor to get the bumps on my bottom checked she told me it was folliculitus and could be bacterial folliculitus since I don't get them this often and for so long. She put me on medicine and a cream.
Wow really? But that is only like 60%, I thought half of people are positive after 2-4 weeks, so shouldn't be a higher number at 8 weeks? I will have to test again at 10 weeks because my health ins. is changing and I don't know if I will be covered at 12. How accurate would 10 weeks be?
a little less than 2/3's of folks will seroconvert by then.
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if you need something to keep your mind off of things, come to my house and paint :) I've been planning on doing it for 2 years now and just can't make myself do it...lol I cook so you'll eat well :)
Hi Grace,
Just wanted to update, I got tested again just a few days shy of 8 weeks, the test is still negative. I saw my Dr. and he told me all of my symptoms are psychosomatic from all my stress and anxiety over this. He said I most likely would have converted by now but if I want 100% peace of mind I can come back in a few weeks at the 11 or 12 week mark. I was wondering though what is the percentage of people that convert by 8 weeks? The doctor told me like 95% of people convert by then, but I had trouble finding this info online. Thank you again for all of your advice. This has surely been a mental ordeal for me and opened my eyes a lot.
Just wanted to update, I got tested again just a few days shy of 8 weeks, the test is still negative. I saw my Dr. and he told me all of my symptoms are psychosomatic from all my stress and anxiety over this. He said I most likely would have converted by now but if I want 100% peace of mind I can come back in a few weeks at the 11 or 12 week mark. I was wondering though what is the percentage of people that convert by 8 weeks? The doctor told me like 95% of people convert by then, but I had trouble finding this info online. Thank you again for all of your advice. This has surely been a mental ordeal for me and opened my eyes a lot.
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