Update

[shouldIbeworried1968]

Nurse Terri:

Last November I had a series of confusing symptoms and test results:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Herpes/Driving-myself-crazy-with-worry/show/2061943

I took a new blood test this week, and both the IgG HSV-1 and HSV-2 tests came back as negative, with values "less than .90".

My doctor is confused by this and wants to retake the test again since the first blood test I took back in December had a slight positive HSV-2 reading, and the culture on the suspicious finger problem came back as positive for HSV-1. He says that either the new test is wrong or the old culture was wrong.

Can you shed any light on this? To summarize
**Herpes-like symptoms on genitals and finger in November
**Finger culture was positive for HSV-1
**Blood tests back then were negative for HSV-1 and slightly positive (1.18) for HSV-2
**March blood tests negative for both HSV-1 and HSV-2


This discussion is related to Driving myself crazy with worry.

[TiminBoston]

Yes, the famvir could definitely impact your results. Read some of Terri Warrens posts on the subject. Your doctor is right to be suspicious of your results.

[shouldIbeworried1968]

Wouldn't a problem from November show up in the blood tests by now?

[shouldIbeworried1968]

Yes, my doctor had me on famvir. He didn't seem to think it would mess up the test, but is he wrong about that?  My girlfriend has not been tested yet but we have avoided other partners since this issue came up. She has never had any symptoms.

[Life360_Dave]

Hi, low positive for hsv2 and a retest of negative could be conclusive. The culture for positive is very accurate and the negative blood for hsv1 would mean it missed it as even the best tests miss 10% or it was taken too soon to show antibodies.

[TiminBoston]

What about her?  Has she tested yet??

Did you take any valtrex or other antiviral at all during this time?