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Tom - 01 Mar 2005 23:25 GMT

Hi all,

I am the one with the continuing saga of finding out what is going on. I
went to the doctor today only to find out that the information is pretty
much the same as I already knew in the past. They still show my tests as a
technical negative, and they are waiting for the IgG antibodies to come back
from the lab. The last time I had the test done it was the same thing. Last
time it showed a technical negative, but an IgG antibody level of 0.85 for
Genital Herpes HSV-1. Even the doctor was puzzled by the fact that I had
this outbreak and the test came back like that. So I guess what is happening
is I have borderline antibodies and full symptoms and recurrences, but not a
technical positive reading. I'll keep you all posted on the remaining
information when available.

Tom

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M2slo2cht@nospam.invalid - 02 Mar 2005 00:36 GMT

>went to the doctor today only to find out that the information is pretty
>much the same as I already knew in the past. They still show my tests as a
>technical negative,

Sooo... you got the results back from your second test (mid Feb)?

>and they are waiting for the IgG antibodies to come back
>from the lab.

You mean your second test results haven't come back yet?
Can't tell what you mean by the above.

>The last time I had the test done it was the same thing.

Now sounds like yes... again.

>Last
>time it showed a technical negative, but an IgG antibody level of 0.85 for
>Genital Herpes HSV-1. Even the doctor was puzzled by the fact that I had
>this outbreak and the test came back like that.

Which test?
Did he consider that the first one was taken to early? And the second
one is still within the "iffy" zone?

>So I guess what is happening
>is I have borderline antibodies and full symptoms and recurrences, but not a
>technical positive reading.

Sounds to me like it's time to start testing by culture. You may very
well have something going on that's not Herpes related. There are
quite a few other possibilities.
ooooorrrrrr... maybe the IgG results will indicate something definite
when they come back from the lab. I'm still confused about that.

Stay in touch....

M2

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Tom - 02 Mar 2005 02:09 GMT

> Sooo... you got the results back from your second test (mid Feb)?

Yes, I got the ones back from mid feb.

> You mean your second test results haven't come back yet?
> Can't tell what you mean by the above.

Well the second results also show a negative like the first result, but i
need to wait on the IgG on the second test. The first IgG showed that there
was no reading for IgM for 1 or 2, and no reading for IgG for HSV2, but it
did show a reading for the IgG on the HSV1 as being 0.85. Since I heard that
0.91+ can be a positive, i guess mine is too close for comfort, so it shows
as negative, but its really borderline. I have nearly all of the known
genital herpes symptoms and get recurrences 4-6 times a year.

> Which test?
> Did he consider that the first one was taken to early? And the second
> one is still within the "iffy" zone?

He didnt seem to mention that at all, then again i don't know for sure if i
was infected in november, because i did get recurences before that, but just
not that bad as this past OB.

> Sounds to me like it's time to start testing by culture. You may very
> well have something going on that's not Herpes related. There are
> quite a few other possibilities.

Like what? I am curious, because I tried to research this also and couldnt
find anything else.

> ooooorrrrrr... maybe the IgG results will indicate something definite
> when they come back from the lab. I'm still confused about that.

Is that possible? You mean that the IgG could show a higher reading which
would mean it was a near positive or something like that?

Thanks,

Tom

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M2slo2cht@nospam.invalid - 02 Mar 2005 02:48 GMT

Tom:

>Like what? I am curious, because I tried to research this also and couldnt
>find anything else.

We've seen several people come here having no doubt they had herpes
only to find out it was something else. I remember one in particular
who was totally convinced and didn't see the point in being tested,
but when he finally went, it turned out to be some sort of bacterial
infection. Point being, if your tests are coming back negative for
Herpes, then your doc shouldn't be ruling everything else out yet.
Granted your symptoms match herpes but they could also match other
things as well.

M2

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May - 03 Mar 2005 01:14 GMT

I'm on the same boat.. Just rang the clinic and the tests are negative.
Everything is negative (including chlamydia, hiv, syphillis, gono) but I do
have some sort of infection because I had odorless, yellowish vaginal
discharge and UTI. Also had little blisters but they weren't very itchy and
doc said they didn't look like herpes. I'm hoping it's something else but
I'm going to do all the tests possible to confirm that it's not herpes.
Still waiting for the second swab test.

> Tom:
> >Like what? I am curious, because I tried to research this also and couldnt
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> M2

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Tom - 03 Mar 2005 03:16 GMT

> I'm on the same boat.. Just rang the clinic and the tests are negative.
> Everything is negative (including chlamydia, hiv, syphillis, gono) but I do
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> I'm going to do all the tests possible to confirm that it's not herpes.
> Still waiting for the second swab test.

Well I think what I want to do is get the second set of IgG results and see
if there is a change in the antibody level. Right now I'm kind of in the
borderline category, and that was for HSV1, (HSV2) was blank, but all my
symptoms seem to be in the genital area. So if they are higher, I'll be able
to say that I probably did the first two tests too soon, and maybe need to
wait a month or two and re-test. I have a good idea that the person I was
with 3 months ago had herpes and that's why I want to get to the bottom of
this. Someone told me somewhere that a positive is something like 0.91 or
higher and mine on the first test was 0.85, so its close, and that was at 12
weeks since the exposure. The last test was at about 14 weeks and I'll have
to see what the IgG is for that one.

The thing is I have been getting blisters and hive like things, and they are
itchy as hell, plus there is a tingling feeling that feels as if the skin is
warm and tight, and then when that happens is usually when the sores form
and hurt for a week or so.

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