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Confused! Do I have herpes or not ?could the lab be wrong?

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dinesha07915
dinesha07915

Hi so in 2014.. I cut my self with a reallllllly realy old rusty!!! Razor.. and the next day blisters came up that we're itchy and painful the doctor just "looked at it and said it's herpes ".. I never took any test !.. but I knew I had a very high risk lifestyle..I have only had "razor bumps since ..  so now 3 days ago  "2018 ".. I took my fist full std test because I've been having frequent utis!.. it came back negative for herpes.1 and 2

. result " herpes 2.(igm) . -0.37 ... and herpes 2 (igg) .. 0.26 .. what is the range for positive igg? 

question is could it be dormat and not show up over 3 years  ?? Did I wait too long to test  ?? Plz help ,, I believed I had it for so long because of this doctor now I don'trolleyes could it have been a reaction from the rust on the razor? 

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  • chris_36869
    chris_36869 dinesha07915

    Posted

    Have you taken any antivirals ?

    And besides those bumps did you have or are having any other symptoms That you may think are herpes related? 3 years is enough for antibodies to appear so you may not have it at all .

    • dinesha07915
      dinesha07915 chris_36869

      Posted

      Oh and in 2014 when the doctor saw me she prescribed cream for herpes and the medication.. since then I only took antibiotics for uti . 
  • FelizCastus
    FelizCastus dinesha07915

    Posted

    Waiting longer to test is actually better for herpes, but the correct test is the igg antibody test, not igm, which is neither accurate nor reliable.
    • dinesha07915
      dinesha07915 FelizCastus

      Posted

      HI thanks for responding!. No I haven't had anything else so my negative igg is actually negative !!"because it's way under 1.0 ?????.. I can be happy again , thank you .. ! I wish the doctor told me to take a test to make verify if I had it or not "I thought she's a doctor and knows it all 😫🤦🏾???!! So my mind could have been at ease years ago ! 

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