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Symptoms don't add up

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June1280
June1280

So I got my supposedly first outbreak in Jan the dr tested it came back negitive than in April got a single bump went back dr said it dose not look like herpes but will test again that test came back positive than I went and got a blood test done and that came back positive but none of the sign are there no fever no scabs after they where popped by dr they blistered back over and the weird thing is that I only get them when it that time of the month I have been on acyclovir 400mg 2 time a day for almost 4 months and today I notice a single bump no white head just a flesh bump no itching no burning no nothing so how wrong could the blood test be and on top of it this guy I have been sleeping with has come up negitive on both his test and we had sex on both supposed outbreak how dose that happen can someone tell me

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  • FelizCastus
    FelizCastus June1280

    Posted

    False positives are uncommon with the swab test, so together with the positive blood test (IgG?), you do appear to have herpes. Which type do you have? You do not need to get a fever or scabs with herpes. Also the flesh bump may not have been herpes, and herpes does not necessarily transmit every time.
    • June1280
      June1280 FelizCastus

      Posted

      Are you a dr or just someone that knows because I have not had any of the symptoms for hsv2 like every dr says I should
    • Scarletletter
      Scarletletter June1280

      Posted

      Felizcastusi has done a ton of research and has helped out more than u know with the info. I'm glad they are here to shed light on this disease that the doctors don't even know about.one thing I have found being on the forum is that herpes is the same for most people but is totally different at the same for others that the doctors can't explain

    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus June1280

      Posted

      I am not a doctor, but as Scarletletter said in her reply, I have read up about this virus extensively. I also have it myself, which is why I immersed myself in the topic.

      According to the literature, false positives are uncommon with the swab test. Not impossible, but rare. Therefore, if you tested positive by swab, and have a positive blood test to back this up, it would seem that you are indeed positive. Was it the IgG blood test for herpes? In any case, the swab test typically takes precedence over the blood test.

      I have gHSV2 and never got a fever or scabs. Only some people (around half) get a fever and feel ill. Scabs only form on regular skin, not mucosal skin. Most people with HSV2 are never aware they are even infected, because they are asymptomatic or have unrecognised symptoms. It's actually only a minority of carriers that have recognised outbreaks.

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