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    • August 5, 2023 at 4:40 am #82524
      Cor1245
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      If my index value went from 2 to 5 should I get the western blot?

    • August 5, 2023 at 7:48 am #82525
      Cor1245
      Participant

      I’ll be more detailed . I had an igg done and was 2.5 I went back because I thought this can’t be right. The second was 5.5. HSV1 was 26 and went to 33. I’ve never had a cold sore or outbreak. Is it worth doing the western blot? Doctors act like I should just accept it.

    • August 9, 2023 at 12:16 pm #82558
      Terri Warren
      Keymaster

      I have definitely seen false positives at 5 and far higher. A blot would clarify this concer3n.
      is it possible that you were recently infected and the reason your index value is going higher?

      Terri

    • August 9, 2023 at 5:32 pm #82565
      Cor1245
      Participant

      Is it possible for antibodies to show up a week after exposure? I thought it would take time.

    • August 9, 2023 at 5:32 pm #82566
      Cor1245
      Participant

      Thank you for your response

    • August 9, 2023 at 5:46 pm #82567
      Cor1245
      Participant

      Also I was told that because I haven’t had a breakout there’s know way of knowing when I got this.

    • August 12, 2023 at 4:02 pm #82585
      Terri Warren
      Keymaster

      A week is too soon after an encounter to have an index value of 5. But you could have been infected long ago and are just demonstrating a substantial index value. If your antibody test is correct, there is no way to know when you got this, correct.

      Terri

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