Sorry, I didn’t see the additional question renewal. You are assuming the IgG is a false positive but we have no idea if it is a false positive. The western blot definitely takes more time to become positive than the ELISA. Also, I am a little confused about your western blot. I looked at the timing of the western blot and I’m a little confused because normally it takes way more time for a western blot to come back. Are you sure it is a herpes western blot from the University of Washington? How was that arranged? It’s hard to know exactly what is going on with testing from this forum so it might be just fine and exactly what it should be. Again, if you had the western blot drawn at 17 days, it is not a reliable test. UW would be the first to tell you that. I am really confused about UW saying that to you about most people having symptoms with primary infections. We know that 80% of those infected with HSV 2 don’t know they are infected so it really isn’t true that everyone with a primary would have symptoms. While many people with a true primary will have symptoms, many will not. However, with you, you are watching so closely, IF you did have symptoms, you would like notice. Yes, the primary location of lesions in the male, if they have them, is the penis.
I know you are anxious about these results and want a truly negative result. I get that. But your expectations just can’t be met right now, you’ve got to wait longer.
Is there a reason in particular that you are in such a rush for these results?
Terri