So now that you have explained about getting the western blot in person, it all makes more sense to me. Yes, I agree that having a 2.6 at 8 days is very unlikely and now that I know you actually did get the western blot for certain, in person, I feel more measured about your situation. People often call other tests the western blot and when it comes right down to it, they have had an immunoblot (most often) or something else.
In summary of your situation, I think that if the real western blot is negative at this point, then the 2.6 is likely to be a false positive as you predict. I would agree that another western blot at 12 weeks would be 95% accurate.
Yours is a complicated case and I’m very glad you took the extra time to clarify all of these points for me. Again, I think this is looking very good for you.
Terri.