1) Would you say I’m in the clear after a confounding possible false positive followed by two negatives? Is it safe to assume, considering that I am asymptomatic so far, that I do not have HSV-2 following a false positive and the two negative tests within seven months of the possible exposure?
Yes, I believe so
2) What would cause the antibody activity in the first place if I’m not positive? What would explain the presence of the antibodies and the jumping around of antibody levels detected if I’m not positive? I seem to remember having my flu shot close in time (maybe same day or same week) to the “positive” HSV-2 blood draw. And while unrelated, I was also erroneously misdiagnosed with celiac disease and avoided gluten down to the molecular level (impossible) for two years following a false positive gluten antibody IgG, so I have some type of history of this (also possibly forced by taking the flu shot too close to the gluten antibody blood draw or having a positive ANA force the false positive on celiac disease IgG test).
It isn’t about your having antibody activity. It is about the test not being able to sort out herpes antibody proteins from other proteins in your blood. there is very good agreement between people who get a negative supplemental and subsequently, a negative western blot
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