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Hi Terri, I am seeing posts about how LabCorp hasn’t been super trustworthy.

My HSV 1 positives were 7 – 8 the 2 times I got tested through them. Is it worth getting the western blot instead?

I’m wondering if I’ve been worried this whole time and don’t even have HSV at all?

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The only other date of suspected exposure with a different person was Saturday May 13. I did not experience any symptoms until Monday May 22

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Hi Terri,

I appreciate your response and this forum in general. It’s the most helpful resource I’ve encountered so far.

I know, I wish I had known ahead of time how important it was NOT to take the Valtrex before confirming whether I had herpes or not. Most medical professionals I’ve met since this scare have been alarmingly unknowledgeable about herpes and none of them warned that it would impact testing.

I have NOT taken any Valtrex since 5/31. The date of suspected exposure (although I contacted that man and he sent me his lab results from April which tested negative on the IgG test for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 – there are others who could be the perps as well though) was 5/21. I just took my first IgG test just for HSV-2 on 6/23 which came in at <0.9 – Negative.

Questions:
What do you make of this result?
What should my next steps be?
And how should I modify my behaviors in the meantime?

Thanks again Terri.

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