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Initial screening test positive every test after negative! Please advise
had lab work done in March. It was a general physical and I got it done because my last physical was. 5 years before and I had it done because of it drug use and went to prison for 3 years.
Here's what happened... My. Initial screening came. Back. positive but the second test and third test the doc ordered came back. Negative... When he consulted the hiv specialist at sharp Reese steely he said that that he has never seen a case that has tested positive on just the initial screening and. Negative u time after... After those two. Tests the doctor ordered a viral load count test and the logs and the count itself. We're. Below any detectable amts 1.7 was the threshold of one test and 79 was the threshold of the other... I had a viral load test done on 6 months ago and just had my retest this week and both tests they were unable to detect any amounts... I've never had anything come back with any positive results other other Han the initial screening... My girlfriend is uneasy and I've tried to tell her what my doctors have said yet she still is apprehensive what can I say that will put her mind at ease
Here's what happened... My. Initial screening came. Back. positive but the second test and third test the doc ordered came back. Negative... When he consulted the hiv specialist at sharp Reese steely he said that that he has never seen a case that has tested positive on just the initial screening and. Negative u time after... After those two. Tests the doctor ordered a viral load count test and the logs and the count itself. We're. Below any detectable amts 1.7 was the threshold of one test and 79 was the threshold of the other... I had a viral load test done on 6 months ago and just had my retest this week and both tests they were unable to detect any amounts... I've never had anything come back with any positive results other other Han the initial screening... My girlfriend is uneasy and I've tried to tell her what my doctors have said yet she still is apprehensive what can I say that will put her mind at ease
is WB the only way to confirm a positive screening test?
Talk to your Dr and find out what the confirmation test was. If it was a Western Blot then you are negative.
OK but if you read the docs notes on march 20th
First confirmatory test - negative (doesnt say which test he used)
Then it said - RNA by PCR pending
So now with that I had
1st Test 3/11/2013 - screening test came up positive
2nd test 3/13/2013 confirmatory of some kind negative
3rd test 3/17/2013 RNA by pcr - negative
4th test 3/19/2013 was the vl counts both copies and log ants below detectable measurement
5th test 9/11/2013 was vl counts again both copies and log ants below detectable measurement
So I got 1 positive and 4 negatives what do I believe or what should be the next course of action?
First confirmatory test - negative (doesnt say which test he used)
Then it said - RNA by PCR pending
So now with that I had
1st Test 3/11/2013 - screening test came up positive
2nd test 3/13/2013 confirmatory of some kind negative
3rd test 3/17/2013 RNA by pcr - negative
4th test 3/19/2013 was the vl counts both copies and log ants below detectable measurement
5th test 9/11/2013 was vl counts again both copies and log ants below detectable measurement
So I got 1 positive and 4 negatives what do I believe or what should be the next course of action?
RNA is not a confirmative test.
ok initial test came back positive this was on March 13th
doctor wrote this in notes on March 20th... probable false positive HIV test. First confirmatory test is negative. RNA by PCR pending.
Viral Load Test done March 20th
Log amts < 1.7
VL copies <79
Retest done Sept 9th
Log amts <1.7
VL Copies <79
Doc said that with the 2 results and the negative PCR to the best of his knowledge he says I dont have it
doctor wrote this in notes on March 20th... probable false positive HIV test. First confirmatory test is negative. RNA by PCR pending.
Viral Load Test done March 20th
Log amts < 1.7
VL copies <79
Retest done Sept 9th
Log amts <1.7
VL Copies <79
Doc said that with the 2 results and the negative PCR to the best of his knowledge he says I dont have it
Can't answer your question without you taking the correct tests.
ok welll beyond all that u are not answering my question ur just questioning the doctor.
Dude is very highly reviewed and what not in San Diego... work@ Sharp Reese steely...
U can question his knowledge or what not but my question is with a positive initial screening and then 2 neg tests and then 2 different viral load tests (6 months apart) both being undetectable / untraceable what can I do to put my girl at ease...
Dude is very highly reviewed and what not in San Diego... work@ Sharp Reese steely...
U can question his knowledge or what not but my question is with a positive initial screening and then 2 neg tests and then 2 different viral load tests (6 months apart) both being undetectable / untraceable what can I do to put my girl at ease...
Find another doctor that know what they are doing.
the initial screening test did come back positive the doctor ordered the viral load count to see if anything if the test was incorrect... I did not have a confirmed positive test but he said that by checking the viral load he would tell by the results (whether it be the presence of or lack there of) if it was a false-positive test or not
They don't give viral load tests unless you have a confirmed positive test result.
i was an IV drug user and I also went to prison for 3 years in prison i shared needles... I cleaned them as best as I could but you are not necessarily given all the means and cleaning agents to properly clean them.
I had a full panel done at my first physical and the initial test came back positive I dont know the next 2 tests the doctor requested but the final test back in March was a Viral load count. The test I took tested 2 qtys and both came back as undetectable by medical practices... <1.7 on one of the tests and <79 on the other.
I was retested on Tuesday of this week 6 months later and it also came back undetectable / untraceable... what can be said to put my girlfriends mind at ease or get her to trust the results
I had a full panel done at my first physical and the initial test came back positive I dont know the next 2 tests the doctor requested but the final test back in March was a Viral load count. The test I took tested 2 qtys and both came back as undetectable by medical practices... <1.7 on one of the tests and <79 on the other.
I was retested on Tuesday of this week 6 months later and it also came back undetectable / untraceable... what can be said to put my girlfriends mind at ease or get her to trust the results
Why did you have a VL test done?
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