Test questions?

[jlk356]

Hello.

I kinda stress about everything.  I haven't had anything that I thought resembled herpes.  I did get something on my penis a while back that I thought might be herpes.  It was basically a pimple that I squeezed and and it become swollen but didn't hurt a bit.  I tried to pop it and I don't remember if anything came out.  I just remembered it become kinda like scar tissue and swollen.  Than I think another time I was wearing some tight spandex while working out and and got another pimple on my penis and I popped it and white fluid only came out.  Then it became very swollen and hard.  Never hurt.  I just figured it was from the the spandex or something.  

So, anyways I got tested for everything a while back BEFORE any of this happened just because I stress over everything in life.  Hypochondriac, i think.  I got tested for everything std wise.  HSV2 came back positive.  I was shocked because I had never had anything I thought of as herpes.  So, I got tested again.  And it came back positive.  At this point I didn't know what to do.  I let it be.  Then I got a herpes confirmation test and it came back negative.  So, I was thrilled.  I then got stressed and didn't believe the test because, well, I don't know I just get stressed.  And it came back positive.  So, here are the dates, tests, results, etc..

The test/dates/results:

Herpes Elisa antibodies test IgG type specific 11/14/2012 - result: 1.89 (labcorp)

^same test (same location, labcorp)  11/20/2012 - result: 1.65

HSV2 IGG INHIBITION,ELISA  (quest labs) 01/2013 - result:

The HSV-2 IgG screening assay was repeated at
      Focus Diagnostics, and the result was not positive
      (i.e., the index was <1.10); thus, the inhibition
      study result could not be determined.
      This assay is intended only for samples giving a
      positive index in the HerpeSelect HSV-2
      type-specific IgG screening ELISA. A POSITIVE
      inhibition study interpretation indicates true
      HSV-2 specific reactivity, whereas a NEGATIVE
      inhibition study interpretation indicates that the
      positive screening index was falsely positive.


Herpes Elisa antibodies test IgG type specific 04/08/2013 - result: 2.73 (labcorp in a different state, i moved)

Now, I was wondering if I should accept the Negative result and quit worrying?  I believe these were all considered low positives Also, I had read that the inhibition is not as reliable as far as giving out false positives but that I can trust the negative result I got from the test.  So, Should I be happy and quit worry and accept the negative result?  I really just wanna be done with tests...

[HowardH]

I didn't review all your previous comments in detail. Looking at it now, your penile lesion doesn't sound at all like herpes. I don't know what to make of that particular blood test.

Rather than continuing to seek opinions on a nonprofessional community forum like this, I suggest you find a doctor you trust (an infectious diseases specialist would be best) and then follow his or her advice.

That's my last comment. Good luck.

[jlk356]

And you weren't worried about the 2.73 result?  Or what I had described on my penis?

[HowardH]

Thanks. But you had entirely accurate and reliable advice from Life360, who certainly "knows what he is talking about".

[jlk356]

Thank you for your reply.  Thats what I thought its just nice to hear it from someone who knows what they are talking about.

[HowardH]

Almost certainly you do not have HSV2. Weakly positive on one assay (your earlier test) plus clear negative on another (the negative HerpeSelect screen before the intended inhibition test) almost always means no HSV2 antibody is present. A WB would sort it out with absolute certainty, but I really don't think you need to spend the money. You can move on with confidence you don't have it.

[Life360_Dave]

If you want to put this behind you then take my advise or else we will  never be certain. You had 2 positives and one negative but its up to you, i can only advise the best course of action.

[jlk356]

but isn't the inhibition a confirmation test?  Should trump the other test, right?

[Life360_Dave]

If you had 2 igg positives and one igg negative then you need to take the Western Blot test for final confirmation.