Scared

[sam6386]

Ive posted on here numerous times because I am terrified. I am so scared I might have something else and am getting a false positive on my Lymes Disease test... Im thinking I could have an STD or something that mayb be going untreated and showed up on a Lymes Disease test ( Chlamydia, Gonorreha and/or Syphillis) I know Doxycycline (the medicine I am on now would help for Chlamydia and/or Syphyllis. Do STDs usually result in a false positive Lymes Disease test? The reason I am also saying this is that I have had vaginal discharge yesterday...(stringy, and gooey and a lot of it at one time. then a little this morning, it was also a clear/yellow color but more clear and more clear the 2nd time around) Some people say this is ovulation but I feel like thats a lot of discharge for ovulation. Can anyone please help? I am going crazy and can't tell my parents this and we are supposed to go away for a few days so I would have to wait to see someone until Friday. What STD usually brings up a false positive on a Lymes Disease Test? or can all of them do this?

[patsy10]

I would ask your doctor for a  full STD panel .  Including a vaginal culture if that has not been done already.   You have already been tested for HIV.  Don't stress out too much as all the other STD's are treatable.

[sam6386]

Thank you for your comment...I have had unprotected sex....all of this has got me so worried and overwhelmed. I have not been my normal self for a month and a half now worrying about all of this... I was positive on band 23 IgM and positive in 41 in both IgM and IgG bands. I am just so worried and help would be appreciated. I had told my doctor to test for STDs because I was worried and told her to test for everything but only got the bill for HIV and Herpes...but why would she only check for these knowing how worried I was and knowing I said everything? and I believe she said I was alright with the other STDs too but I have not gotten a bill or anything for the testing of the others...could I have not gotten it or could it be seperate? Could any other STD besides Syphillis cross react to Lyme? I haven't heard so but I don't know.

[skarey]

If you are concerned about having an STD you should get tested.  If you don't want your parents to know you can find a family planning or clinic that you can go to privately.  What are your symptoms and what bands did you test pos on?  I believe the only STD that can show on the WB and cross react is syphillis.  It is flagella like lyme.    However many of the bands are lyme specific which mean only lyme can produce a POS result.  That's why I'm asking which bands were POS on your blot.  I think band 41 is the one that could possibly cross react with Syphillis.  

Hopefully others will be along later to help out as well.  I wouldn't worry too much about it unless there is a high chance of STD.

Good luck.