| SweptUnder 2005-03-19, 5:00 pm |
| Tom,
Thanks for writing back, as I'm disappointed I pretty much got no response
to my query=( Yes you're result for IgG HSV1 would I guess be considered
equivocal, and they probably told you to get retested at some time in the
future for that? If you had the same tests done as I did, I think .9-1.1
was equivocal, and then above that was a positive. Do your outbreaks
display the typical herpes blisters? That's sort of one problem I'm
having with the diagnosis from doctors...I had all the associated symptoms
of a primary except the blisters--mine looked like little cuts in the folds
where the thigh meets the groin, and this caused several doctors to
diagnose it as a case of jock itch. However, I have my doubts as none of
the medications (over the counter or prescription) for jock itch have
given me any relief. And coincidentally, the symptoms have reappeeared
twice since then, both times immediately after stress-filled nights with
no sleep and lots of caffeine.
As for the IgG glycoprotein deficient strain, I too was completely unaware
of it until I got my lab results back. I went to my doctor's office and
asked for a copy of my lab results. On the lab results is where it stated
that 5-10% of infected people would not show up in the type-specific test
because of this deficient strain. I guess the only way to know if you had
this would be a Western Blot test, a positive swab test, or the positive
combined IgG (like I had)--however the positive combined IgG doesn't tell
you if it's HSV1 or 2, so I'm probably going to try for a swab next. Keep
me updated on what the next IgG levels are that you get.
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