Beachbum18

@Loyalloulou it’s so frustrating! Hopefully we can figure it out

Hi all! So happy to have found this forum. I am very confused right now. About nine years ago I came down with a UTI that turned into a bladder and kidney infection. I was so sick for about three weeks and during that time I also developed a sore on my inner labia. When I went to my gynecologist she Did a swab test on it. A couple of days later she called me and said that I tested positive for herpes. She didn’t say if it was one or two and at the time I didn’t think to ask. I did a couple of courses of Valtrex back then but that was it. I take about 1000 mg of L-Lysine a day and just try to stay healthy. Once in a while I will get a bump Down there that generally disappears in a day or two with the lysine and some Teatree oil. I’ve lived my life for 9 years believing that I had herpes. This week I went to a new primary care doctor and I asked her to include in my blood pan a test for herpes - both HSV one and two. I just got my results back and they are negative. I am beyond confused. I have read about people getting negative blood test back but that is usually when they have just experienced an outbreak and the antibodies have not had time to build up in their bodies. Can anyone let me know if they had this experience or have heard of this? It’s really thrown me for a loop and I’d love some clarity. Thank you so much!!