Hello,
I found out this past weds that my blood test was positive for HSV 1 (IGG 4) & negative for HSV 2 (<0.9). When I first saw the lab results email, I variety of emotions drowned me: anger, sadness, shock & scared as hell. I spent the first 3 days crying & thinking "my life is iver, no one will want me" & "who/when did I get this?!". I even briefly thought about ending it all. I have to say that I do feel somewhat better reading the forums & info on here & on westoverheights.com. My Nurse Practitioner even went the extra mile (I guess) of downloading & printing "The Updated Herpes Handbook" by Terri Warren for me at my appt.
Since the test results, I have done so much research on the herpes virus & I can't believe how many people have HSV1, & how many don't even know! It sucks & is crazy as hell that herpes testing isn't apart of standard std testing & that the CDC has made it that way. I think if more ppl knew how common it is & knew their status, a lot of ppl wouldn't be as freaked out &/or ignorant about it.
Anywho, enough of my babbling. I do have some questions that maybe someone can answer or shed some light on. I had the same herpes testing done in June of this year (antibody IGG type specific) & both came back negative. My current guy & I had unprotected sex & we both performed oral sex on each other, this past August. He is the only guy I have had sex with this year (once in August) & the only one I have kissed (tongue) this year as well (January, August, end of September, beginning of October). So when my test results came back, I automatically thought it was him. Until....I remembered that I peck/quick kissed someone on the lips I dated a few years ago, back in April. It was only once, even though I'm sure that means nothing. My current guy says he got tested for everything at the beginning of the year & everything came by negative. My NP says she doubts he was tested for herpes since it's not included in standard testing & a lot of doctors are more likely to not test their guy patients for herpes.
So, did my current guy give it to me? Or my ex that I kissed in April, which would explain the negative test in June b/c I hadn't developed the antibodies yet? If it was in fact a false negative in June, what are the chances that I gave it to my guy. We are long distance which is why we haven't seen too much of each. He's getting tested & im worried that he may come back negative & not want to be with me anymore.
Also, I'm scheduled to get my wisdom teeth pulled on Monday & have read that this can cause an outbreak. What are the chances of that happening? I haven't had any symptoms, not outbreak or sores, so my NP couldn't do a swab. She also said I don't need to be on antiviral meds.
I appreciate any and all advice/answers. Thank u.
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