Shane

This is my first time joining a forum to ask for help. I have obsessively researched herpes and everything pertaining until I feel like I have driven myself insane, as I’m sure most of you have. With that being said here is my story. I am a 25yr old male who at the beginning of December had a sexual encounter with someone who proceeded to tell me they were hsv-1 positive in their genitals afterwards. I honestly have been wreckless hardly ever using protection and this time was not any different (poor choice on my part). Of course I went to my doctor afterwards and had blood work done. This was 4 days after the sexual encounter that it was performed. An igm blood test was done and the results were 1.51, I was then diagnosed with herpes. After researching I have discovered how flawed this test is and the possibilities of false positives. How probable is this? 1) I am wondering how I should interpret this test and should further testing be done? 2) Was that an adequate amount of time for antibodies to develop resulting in a positive test? I have not had any physical symptoms although I felt like I had pain in my hips, however I also workout religiously and could have been paranoid. After I received my results I talked to my parents who are both positive for hsv-1 as well. I am unsure whether I could have a false positive. Or if I contracted it from my parents growing up, I would be shocked if I got it after a one night stand but I know this is possible. One last thing, does anyone have information following vaccines? I have read as much as I can into theravax and other vaccines but reliable information can be hard to find. I apologize about all the questions. My doctor has been unavailable to talk to and I have been trying to process all this. Thank you all for your time.