Possibility of false positive???

[trina722]

I was diagnosed with H because I went to a clinic with my first outbreak. I was told to get blood tested after a year of my diagnosis but never did it. I read in other posts that there is a possibility of false positives but i'm wondering if the swab test they did on my infected area during my outbreak can also have a chance of false positive?

[willow]

Hate to say it, but usually a swab is the most accurate. As the swab test looks for the herpes virus wheras..

blood tests can give false negatives/positives because they look for the antibodies our bodys create when infected by the herpes virus. and the blood tests arent always correct when recently exposed to the virus because for some people it can take up to a year for the antibodies to form..

 

[trina722]

oh... well not the best news but not the end of the world either. Thanks @willow!

[willow]

I know how u feel.. its not an easy diagnosis to deal with.

i was swabbed back in january, but my blood test in april said negative, i was so hopefull that the blood was a correct result. But i did alot of research throughout this forum, and learned that herpes isnt that big of a deal, so in june when my second blood test came back positive, i didnt even flinch!

Emotional healing will come with time, learn as much as u can, and read the inspirational posts! They have sure helped me gain a new happier perspective on life!

 

Heres a couple links if ur intrested.. worth a read when u have the time!!

http://markmanson.net/worst-moments-of-your-life

http://tinybuddha.com/blog/getting-back-spark-every-day-feels-hard/

http://thoughtcatalog.com/haley-jackson/2014/04/to-all-the-people-who-struggle-sometimes/

http://www.lifebuzz.com/just-stop/?utm_source=iajsiaspal9920&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=juststopios

 

[WCSDancer2010]

Swab is pray accurate. Do you know which strain you have? Blood test is good to confirm that anyway. .. so or wouldn't hurt to get it done.