Got Blood test Results, met with Dr. FREAKING OUT, PLEASE HELP WITH IGG and IGM info! - Herpes Message Board

mikej03 · 01-22-2004, 02:35 PM

I'm freaking out. I waited 3 1/2 months after exposure and got tested. I have never had any outbreaks, but I have had a period of a few days when my legs felt tired. The results of the blood test are as follows:

Herpes 1
IGG = 0.14
IGM = Detected

Herpes 2
IGG = 0.16
IGM = Detected

He told me that I was POSITIVE FOR BOTH HERPES 1 AND 2.

Right on the test sheet it said an IGG of less than 0.90 was negative. If I was positive according to the IGM, wouldn't the IGG be higher?

Please help me!!!! Is he correct???? Do I have both herpes 1 and 2???

From my research on the web, I thought that IGG was what we look at and the IGM was unreliable. He wasn't even looking at the IGG, he only saw that IGM said "detected" and said I had "Converted".

He said that the IGM tests for accute exposure, is 3 1/2 months after contact accute exposure. Also, I've read that IGM can react to things like chicken pox. I had chicken pox as a young kid. Could it have reacted because of that?

Please help me!!! I am very anxious and depressed,

MJ

buildlynx · 01-22-2004, 07:46 PM

Its obvious some doctors are not fully educated about H. An IGM reading cannot differentiate between type 1 or 2 and in come cases herpes zoster (chicken pox). I have read that 93% of people seroconvert after 3 months and 98% after 9 months. Some professional disregard IGM readings altogether.

It is possible that you havent converted yet so your IGG levels were below detectable levels, however, look at the percentages listed above, and have you noticed any syptoms during this time, IGM levels dont stay at detectable levels for long, maybe a week or two.

Do you have any reason to think that you have H?

I am not a doctor however, just quoting information that I have read from several sources.

If it is still bothering you, try getting a western blot in another month or so, although sometimes a month seems like a lifetime, I know.

Good luck