6 months after first test: false positive on HIV test, western blot was fine, whats wrong with me?!


Question: 6 months after first test: false positive on HIV test, western blot was fine, whats wrong with me.?
I got tested 6 months ago, and i got a false positive. Got tested 6 weeks later, still a false positive. Got tested 3 months after first test, still false positive. And just got tested again, still false positive. I also had a western blot done, which came back fine (saying I dont have HIV antibodies or w/e)

So I obviously don't have HIV (my obgyn told me so). But she doesnt know whats wrong with me. She is sending me to a infectious disease specialist to try to figure out why my antibodies are showing up weird in the test.

I just want to know from anyone if they have seen this before and have an idea of what it MIGHT be. I just want an idea before I go, and wanna make sure I'm not the only one who has had this happen.Health Question & Answer


Answers:
I know some people who have Lupus that test positive and there are other infections that could give you a similar results.Health Question & Answer

nothing wrong with you. the HIV test is all wrong. Look at Magic Johnson. He was diagnosed with HIV (HIV positive) back in 1992.
The quack doctors tried to kill him with the AZT treatment but he refused it and survived their quackery. That was 16 yrs ago. He's still alive and healthy. The quack doctors wish he would die but he's ALIVE !! ALIVE !! because HIV and AIDS is BULL ... so is your test.Health Question & Answer

With all those false positives I would go get a second opinion to be on the safe side. Shouldnt come back positive 3 times and be false. I hope you dont have HIV, but I would go see another dr or even a HIV specialist so they can give you their opinion.Health Question & Answer

I heard it can take up to 6 months for the antibodies to develop


good luck though!Health Question & Answer

Your doctor should know better.

The tests which provided you with a 'false positive' is the ELISA HIV antibody screening test (and it isn't technically a false-positive, it is a false-reactive). It is only the first blood test used to detect HIV and as such its job is to make sure it doesn't miss anyone who may be positive and as such it picks up people who are not in fact HIV positive. That is why immediately after a reactive or indeterminate ELISA screening test, a confirmatory Western Blot should be performed. The WB antibody test is much more specific than the ELISA and its job is to weed out those picked up by the ELISA but who are HIV negative.

A negative western blot means you are in fact HIV-.

There are a variety of things that can result in someone getting a false-reactive antibody test, which is why (where I live) anytime anyone gets an HIV test, the lab automatically does a western blot on the sample, so that when a patient receives their results they are confirmed. This helps to prevent unecessary anxiety and stress.

I am not sure why your doctor is so concerned about this unless s/he is unfamiliar with HIV serology.

You are not alone. There are many other people who have a false-reactive ELISA. That is why to diagnose someone with HIV, both an ELISA and a WB are required.

Hope this helps, and I wouldn't be too concerned.Health Question & Answer



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