tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633158364389690464.post7155917053530136105..comments2022-12-10T05:26:06.021-05:00Comments on TALK TO THE HUMP: Treponema ImmaculatumKen Monteithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428840586667597421noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633158364389690464.post-20765331005219560962010-08-07T08:16:14.956-04:002010-08-07T08:16:14.956-04:00Hmmm. I wonder if the fact that they "confirm...Hmmm. I wonder if the fact that they "confirmed" mine means that they were more diligent and tested for other markers or just looked for the same false positive again. We shall see.<br /><br />I'd hate to have to go through a quarterly public health panic, although 'Syphilis Kenny' has a ring to it....Ken Monteithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05428840586667597421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633158364389690464.post-79330025910950122772010-08-07T03:31:01.345-04:002010-08-07T03:31:01.345-04:00Hey Ken,
Odd that we are sisters in this experien...Hey Ken,<br /><br />Odd that we are sisters in this experience. I too have body image issues so hence have not had any sex (again except with myself) in the past 3 or 4 years. Given my history of sluthood it has been a dramatic change. So imagine my surprise about six months ago to get a call from my doctor to come back in because I had tested positive for syphilis. I too have years of negative results taken about every six months. So I explained my chastity to my doctor. It turns out that I have converted somehow so I now show up as a false positive. My doctor said it was connected to HIV/AIDS somehow. Either one of the meds or the virus itself. I've been tested a few times since and I always test positive now. Supposedly they can tell it is a false positive because I only have one marker out of three show up. They told that if I actually had syphilis I would have more than one marker. Unfortunately the first test just says I have syphilis so the other test needed to be done to confirm a false positive. I too was a little pissed because despite my years of sluthood, I had always told people that somehow I had avoided syphilis. Now I am close to sainthood and I get a lifetime of positive syphilis results. I'll have to go through it with every doctor from now on I guess.<br /><br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com