Stages and symptoms, RPR and treponemal testing, penicillin treatment, titre follow up and reinfection.
Diagnosed this week. Told the injection is in short supply and offered a course of tablets instead. Am I getting a second rate treatment because of…
Treated last year. Told one of my tests will be positive for life. What do I say when a future doctor sees it and reacts?
Treated this afternoon, and by evening I had chills, a headache and felt like I had flu. Is this an allergic reaction? Should I be going…
My letter says late latent. I had assumed latent just meant no symptoms.
Diagnosed, and I have a penicillin allergy on my record from childhood. The clinic did not seem as concerned as I expected.
Diagnosed with secondary syphilis last month. Now losing hair in odd irregular patches. Is that connected or is this stress?
Treated for early syphilis. They took bloods on the day and booked me back at three months. Nobody said what number they are hoping for, and…
Diagnosed a fortnight ago, treated. Vision in one eye has gone blurry over the last two days.
Doctor raised the possibility of testing spinal fluid. I did not take in the reason and left more frightened than when I arrived.
Persistent ringing and my hearing seems slightly muffled on one side. Started around the time of diagnosis. Probably anxiety, but the eye thread here made me…
Treated a few months ago, went back for follow up bloods and was told the number hasn't come down as much as they'd like and they…
Routine antenatal bloods came back positive. I have an appointment but the wait is unbearable.
Had a sore months ago that was completely painless. Assumed it was an ingrown hair and it healed on its own. Now diagnosed and feeling stupid.
Treated well over a year ago. The number dropped and then stopped at a low level and has not moved across two tests. My doctor used…
Look back period apparently goes back further than I expected. I have to contact someone I have not spoken to since last spring.
Titre went down after treatment and has now gone up again. How do they work out which of the two it is?
Routine test in the spring was clear. Positive now. Trying to make sense of the window.
Diagnosed and asked how far back my partners go. I gave the recent ones and then realised I did not know what period they actually needed.
Sounds far fetched but a sore in the mouth was mentioned in another thread here.
Had a rash on my palms and the soles of my feet, which I thought was an allergy. GP took one look and sent me for…
Treated a week ago and the rash has faded. Does that mean I am safe to have sex again?
Three weekly injections, I missed the middle one and went a week late. Does the course still count?
Went in about a sore, came out having been tested for several things. Is the HIV test routine or is it because of the syphilis specifically?
Treated four months ago. The number at my last test is higher than it was before treatment. I am trying not to panic.
Bloods at three months, six months, twelve months. Is there an end to this?
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