waiting on hepB confirmation

hi, i (21f) went to get std tested last friday, just a regular checkup after questionable sexual contact a while ago. they called me back in today to discuss the results and this bomb was dropped on me when i walked into the office.

it’s not a confirmed positive result so we redid blood tests today and i am now waiting for the next few days.

in the meantime, how do i stop myself from freaking out? if anything, i was hoping it was either chlamydia or gonorrhea… this feels like the worse news ever and i feel like a walking microbe.

i’m unvaccinated and had unprotected sex in the last few months. even if the nurse said that it might be a false positive, i have a feeling it’s not false. this feels so shameful and i hope i don’t have to live with it for the rest of my life.

any way of reassuring myself through this? i know everything would have been avoided if i was vaccinated, but i wasn’t and it is too late to regret now.

Posted Sep 1, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC

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