Question about Syphilis retesting

[Lostatsea04]

hello! I have recently received a reactive result for syphilis, and was given the one shot of penicillin treatment. I work on a cruise ship, and so regular testing is not available sadly, and the doctor said I won’t be retested for another 3 months…

this is driving me mad as my symptoms have calmed a little bit but are definitely still present, and I don’t understand how I am supposed to know if the treatment even worked.. can I get retested sooner and see if it is working?

Can anyone tell me their experience with symptoms after treatment, and when they got retested and what happened with your titre readings?

Any advice is GREATLY appreciated, I have never had an STI before so the anxiety is real.thanks guys

[xsevenx]

You might be better off posting in the sexual health section. There is a contributor on there who is a sexual health doctor. He’s really helpful.

healthunlocked.com/bashh

[Lostatsea04 in reply to xsevenx]

Thank you so much I’ll go do that - I’m new here and still figuring stuff out. Thanks again!