I need a medical opinion. I was diagnosed and treated for secondary stage of syphilis on November 10, 2007. My RPR reactive test was 1:256. I was treated with 2 sets of penicillin shots (7 days apart) in each buttock. I had another RPR test on January 3, 2008 which came back at reactive 1:32. My third RPR test was taken June 18, 2008 and was reactive 1:1. WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN??? I know I will be postive for a while, if not forever. But am i still infected? Am i still contagious? I contracted the disease in a European ron-da-vue (learned my lesson the hard way, trust me), came back to the states and had a rash on my hands. I pretty much diagnosed myself with paranoia and much research. I did not have any noticable sores as this is an often undetectable disease. I made my doctor test me (as i felt this was a text book case with a rash on the palms of my hands and soles of my feet), she was assured i did not have this as i live in a high class suburban area. She was shocked at the results, and sent me to the health department to be treated. (They were not very explanative, just treated me and said i was fine.) I am glad i did not listen to anyone who called me crazy because my diagnosis was correct. Long story short, i feel as if my doctors do not have a strong grasp on this disease. After i was treated back in November, i was assured i was cured. I have a monogomous boyfriend as of January 2008, he was tested for ALL STD's and was fine. I am worried that my disease is not 100% cured. I have been cancelled and was denied for health insurance by many companies because of this disease. My mistakes will haunt me forever. I am confused with my blood test results. Can someone please explain my results with detail to me. My boyfriend was tested after we were sexually active (i use condoms, even though i know it is not 100% effective) because of my paranoia and he was tested negative for Syphilis. But i am still not convinced because i have read it takes up to 4-6 weeks for a test to read positive after infection. He was tested this past friday and will receive the results this next week. I, of course am a nervous wreck. He is fully aware of my disease from day one and has taken the responsibility to deal with it as it was a wrenching part of my life. Sorry i have gone off on a tangent, i just NEED to understand my test results and would like to be explained what they mean. Thank you for your time.