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Can someone please help and explain what is going on?
I went to massage parlor in October which I regret very much. The thing I believe what happened was handjob and fingering (by me). I cleaned my hands and that was it.
A week later I only noticed a small scab suddenly in the underside of penis (circumcised) morning, and its surrounding was red (looked like red bumps). There was another small scab a little farther away, and two days later that scab and the other one got bigger the surrounding redness color decreased. There were very small dot scabs but when I peeled off there was red raw skin underneath(looked fresh). It turned white I believe and didn't scab again. I went to the doctor that same day I discovered the scab and was told it was not herpes. The cell culture could not be done since it was scabbing already. I even took pictures, and took it a different doctor and was told it did not look like herpes.
Previously I did not have any sexual relationships, and earlier this year I was positive for hsv 1 (cold sore in lips) after encounter within two weeks. Since then there hasn't been any encounters. What this is scaring me is this hepres 1 or 2?I read symptoms show in 10 days.
After a month of this encounter I took a blood test. I was positive for hsv 1 (>6) and positive for hsv 2 (1.85). Is this positive from the handjob encounter? It was negative when I last took a blood test in the summer (positive for hsv 1) and I am not sure what is going on.
Can someone please explain what is going on? Can hsv 2 be negative and dormant and suddenly be positive? The tests were the same in both cases (herpesselect AB IgG).
A week later I only noticed a small scab suddenly in the underside of penis (circumcised) morning, and its surrounding was red (looked like red bumps). There was another small scab a little farther away, and two days later that scab and the other one got bigger the surrounding redness color decreased. There were very small dot scabs but when I peeled off there was red raw skin underneath(looked fresh). It turned white I believe and didn't scab again. I went to the doctor that same day I discovered the scab and was told it was not herpes. The cell culture could not be done since it was scabbing already. I even took pictures, and took it a different doctor and was told it did not look like herpes.
Previously I did not have any sexual relationships, and earlier this year I was positive for hsv 1 (cold sore in lips) after encounter within two weeks. Since then there hasn't been any encounters. What this is scaring me is this hepres 1 or 2?I read symptoms show in 10 days.
After a month of this encounter I took a blood test. I was positive for hsv 1 (>6) and positive for hsv 2 (1.85). Is this positive from the handjob encounter? It was negative when I last took a blood test in the summer (positive for hsv 1) and I am not sure what is going on.
Can someone please explain what is going on? Can hsv 2 be negative and dormant and suddenly be positive? The tests were the same in both cases (herpesselect AB IgG).
If it's not from the parlor, and I had no sexual contact, as hsv 2 was negative on June, what is going on then? Hsv 2 is now positive?
Did you look at the pictures I sent the link to? I understand if it's graphic, but it would really help if I could get some ideas as to if it's hsv 1 or 2.
And with these tests, does the antibody count come down after a month?
Did you look at the pictures I sent the link to? I understand if it's graphic, but it would really help if I could get some ideas as to if it's hsv 1 or 2.
And with these tests, does the antibody count come down after a month?
Btw I have not any sexual contact after this if it's positive. I had a cold sore outbreak a month ago as I mentioned when I did the blood test first time.
You said you were positive for hsv2 a month after with a 1.85 and now positive again at 1.87 is that correct?
Yes, this is how it goes:
June- negative
End of October - massage incident
End of November - 1.85 positive
End of December - 1.87 positive
I have not had any sexual contact besides the massage parlor handjob. I was asking the people who did the results and they said it is positive now, and they can't say why it is positive if I have not had any sexual contact. On the massage parlor the handjob was performed with massaging oil. I was thinking if I do have hsv 2, shouldn't the value be much higher?
I am still positive for hsv 1 (>6.00).
June- negative
End of October - massage incident
End of November - 1.85 positive
End of December - 1.87 positive
I have not had any sexual contact besides the massage parlor handjob. I was asking the people who did the results and they said it is positive now, and they can't say why it is positive if I have not had any sexual contact. On the massage parlor the handjob was performed with massaging oil. I was thinking if I do have hsv 2, shouldn't the value be much higher?
I am still positive for hsv 1 (>6.00).
Not necessarily more higher but to eliminate any questions, have the western blot test as it may have been dormant
Hsv 2 can be dormant then?
I can go with the western blot test, but I am worried if it will come as indeterminate..should I wait or get one tomorrow?
I can go with the western blot test, but I am worried if it will come as indeterminate..should I wait or get one tomorrow?
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