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Chronic Prodrome Symptoms or something else??
Please help/advise. I was diagnosed 2 1/2 years ago
Herpes select IGG specific test positive for HSV-2 @ 1.49.
Never in my life had I been infected with a disease, let alone have I EVER experienced what I did when I had my first experience of an outbreak. I was freaked out of my mind when I woke up one morning feeling extremely lethargic, weak, feverish, all over just BAD, something was definitely wrong down there, I never felt that kind of discomfort or disgusting feeling before. Lo and behold, I check with a mirror, and deep inside one side of my vginal wall were 3 tiny ulcers! I screamed inside in horror, I could not believe what I was seeing. Immediately I looked up possible causes, and everything led to Herpes.
The following week after I had gotten tested (had to be tested via blood, because the ulcers I saw were gone after only 3 days), I noticed the back of my throat had ulcers as well like canker sores.
I came to my bf many times about this, my feelings and concerns, and he at first played the back and forth blame game with me. Well, I gathered as much med records I could on all my std panels, and I saw that I did have a herpes test done that came back negative.
What my concern is is why ever since my diagnosis, have I felt physically horrible? I am on so many natural remedies, in hopes of feeling "normal" again. But to no avail.
I am seeing a doctor next week so that they can rule out anything else going on with me, it's been too long. I feel that these are constant, chronic prodrome symptoms from what I have researched it sounds the same, but is this normal for some people with this?? I have only noticed one other time that I had ulcers inside and it was immediately after sex. Every day other than that, I just don't want to be touched, it bothers me to walk too, cus I always feel itchy and uncomfortable. Please note that I have constantly been tested for yeast, all other sti's, hiv, and bacterial infections and nothing is abnormal. Please help.
Herpes select IGG specific test positive for HSV-2 @ 1.49.
Never in my life had I been infected with a disease, let alone have I EVER experienced what I did when I had my first experience of an outbreak. I was freaked out of my mind when I woke up one morning feeling extremely lethargic, weak, feverish, all over just BAD, something was definitely wrong down there, I never felt that kind of discomfort or disgusting feeling before. Lo and behold, I check with a mirror, and deep inside one side of my vginal wall were 3 tiny ulcers! I screamed inside in horror, I could not believe what I was seeing. Immediately I looked up possible causes, and everything led to Herpes.
The following week after I had gotten tested (had to be tested via blood, because the ulcers I saw were gone after only 3 days), I noticed the back of my throat had ulcers as well like canker sores.
I came to my bf many times about this, my feelings and concerns, and he at first played the back and forth blame game with me. Well, I gathered as much med records I could on all my std panels, and I saw that I did have a herpes test done that came back negative.
What my concern is is why ever since my diagnosis, have I felt physically horrible? I am on so many natural remedies, in hopes of feeling "normal" again. But to no avail.
I am seeing a doctor next week so that they can rule out anything else going on with me, it's been too long. I feel that these are constant, chronic prodrome symptoms from what I have researched it sounds the same, but is this normal for some people with this?? I have only noticed one other time that I had ulcers inside and it was immediately after sex. Every day other than that, I just don't want to be touched, it bothers me to walk too, cus I always feel itchy and uncomfortable. Please note that I have constantly been tested for yeast, all other sti's, hiv, and bacterial infections and nothing is abnormal. Please help.
Yes could be a false positive or a new infection. 3 weeks is too long to be having herpes related stinging with no sore developing. Dosnt appear related.
Thank you for the advice, it seems complicated from what I looked up on getting the Western Blot done, but hopefully I can do that. So you are saying that it is possible that my reading was a false positive even though I saw tiny ulcers inside my vagina? And if indeed it is a true positive, my reading could mean that it was a newly acquired transmission?
I am worried that something else could be causing these vaginal/body symptoms, its just strange that it all started and hasn't stopped since my diagnosis, before that I was and felt completely healthy and well. I'm just so frustrated and drained at this point.
I do have another issue, for almost 3 weeks now, the left side of my vagina (the pubic hair area) right next to my labia I have had a sharp stinging sensation, like a zap but it lasts for about 30 seconds or so, and it Hurts, it actually stops me from doing what Im doing, and right away I check and rub some tea tree oil on it; I have used hydrocortisone, neosporin, clotrimazole. I cannot see anything, but a faint color, very faint hardly anything seen, does not look like a sore at all, but I feel the skin a little raised, its a tiny patch of slightly raised skin where the burning/stinging comes from. What could this be? I did get a bikini wax last month, but I don't remember that are being pulled. It really hurts when it happens, and it's all throughout the day and night, like spasmatic shocks/stings. Could this be herpes related?
I am worried that something else could be causing these vaginal/body symptoms, its just strange that it all started and hasn't stopped since my diagnosis, before that I was and felt completely healthy and well. I'm just so frustrated and drained at this point.
I do have another issue, for almost 3 weeks now, the left side of my vagina (the pubic hair area) right next to my labia I have had a sharp stinging sensation, like a zap but it lasts for about 30 seconds or so, and it Hurts, it actually stops me from doing what Im doing, and right away I check and rub some tea tree oil on it; I have used hydrocortisone, neosporin, clotrimazole. I cannot see anything, but a faint color, very faint hardly anything seen, does not look like a sore at all, but I feel the skin a little raised, its a tiny patch of slightly raised skin where the burning/stinging comes from. What could this be? I did get a bikini wax last month, but I don't remember that are being pulled. It really hurts when it happens, and it's all throughout the day and night, like spasmatic shocks/stings. Could this be herpes related?
Hi, did you ever retest with the 1.49 as this number most often means a false positive or a recent infection. Constant prodrome does not happen. There is one thing called an aborted outbreak where prodrome tingling happens with not sore developing but is not common and the symptoms dont stay constant.
What you should do now is have another blood test and the Western Blot would be the best and test for both hsv1 and hsv2. If you are confirmed positive then you might consider antivirals for surpression.
First confirm your status and a swab of a new sore taken with in 48 hours after appearing combined with the blood test would be a starting point.
What you should do now is have another blood test and the Western Blot would be the best and test for both hsv1 and hsv2. If you are confirmed positive then you might consider antivirals for surpression.
First confirm your status and a swab of a new sore taken with in 48 hours after appearing combined with the blood test would be a starting point.
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