Cold sore on neck potenial Herpes

[jbarrzoe]

I am a 45 year old man, healthy and fit otherwise.  I had somewhat unsafe sex with two escorts a little over a month ago.  I performed oral sex on them, everything else (receiving oral, vaginal sex) was protected.  I have had a series of weird symptoms ever since including sore throat, feeling "odd" sensation in groin just above where penis attaches (shooting pains; a constant ache like you feel after you eat very hot food as it works through your intenstines), etc. Went to ENT, he checked my nasal/throat with camera, said looked fine, probably allergies or acid reflux causing the sore throat.   No discharge from penis or anything like that.  Now my question is this.  Just to be safe, 29 days after exposure, I had a full STD screening (HIV PCR, Syphilis, Hep B Surface, Chlymydia, Gonorrhea, Herpes 2 IgG type specific HerpeSelect; I have had cold sores over my lifetime so I know I have at least Herpes 1).  The day after I took the test, I got this large, red bump on my neck.  Probably 1/4 inch in diameter, just under my jawline.  It was extremely itchy.  The odd thing was it was right over where my throat was sore.  It stayed itchy for about 3 days.  Didn't ooze like a cold sore, didn't crust over.  Now I have a similar itchy spot on my shoulder.  I don't know if these are bug bites or what.  Anyway...I got my Herpes 2 results back and they were negative.  My question is...assuming this was some odd outbreak of the virus in this/these non-traditional areas would the Herpeselect test have been positive at the one month stage, if this was indeed active viral sheding?  

[shelly808]

I get cold sores on my mouth (since I was like 3)...and I just recently got this weird little itchy as hell cold sore like thing on my lower neck, just above the collar bone...   (have not had sex in a couple of years)...

I was wondering because I have not had a cold sore break out in some time (I take methylcobolamin-helps with herpes too!)

The only thing I have done was completely cut the carbs out of my diet as I was having sugar frenzies and found out I was pre-diabetic....this popped up 2 days into new diet...and ideas???  

[AlbumLeaf]

Sounds like a hicki

[mtgirl84]

these are the exact same symptoms i am having...

i have never had cold sores, and now i have a huge red bump on my neck that itches like crazy....right after making out with a guy.  what is this crazyness?  my lymph node on that side is swollen like crazy as well.

[gracefromHHP]

Well you know you have hsv1 from your history of cold sores.  Your current symptoms do not sound like herpes.    It would be hsv1 from oral to skin contact in those areas ( well unless you were working your way thru the karma sutra or something ) and you are very unlikely to get that again.  Sounds like something completely non-std.

grace

[slacker101]

I don't think you have herpes at all....