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Follow Up to last question
Hello Ms. Terri,
I wanted to follow up with you in regards to some recent stuff and get your final thoughts on this matter. I am strongly debating Ms. Terri to either test again or not. Your expert advice is much needed and would be extremely beneficial. As a reminder I posted on your forum here about an issue. I got tested at 9 weeks and it was negative. I tested again at 12 weeks and was again negative. The test was done by Quest using Herpeselect IGG testing.
I was reading your website (a very good resource too!) and noticed a story from a male. My fear was kind of triggered when I saw his symptom was a rough patch. Few days ago I noticed a piece of skin off to the side of the base of the penis. It was very red and almost shinny had some white bumps to it but really hard to tell. It cleared up in I think 3-4 days if I recall I can't remember when I first noticed it. Now I have been fighting a fungal infection in the scrotum for a while. I think I had it licked and it returned and has been with me for about 2 - 3 weeks now. I haven't had the time or money to sit down with my derm again to have him fix me up. I was wondering a few things. I have had various itching on my butt cheeks and etc. Various little red bumps but nothing major (I did have a blister on the underside of my leg that was red I ended up rubbing it so much with my shorts and underwear that it popped about 5 days later and bleed a lot with some pus).
1. How common is it for HSV-1 (genital is my concern) to be missed on HerpeSelect test at 9 and 12 weeks. (Remember I had a 2 week test as well that was negative).
2. With the above being answered would you advise for fruther testing? This was oral sex unprotected with a male (which I am one as well).
3. With the answers above can I rest assured in my 12 week test and disregard the little itchy and other feelings I get as normal?
4. Why is the sky blue? (This one was just to be funny)
I wanted to follow up with you in regards to some recent stuff and get your final thoughts on this matter. I am strongly debating Ms. Terri to either test again or not. Your expert advice is much needed and would be extremely beneficial. As a reminder I posted on your forum here about an issue. I got tested at 9 weeks and it was negative. I tested again at 12 weeks and was again negative. The test was done by Quest using Herpeselect IGG testing.
I was reading your website (a very good resource too!) and noticed a story from a male. My fear was kind of triggered when I saw his symptom was a rough patch. Few days ago I noticed a piece of skin off to the side of the base of the penis. It was very red and almost shinny had some white bumps to it but really hard to tell. It cleared up in I think 3-4 days if I recall I can't remember when I first noticed it. Now I have been fighting a fungal infection in the scrotum for a while. I think I had it licked and it returned and has been with me for about 2 - 3 weeks now. I haven't had the time or money to sit down with my derm again to have him fix me up. I was wondering a few things. I have had various itching on my butt cheeks and etc. Various little red bumps but nothing major (I did have a blister on the underside of my leg that was red I ended up rubbing it so much with my shorts and underwear that it popped about 5 days later and bleed a lot with some pus).
1. How common is it for HSV-1 (genital is my concern) to be missed on HerpeSelect test at 9 and 12 weeks. (Remember I had a 2 week test as well that was negative).
2. With the above being answered would you advise for fruther testing? This was oral sex unprotected with a male (which I am one as well).
3. With the answers above can I rest assured in my 12 week test and disregard the little itchy and other feelings I get as normal?
4. Why is the sky blue? (This one was just to be funny)
As a last and final follow up to this question. 2 things really.
1) Does typical Genital outbreaks happen on both buttcheeks at the same time? I was staying in a hospitial for a few days last week and noticed that after being discharged (that day) I got home and was pretty darn itchy on the butt with serveral (30-50) little dots around my buttchecks that itched. I don't know if it was because the room was hot I did a lot of sweating laid on my but even more of the time and there was a while in between baths (a day and a half at least because they never told me I could shower and meds kept knocking me out). I was on several antibotics and anti nausea meds including some pain meds (morphine).
2). The test at this point is going to be longer then 16 weeks but I am assuming from your previous thread and your response this 16 weeks is more just to "prove" that my 12 week was correct and something optional as 12 weeks is good since (as you stated in your first response) I should seroconvert faster.
Okay Terri that does it for me. When I get your responses here consider me out of your hair and on to doing other better things with my time.
1) Does typical Genital outbreaks happen on both buttcheeks at the same time? I was staying in a hospitial for a few days last week and noticed that after being discharged (that day) I got home and was pretty darn itchy on the butt with serveral (30-50) little dots around my buttchecks that itched. I don't know if it was because the room was hot I did a lot of sweating laid on my but even more of the time and there was a while in between baths (a day and a half at least because they never told me I could shower and meds kept knocking me out). I was on several antibotics and anti nausea meds including some pain meds (morphine).
2). The test at this point is going to be longer then 16 weeks but I am assuming from your previous thread and your response this 16 weeks is more just to "prove" that my 12 week was correct and something optional as 12 weeks is good since (as you stated in your first response) I should seroconvert faster.
Okay Terri that does it for me. When I get your responses here consider me out of your hair and on to doing other better things with my time.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
First, I am sorry to be late in posting back. We started a HUGE herpes medication study in our clinic three weeks ago, and I'm working very long hours. Please forgive me.
1) The HSV 1 antibody test misses almost one of 10 infections.
2) I'm not clear that waiting to test again or testing again now will make a difference. If the test is missing antibody, it just is.
3) I feel certain that as closely as you are looking, and the fact that you are negative for both HSV 1 and 2, you would have noticed symptoms consistent with herpes with a true primary infection. I do feel that your 12 week test is very good, but I recommend 16 weeks wait for my patients. You could test once more, and if it is negative, stop testing.
4) the sky is blue because spring and summer are coming and blue goes nicely with green.
Terri
1) The HSV 1 antibody test misses almost one of 10 infections.
2) I'm not clear that waiting to test again or testing again now will make a difference. If the test is missing antibody, it just is.
3) I feel certain that as closely as you are looking, and the fact that you are negative for both HSV 1 and 2, you would have noticed symptoms consistent with herpes with a true primary infection. I do feel that your 12 week test is very good, but I recommend 16 weeks wait for my patients. You could test once more, and if it is negative, stop testing.
4) the sky is blue because spring and summer are coming and blue goes nicely with green.
Terri
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
