Dont know if this is herpes?

[para615]

Hi Doc,

I wil get to the point on this.
1) huge mistake involving condom protected oral and vaginal sex with escort 3 months ago.
2) Week 1- 2  testicle pain went for urine test for UTI nothing
3) Week 2 - 4 Burning in panis tube near testicles.  Visited NHS gum clinic uk and said they could not see any herpes, did urine test for negative for chlamidyia and gnorehea
4) More burning and a little bit of discharge - visited gum clinic took another urine test no gnorhea an chalmidya. I asked them to check for herpes they couldnt visibly see anything.  Also visited doc who said he couldnt see any herpes.
5) week 5 more burning in genital area and the bottom of one foot(which i have read are herpes symptoms are they? )  Doc gave me some anti-bacterial antibiotics which increased burning but dispparead after a while
6) week 6-8 no issues slight burning in genital and foot also tested for hiv on advice from doc hunter because of my paranoia and this came back negative
9) week 9-10 - had some burning in gential and bottom of my foot for a week no on and off.


Reallity is im not sure what this burning in genital and foot is but it come and goes for about 7 weeks now. On the advice of my counsellor who i was referred to for health anxiety i carried on normal realtions with my partner in order to overcom my guilt issue.

But this pain comes and goes even when im not thinking about my guilt

Please give me enough infomation on herpes, i have had no soares but understand i can get symptons wiht no soares, so could be experiencing herpes with no symptons.  

Please advice asap

regards

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Your symptoms, by themselves, do not indicate a herpes infection.  First, herpes symptoms are not constant as your describe yours to be.  They might come for a week, and go away for a few months, but what you are describing has gone on for quite a while.  Second, your protected sexual encounter is lower risk because it was an isolated incident and condoms were used.  That's not to say that someone couldn't get herpes from a single encounter, they certainly can, but the risk is lower than having a regular sexual relationship with someone who has herpes.  You've never noticed any sores at all, and while it is true that you could have herpes without sores, if someone is looking really carefully, they would likely notice some skin symptom that was abnormal after a while..  Your experience likely is causing you anxiety and guilt and though you experience these symptoms when you say you aren't feeling guilty, I think that's probably pretty hard to actually sort out completely.  

Is HSV antibody testing available in the UK yet?  I've had others tell me not.  If it is, you may wish to wait 3-4 months and get an antibody test, just to reassure yourself.

Terri

[para615]

Nurse Warren, thank you for the prompt response.  I accept what you are saying and just wanted to clarify on a couple of points for certainty.

The burning on the gentials on 1 side and bottom of 1 foot have been describe by certain sites as a definate herpes symptoms,( i know i shouldnt read the internet apart from this website) have you every heard of this in your experience?

I also experienced some burning after sex, is this again a herpes symptoms..

Secondly if this is not herpes what could this be, i only had this since my incident and have never experienced it in my life before.  Do you have any medical advice, unless of course it is the guilt then i should just continue with my health counselling

Having been test for gnorahea , chlamydia, hiv and hepitatias of all forms. do you think my symptons are related to any other STD.

What do i do know, docs keep providing anitibiotics and creams.

thanks and regards