I guess it would be easiest for me to start at the beginning. In December 2008 I received the last shot of my Gardasil vaccine and a within a few days experienced a series of nerve wracking symptoms. I had high fevers, cold sweats, muscle fatigue, lost feeling in half my body, delirium, extreme exhaustion (for about a week) and had an irritation around my vagina (a little over a day). I quickly made an appointment with my OB-Gyn but she was unavailable so I had to see her assistant. The assistant took a culture and told me it might be Herpes, HPV, or it might be nothing. I asked my boyfriend to go in and get tested/checked out when this happened and his Dr told him he has HPV since he had a very small wart. When I called for my results the woman said it is HPV, explained that it could lead to cancer and warts and if I had questions I should speak with one of the other Dr's. When the Dr called she started to discuss HSV 2, and that I should come in to pick up a suppressive prescription.
When I went in to pick it up she asked how I was holding up with the pain urinating and bumps and suggested the whole warm bath thing. I told her there were no bumps, no pain using the bathroom, a slight itchyness here or there, and a white discharge which just seems like the average yeast infection. She told me to take the suppressive and then gave me a script for antibiotics pills and cream.
I gave up on the suppressive because they were way too expensive to continue. I still have never had a breakout, my boyfriend’s HSV test came back negative, and my ex is also negative. At my next yearly check up I asked my gyno to test me again and she told me nothing is going to change, once it is positive it’s positive. I explained everything listed about, and even in disbelief she basically told me someone (my ex or current boyfriend) is lying to me.
A few months later I went to a Planned Parenthood to be tested from someone who doesn’t know my history. They said there was no reason to test for Herpes if there were no bumps present and if I got the Gardasil shot, that its highly effective against HPV. Once again the question still lingers in the back of my mind.
We always use condoms to decrease the rate of spreading anything back and forth and accepted that we probably will contract what the other has. I have noticed once in a blue mood on the rare occurrence we don’t use a condom a slight itchyness and redness. The first though that goes through my mind is, here we go again. Within a few days it goes away.
My boyfriend uses Lotrimin almost daily to prevent jock itch. I saw online it says not to insert in eyes, nose, mouth or vagina. Could the itchyness and redness just be a transfer or result of the lotrimin? Probably unlikely right?
It just seems like every time we have sex there is something else to worry about, that puts a strain on our relationship. Should I give up trying to find an answer to the HSV ordeal even if I have never been with anyone who has it? I thought it was my right if I went to get an STD test than I would be tested and not denied. No wonder why contraction rates are so high.
Thank you for your time and input, sorry that was so lengthy.