Do you think these are symptoms of HSV-2?

[edwin85]

ok I am 25 in the military .....i am currently deployed overseas in kuwait. In Aug of  this year I went on leave and while at home I had unprotected sex once. A week later I came back overseas and i devloped 3 maybe 4 red bumps (they did not hurt, itch, burn, or grow in size) i went to see the doctor here on base and he did blood work. He told me at first he didnt know what they were. I waited for the blood test to come back everything was neg except hsv 1 and hsv 2 with NO anitbodies ( i do not know what kind of test was performed for the testing) and he did not do any testing for HPV....so another doctor and him said if it didnt hurt or painful then it probably was hpv....he gave me the acid drops (that you apply with a q tip) to use .....after using it they went away but the spot is still red and tender...now other small flesh tone bump are popping up all over under the head on the shaft again these do not hurt.....on the bottom of the head appears to be allittle red and swollen as well as the back of the head...and right on the tip on the penis near the opening there is a bump that is alittle red too.....these areas are alittle tender.Do you think this sounds like a symptom of HSV-2? I am sorry for the legth of this but I would like to try to get some info because the doc we have here isnt much help .........thank you

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Great, I'll keep an eye open.

Terri

[edwin85]

Yes I know it is very confusing to me as well.....I will get the copies in a couple of days and post them

Thanks

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Now I'm confused - I thought that you said the HSV 1 and 2 tests were negative for antibody - now they told you that the test indicates that you have come in contact with the virus?  These two statements are completely contradictory.  Could you please get a copy of the actual test results and post them here for me?

Terri

[edwin85]

I looked up "pearly papules" and yes some look like that but others are bigger and do not looked raised very much (almost flat) and these are below the rim of the head.they do not look like they have any fluid in them

I did the blood test about 3 weeks after sexual contact ..they both said "that I have came in contact with the virus" doesn't mean "I have it" .....this is what I was told......which confused me I don't understand that very much...

.I've had this problem for going on almost 3 months now and it just seems to slowly getting worse. But the bumps won't puss,break, or even heal....once they show up they just stay  

Also if it was "pearly papules" could that cause the rim of my head to feel "raw" as well as the back part of the head?

Thank you so much for your time Terri

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

I don't really think they sound like herpes.  How long after the sexual contact did you have the antibody testing done?

I want you to look up on the internet the term "pearly papules".  Do the bumps around the head of the penis look like this?  

Let me know, OK
Terri