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thanks.
I read at the top of this thread that it can take up to 6 months and i also read from one of the docs that valtex can prevent the antibiodes from showing up if valtrex is taken early. I am still on the valtrex because i went 10 days without it after my last negative test and started getting burning on the penis shaft so i went back on....i still get the pain in the leg or buttock once in a while. Also i dont now how accurate those tests are.

by DidisMirage, Jan 31, 2008 08:22PM

What were the numbers on your test?? At 17 weeks and IgG negative, you're really probably negative.

by noclue22226, Jan 31, 2008 09:49PM

IGG was

11 weeks

HSV 1 -  0.16
HSV2 -   0.17

17.5 weeks

HSV 1-  0.19
HSV 2-  0.15

my doctor says he dont care about the blood tests....he said he saw what he saw. and I still get pain/burning down there....especially when i am off the valtrex. the tip seems to get puffy and some red little dots appear at tip....its hard to see but it just seems different

by noclue22226, Jan 31, 2008 09:50PM

by slacker101, Feb 01, 2008 12:12AM

Your Doctor is an idiot!!! I would suggest finding someone with a smaller ego than this person. He most likely doesn't know what herpes is but since he has the title Doctor, he feels he is always right. Should tell him you are going to file a lawsuit for malpractice if he doesn't knock it off. You're clean dude!!! Move on and stop worrying!!

by DidisMirage, Feb 01, 2008 12:27AM

You definitely don't have HSV1 or 2, you can pretty much trust those results :}

by noclue22226, Feb 01, 2008 09:25AM

To: slacker101

the problem is I still dont feel right, i still get pain in buttock and pain/burning on penis when i get off the valtrex. plus it looks like where those blister/bumps were that there is some shiny skin......just a little patch looks different than the rest. So if I didnt have any pain or anything i would say your right and move on. at the top of this forum alone and scared said it took him up to 6 months to become positive. i wonder if I should go at 6 months...i dont really want and dont know if its going to clear anything up......also i read one of the doctors forums saying that if taken early the valtrex can keep the antibodies from appearing......well i took it a day after the bump so maybe i am getting false negatives do to that.....i wish all the pain and discomfort would go away...

by noclue22226, Feb 01, 2008 09:33AM

To: slacker101

also my doctor says he use to be in the army so he dealt with alot of STDS......he started showing me examples in a book.......they didnt look like mine but he said they were in the early stage.....the blisters disappeared and when i went back with the negative results again he said he didnt care what they said......i kind of believe him i guess......beacuse well i heard that the blood test isnt accurate also do to what alone and scared said at the top......that has me worried

by waringblender, Feb 01, 2008 09:54AM

It's not a good idea to threaten a doctor with a malpractice suit unless you have a very specific complaint about the standard of care having been breached and unless you can show cause that you were injured or given substandard care. Why not? Because the doctor is going to make a notation in that patient's chart that you threatened a lawsuit and it's going to follow him/her through the course of their future medical care. And believe me, doctors don't like knowing their patients are knee-jerk in spouting off about lawsuits. You may even have difficulty finding a primary care doc after that.

A lot of docs are not up to speed on herpes. Many are giving out information that is outdated. Find another PCP if you need to, but from the looks of your test results, you don't have herpes. Why can't you let this go? What psychological payback do you get from focusing on having herpes when your test results are negative?

by noclue22226, Feb 01, 2008 10:45AM

all my other tests are negative........i have pain/burning in the lower area. my joints hurt at my pelvis....pain in buttock and burning/pain in the penis.....so its hard to let go......if i didnt have this i would have moved on, in fact i did after my last negative results. I stopped taking valtrex......about 10 days later i got this really uncomfortable burning/pain in the penis and i couldnt sleep so i took some valtrex and i think that took care of it. Then i read at the top that alone and scared it took him up to 6 months......What is PCP?

by DidisMirage, Feb 01, 2008 11:10AM

PCP is primary care doctor. You can go to a second one and request a herpes type-specific blood test from them if you're still not convinced or you're confused about what this doctor is doing.

by noclue22226, Feb 01, 2008 11:37AM

i have went to multiple doctors and had tests done at different doctors......he is the only one who saw the bumps beacuse they disappeared quickly I did the 6/8.5 week test with him. the 11 weeks was with another doctor and the 17.5 was with my urologist. he said i had some mild prosatits and gave me some levaquin twice...... For most part these doctors have no comments. I went to an infection doctor back at like 4 weeks but that was pretty early and he wasnt concerned either. Maybe i should go to a dermatologist. There seems to be a shiny patch of skin where the bumps were....is this the scaring part from herpes I wonder? I guess at what point do I stop taking tests.....i just wish the discomfort would go away....then i could move on

by DidisMirage, Feb 01, 2008 11:54AM

Herpes doesn't leave scars. I'm sorry about your discomfort but herpes isn't the cause. Please stop hurting yourself and thinking you have herpes. You should visit a dermatologist for any skin irritations and a neurologist for your nerve pain.

by noclue22226, Feb 01, 2008 05:55PM

thanks for the sympathy......but i thought herpes leaves scars after lesions. Well I will have to figure something out.......thanks for the feedback. i appreciate it.

by DidisMirage, Feb 01, 2008 10:18PM

You're welcome, and no herpes doesn't leave scarring. I know that sometimes it is scary until you get results and even then for some people it's still scary if you still feel something is amiss. Sometimes you just need some reassurance :)

by Nessy1324, Feb 02, 2008 09:25AM

When you do not have an outbreak, it is VERY common to test negative.

by DidisMirage, Feb 02, 2008 10:00AM

You won't test negative from a IgG type-specific blood test after all that time, outbreaks or not.

by Nessy1324, Feb 02, 2008 11:12AM

I recently tested negative and was told by my gyno that it was because I did not have an outbreak at the time. This has also happened to a friend of mine, who tested negative months after an outbreak.

by DidisMirage, Feb 02, 2008 11:39AM

Not all blood tests are equal, but all FDA-approved type-specific herpes blood tests are. Your gyno is just plain WRONG, doctors can be wrong. You do NOT need an outbreak to test positive for HSV-1 or 2. It's fine to share your experience but please stop spreading false information, this person is worried enough.

by DidisMirage, Feb 02, 2008 11:40AM

*spreading false information as fact

by Nessy1324, Feb 02, 2008 12:20PM

This is the worst forum I have ever encountered and this will be my last post. All I am saying is I have tested positive and then again negative for HSV. THAT is a fact. I also know it has happened to others. My apologies if anyone feels I am spreading false information as fact, but this is the truth in what has happened to me. And it is pretty natural for EVERYONE who notices something out of the ordinary on their genitals to freak out and worry. Obviously no one wants an STI, but the reality is life goes and it may take time, but eventually you will learn to live with whatever you have. In the long run everything will be alright. Learn from your mistakes-- everyone is human, has flaws, and makes mistakes. I wish everyone on here the best of luck.

by noclue22226, Feb 02, 2008 01:53PM

To: Nessy1324

so you are negative then.......I am assuming the first one was false positive? If I didnt have any symptoms and if the bumps never I appeared then yeah i would believe the tests. Right now I pain in the buttocks...i did get burning when i was off the valtrex. I am currently taking about once everyother day. I i get random tingling in the genitals.....but i have gotten that in other parts of the body so that might be from the valtrex or the levaquin i was taking for prostatitis. Its just tough cause i dont feel like i do before the incident. Also I read that blood tests arent always accurate.

by noclue22226, Feb 02, 2008 01:56PM

whats your take on the accuracy of the tests. Why are they not 100% accurate. Is it beacuse of the the antibodies not being there or is it because the test itself sometimes does not detect the antibodies already in the blood. Does this question make sense? All my counts have been really low. Dont you think at this point they would be higher like in the equalvocal range.....i wonder if the valtrex is keeping my body from producing antibodies.....this blood thing is very confusing to me.......i wish someone could just give me all the facts about it.....

by noclue22226, Feb 02, 2008 02:00PM

To: Nessy1324

so are you saying your friend has it and tested negative and you are saying you have it or dont have it.......you both are getting false negatives or false positives.....when you say months...how many after the last occurance. its hard to get an idea of what your saying without any time frame on last occurance and time of tests. Thanks

by DidisMirage, Feb 02, 2008 02:05PM

See, this is why false information is so damaging. Now you are confused and worried again. Your IgG by now would have tested positive! You have nothing to worry about :) You might have a small case of shingles (the adult form of chickenpox), that's a herpes virus, and Valtrex would help with that too.

by Nessy1324, Feb 02, 2008 06:44PM

I tested positive in November and negative in January. I had an inital outbreak in November and had cultures done on the sores-- it was definitely herpes. Fever, body aches-- the whole 9!! My friend tested positive years back-- I believe she said about 4 years ago, and then tested negative this December.

by noclue22226, Feb 02, 2008 07:54PM

To: Nessy1324

so when was your last sexual encounter with respect with they tests. For your negative test were your test results numbers high? How about your positive results? I have taken tests at 4/6/8.5/17.5 weeks and all were negative, but am still very worried.

by noclue22226, Feb 02, 2008 07:59PM

To: Nessy1324

also the outbreaks in november....what was the time frame from last sexual enounter to the november outbreaks. did you get open sores also. I think i had some burning at 2 weeks or so after the encounter and pain the pelvic area and in the legs. I didnt ever get a fever that I know of and didnt get any sores. I did get a rash all over my testicles that was painful and that slowly went away. At 8.5 weeks I had the 3 bumps/blisters. They went away after 2 days....right about when i started the valtrex. Since then I have been taking the valtrex but no sores. but i did go off the valtrex for 10 days and then started to get an unbearble pain/burning down on what i believe was on the penis. I began taking the valtrex and it seems to have taken care of that. I never got the tingling until sometime after the outbreak. but i have been getting tingling all over the body randomly so that might be do to the meds i have been taking...i dont know.

by Nessy1324, Feb 02, 2008 08:09PM

As for sexual encounters, My boyfriend and I have a very healthy sex life and have sex pretty much every day. My outbreak in November lasted a while--almost 3 weeks-- but he initial outbreak is supposed to be the worst. It was very painful to the point that urinating was excruciating and I wasn't able to walk right! I never got my numbers when I got tested, but now I know to get them next time!!! Did you ever get tested for Syphilis? And has your doctor seen your blisters?

by noclue22226, Feb 02, 2008 09:11PM

To: Nessy1324

i did get tested for syphillis a couple time early on. The one doctor saw them.....he said it was herpes and gave me valtrex. The blisters showed up at 8.5 weeks, day after my 8.5 week blood test, I just got back from the doc the previous day and he said i didnt have anything cause the blood tests were negative....the blisters didnt hurt or itch or anything and there was no pre symptoms....they just showed up after i went to get an ultrasound. I went to the doctor the same day they were gone in 2 days.....they never opened or anything so i couldnt get a culture. how long did you have fever and stuff....that was what lasted for 3 weeks?? what lasted for the 3 weeks? i never had excruciating pain....i have had minor pelvic discomfort and for a while it seemed be uncomofortable but never had it to the point where i couldnt walk right. sounds like you had a rough first outbreak....was there blisters or sores?? did you get a culture done? dont remember if you said that or not

by noclue22226, Feb 02, 2008 09:19PM

by DidisMirage, Feb 02, 2008 10:26PM

Noclue, you passed the 12 week exposure test already. Any blood test would pick it up by then. Testing too soon with different types of blood tests can result in incorrect results bc different tests have different sensitivities. She tested her antibodies way too soon at 8.5 weeks. Read some of the herpes questions at the doctors archives because you're already anxious and worried, but your symptoms don't point to herpes, and you have a 17 post exposure IgG that points to negative. All she's doing is scaring you about something you don't have, and I'm sorry we don't have a moderator to stop that. Message Grace, she's a great on explaining things even better.

by noclue22226, Feb 02, 2008 11:28PM

i just wanted to clarify that I am the one who had a test done at 8.5 weeks not nessy

by noclue22226, Feb 04, 2008 05:42PM

do you think a blood test at 6 months while off of the valtrex would benefit me or am i wasting my time??

by waringblender, Feb 04, 2008 06:59PM

It's not only your time you're wasting. You're fine. Why don't you go work out? Or go see a good film. Go see "4 Months, 3 Weeks, & 2 Days," the new Romanian film. It's an amazing film, simply unforgettable. Maybe it'll even make you forget your "herpes" for a couple of hours.

by DidisMirage, Feb 04, 2008 09:26PM

If for your own peace of mind, you can get tested at 6 months. But pleaaaaaaaaaase, you must stop killing yourself over this :) You are negative :)

by tmac1421, Feb 05, 2008 08:43AM

To: all

You have to feel for "noclue" here guys. This guy had a blister on his penis, what else is he supposed to assume is wrong? I know the blood tests are very re-assuring but I don't blame him for pursuing it a bit further, if not for his own health but for that of future partners.

I am in a similar boat as him in that I think I have it. Had a blister on my penis about 1 inch from the base, was only there for 2 days and was gone, had a culture from it 24 hours after appearance which came back negative. Unable to get blood tests right now due to where I live and privacy issues with ordering one from the US....so I know what you are going through man!

by noclue22226, Feb 05, 2008 09:25AM

To: tmac1421

thanks tmac.....someone finally sees it my way...trust me i want to let it go, but explain the blisters and explain why i still feel like ****. if either of those didnt occur i would move on.

I see how why people think I am overreacting. I can see how anyone can think that not being me. Let me remind you why I think I am still not in the clear yet.

-My situation in my opinion was high risk
-I got some sort of odd symptoms at 2 weeks or so. (Burning at the tip and pelvic pain and pain down the leg but I can remember the extent….its been a while and the rash on the testicles.) I know these all might not be herpes.

-Since then I have had pain in the testicles and irritation at the tip of the penis and on the shaft.
- At 8.5 weeks I got 3 blister/bumps. My doctor said it was herpes. So far he is the only one who saw them. If it isn’t that then what the heck is it? Also he was pretty confident that was what it was.
- Since then the skin has been a glossy type where that was and also in a bigger area on the shaft. I know some people might overanalyze but it just doesn’t look the same. The skin just looks different and sometimes there are redness on the skin but the glossy skin is still there.....i read that is a symptom

-I went off the valtrex and 10 days after my 17.5 week negative test. I got an uncomfortable pain/burning on the shaft so I went back on and it seemed to help.
- I get pains and tingling different place of the body, I know this might not be herpes….it might be the meds I am taking…..the tingling has seem to kind go away for most part.

All my blood and urine tests for stds have been negative which is a good sign, but:

-I read that the herpes blood tests are not accurate
-I also read that the window frame is 6 months
I also read and was told from Dr. HHH that since it is not 100% accurate there are some people who are positive but never test positive.

That being said, if the blisters wouldn’t have appeared and I would still not feel like **** then I would move on. But something is going on.

by noclue22226, Feb 05, 2008 09:27AM

To: tmac1421

good luck with your situation......let me know how the blood tests turn out when you get a chance to get them....it must be fustrating for you to not even be able to get a blood test. have you had any other symptoms??

by tmac1421, Feb 05, 2008 09:30AM

To: noclue

Yeah man it is a very variable disease isn't it. I had a stupid high risk encounter while in the dominican, too much booze and a very persuasive girl from Holland who wouldn't take no for an answer. Long story short it was pretty brief unprotected sex but a few days later the tip of my penis was pretty tingly and a couple of months later the blister formed. Saw MANY doctors over this time and being in Canada we still have our head in the sand about blood tests. I'm sure I'll order a blood test at some point but I wish it was more cut and dry like a urine test.

If you ever want to talk about it let me know.

by tmac1421, Feb 05, 2008 09:37AM

To: noclue

Well around the time I had my blister on my penis I had some tingling in my groin area so I shaved it and broke out into some major sores in my pubic area, docs all described follicutlitus so I went with that...then the blister came and I had that cultured and it was negative. Wasn't a typical herpes blister in the sense that there was only one and it was gone in 1 day without any opening or scabbing.

Since then I have had a few open sores on my buttocks, had one cultured and negative. HHH says it can only happen on one side, and since mine are on both side that gives me hope I'm ok....but a blister is a blister right?

by noclue22226, Feb 05, 2008 09:49AM

To: tmac1421

yeah i dont know either.....i had 3bumps/blisters right up by the shaft of the penis....they disappeared after a day or so.....more like 2 days. I started the vatrex the next day and maybe thought that would have been the reason. Dr. HHH said that they will always burst into sores but mine didnt and it sounds like yours didnt either. I have had blood tests at 4/6/8.5/11/17.5 and all negative so far. So yeah I dont know either.....my doctor said he doesnt care what the blood tests say...he saw what he saw. So who knows. At this point I kind of assume I have it.......believe me it would be nice if i dont have it...but else good it be. I also get the pain in the buttock which still occurs along with other symptoms that might be it?? they say the symptoms vary so much....so who knows.

by noclue22226, Feb 05, 2008 09:52AM

To: tmac1421

yeah i dont mind talking about it.....i guess at this point i am off the valtrex again...this is the 4th day...so i guess that is all i will do for now...maybe get another test again at 6 months.....but if i get the burning again whats the point of doing a test.....i am very confused.

by tmac1421, Feb 05, 2008 11:10AM

To: noclue

I remember your question in the expert forum and actually followed it quite closely because it resembled mine in a sense...anyone who posts in the expert forum with a blister of any kind in the pubic area I pay close attention to.

Right now if I were to take a blood test and it came back negative (one of these days I'll find a way to order it, wish I lived on my own, would be much easier) and if it came back negative I'd be pretty confident in the result. I'm going on one year since my risky act...can't beleive it has been that long.

by noclue22226, Feb 05, 2008 11:41AM

To: tmac1421

wow.......one year, I dont know who you could go that long without a blood test or something. I thought about trying to get a culture done on the spot but i heard that if it doesnt rupture and you dont get it right away the virus can disappear or whatever it does and so will give a negative...thats what i read. So your suppose to do a blood with the culture and phyiscal examination and make a judgement call.....unless of course you keep getting positive blood tests. It will be over 6 months i think at the end of this month. Mine happened Sept 1st 2007. I am wondering if I should go get one at 6 months....I suppose I should....I am just sick of going and getting the negative only to read that it doesnt mean its negative because of inaccurate tests or antibodies not showing up (though i know it certainly helps). Also I am scared of getting the possible positive results, but so far mine have all been really low. So you dont order the test beacuse you live with parents or something. Go to the doctor and have them order it and have them call you or contact you where only you will get the message.

by gottabelieve, Feb 05, 2008 03:44PM

how about false negatives?? Is that maybe what is happening to noclue?

by waringblender, Feb 05, 2008 03:54PM

No. "Noclue" has psychological issues, not herpes. Although that "tmac" guy doesn't sound like he's in any better shape. He last had his "high risk" episode a year ago and he's still wigging about it. It's mind-boggling.

Noclue is like a runaway train, though. If anybody on here even mentions something that is a slight variation in possibility, he takes it and runs. He just can't let it go. I've already suggested he see a therapist. He's in bad shape.

by gottabelieve, Feb 05, 2008 04:15PM

i understand what your saying to a certain extent just out of curiousity how do you explain the blisters?....and the fact that the doctor said that is what it is. I figured a doctors examination would be a big factor. Also if those blisters are not herpes then what are they......isnt it odd to have a cluster of 3 blisters just appear on the penis. I am wondering what else it could possibly be. And like I said blood tests are not always accurate?

by waringblender, Feb 05, 2008 04:19PM

Noclue apparently never had his blisters cultured. He is relying on a doctor's visual examination. Who knows what they are? Who cares? He had a negative herpes test 17 weeks out. When he gets his "blisters" cultured and gets back to us saying that, yes, my lesions came up positive for herpes, maybe I'll give him a little more cred.

Until then, the guy comes off as nothing more than an emotional train wreck.

by waringblender, Feb 05, 2008 04:25PM

No, it's not odd to have clusters of blisters appear on your penis. We are relying on noclue's description as being accurate and that they are in fact blisters. People have all kinds of anomalies on their bodies, including on their genitals, that can come and go. If he's so concerned about it, why hasn't he seen a dermatologist? Why is he showing up on this forum expecting us to buy his story that a visual examination by a doctor gives more credence to his "diagnosis" than an FDA approved negative blood test? Sorry, I'm not buying it.

Just the way that he posts on here indicates that he has an underlying psychological basis for his "symptoms." As I said, if someone even mentions a variation in testing, accuracy, symptomatology, or anything else, he's off and running. It appears to be a form of OCD centered around having herpes, and the guy seems to have it in spades.

All I can say is, I'd hate to be this guy's sexual partner. Can you imagine what he puts his partners through after sex if he is this freaked out about it? Scary. And these guys walk among us, sadly. They are so freaked out, self-absorbed, and weak-willed, it's a wonder they can get out of bed every day just to walk over to their computers and log on.

by gottabelieve, Feb 05, 2008 04:43PM

yeah i agree with you to a certain extent...but if something is still bothering someone then maybe the test is wrong.....i dont know...im not a doctor. It just seems confusing to me. But whatever.....

by tmac1421, Feb 06, 2008 01:15PM

To: warningblender

So you got your Psych degree when?  We'd all love to see a copy of it.

For your info I'm a First Class Standing Business School Grad and a Manager of the company I work in, and I'm only 25.  So don't go spouting about how I am weak willed or not in a good state of mind.

May I ask why you spend so much time on these forums if you already know you have herpes, is it your therapy to help people?  If so that is fine, but if it is to talk down to people, we'd all be better off if you took your business elsewhere.

by noclue22226, Feb 06, 2008 03:05PM

To: tmac1421

your wasting your time arguing with warningblender...trust me...

by gottabelieve, Feb 14, 2008 09:18AM

So lets say I dont have herpes. I have been off the valtrex for almost 2 weeks....so far so good as far as lesions. I stilll think I am not out of the clear yet. I am wondering what I should do next. I still get uncomfortable dull pain in the buttock and get random pains in the leg/ arms. Also my pelvis at the joints always seem sore...its really strange and it wont go away!! Any suggestions?

by christine1983, Feb 14, 2008 10:15AM

To: noclue22226

Why don't you stop taking the valtrex and let the bumps come and get them cultured then you will find out exactly what they are and get a blood test. It will show up if you have it. And that goes for everyone. Get it cultured and then get a blood test. None of you are doctors and none of you are experts.

by gottabelieve, Feb 14, 2008 10:18AM

To: christine1983

I have been off the valtrex for 2 weeks now.....no bumps yet. i guess I will have to wait for the them to appear.

by christine1983, Feb 14, 2008 10:30AM

or get a blood test

by sarahcruz, Feb 14, 2008 10:32AM

To: noclue22226, tmac

Okay...Noclue, honestly...I'm not saying you do have herpes, I'm not going to say you don't. But multiple things can cause blisters on your shaft. Too much jacking off, changing your laundry detergent, washing w/ a different type of soap. Maybe it's an allergic reaction. Go to the CDC website, and look up genital lesions. Blisters don't necessarily mean herpes. If your tests came up negative at 17 weeks...you don't have herpes.

As for Tmac...if your lesions were swabbed and tested, and they came back negative...it's not herpes. Like I was telling noclue, go to the CDC website and look up genital lesions....

by christine1983, Feb 14, 2008 10:37AM

What do you mean blood tests are alway right? How can they be wrong? I have a cluster of bumps on the back of my leg and the doc thought it was shingles. They did a culture (bacteria and viral) and it came back positive for hsv2. Then I had me and my husband blood test for herpes and they came back positive. My husband has never had an outbreak and I have never had it anywhere else other than my leg. Last time I had it it was 2 years ago and I thought it was some type of spider bite. This time I had insurance so I got it tested. I went 2 years without anytype of outbreak. How could I have given it to my husband if I never had an out break and its not on my genitals? And the test were all positive.

by waringblender, Feb 14, 2008 10:48AM

How could you give it to your husband without an outbreak? That's called asymptomatic shedding, and virtually everybody with herpes sheds the virus from time to time. It's also possible he brought the virus into your marriage and infected YOU. You don't need outbreaks to infect people. But you guys will probably never figure it out. Hell, they still don't know who killed Kennedy, for pete's sake. Trying to figure out who gave herpes to whom will spin you in circles. Happy Valentine's Day.

by gottabelieve, Feb 14, 2008 10:52AM

To: christine1983

i have had the blood tests done....multiple ones

by gottabelieve, Feb 14, 2008 10:54AM

To: sarahcruz

yeah i hear ya.....i just get all the pains and stuff.....just seems strange that i am getting all this stuff.....ok lets say its not herpes......then what are all these pains.....thats all i want to know

by christine1983, Feb 14, 2008 10:55AM

ok so lets say he brought it in. then that means he must have it on his genitals then why is my point of orgin on the back of my thigh and not my vagina? I don't understand the point of orgin? I am concerned about our son who is about 2 1/2 I am actually on the way out the door to the doc to get him tested because I don't know how long I have had it for. If we can pass it when we aren't broken out then there is a chance he could be infected with it because I had a vaginal delivery and I breast feed?

by gottabelieve, Feb 14, 2008 10:58AM

To: christine1983

i dont know whay your saying about your comment to me about the blood tests.......i didnt say they were always right or wrong......i dont know what to think.....but like waringblender said......you dont need to have the symptoms to have it. I dont know what to think about the blood tests....i guess believe them for now and figure out why i still get the pains and stuff

by waringblender, Feb 14, 2008 11:08AM

gottabelieve, are you also noclue? I tried changing my name to weberbarbecue, but it didn't work. (Kidding, kidding!)

Christine5150, it's possible that your thigh lesions are not where you were originally infected. In other words, you probably have had genital lesions and just never recognized them as such. Same goes for the husband. Who knows? Who cares? At this point, you have HSV2 cultures indicating you're positive. Since you both have it, it's not a big deal. You can't pass it to your son using minimal precautions, like grace mentioned in your other thread. Do we freak out about these things because they are sexually transmitted? Man, we live in a really f*cked up culture around sexuality. It's really pathetic.

by gottabelieve, Feb 14, 2008 12:16PM

have you now or in the past have had the pain the buttock or random pain in the leg/foot or arm...also did you ever have where you felt your pelvic joints were sore.....it just doesnt seem to go away.....all my tests have been negative so i am just wondering what to do next....how to take care of that....i cant seem to get any answers..even from my doctor....

by waringblender, Feb 14, 2008 12:53PM

You talking to me? I don't have any buttock or leg pain. Well, my hip hurts a little from a 23-miler I did a couple of weeks ago. Just a little ITB stuff, nothing 25 NSAIDs a day won't cure. :o)

You ARE getting answers from your doctors! If doctor-shopping for multiple opinions comes up with "no" answers, that is your answer - it is not physiologic in origin. It sounds like you have psychogenic groin syndrome, or whatever that depression-based chronic condition is in the pelvic region. Must suck to be you.

by gottabelieve, Feb 14, 2008 01:19PM

yeah i was asking you if you ever had that do to herpes.......i havent went to many doctors....my one doctor thinks i have it.....my general, the urologist doesnt have any idea....he figured all my problems was prostatitis so gave me meds twice now for it.....so i guess i dont know at this point.....just trying to see if people with herpes experience this pain......i read this is a symptom. Also i dont believe in that pelvic chronic syndrome...i dont think there is such a thing

Thanks.

by waringblender, Feb 14, 2008 01:50PM

No, I don't have any symptoms due to my herpes. Most people are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms.

It's fine if you don't "believe" in chronic pain states, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. You can also choose to believe the Earth doesn't rotate around the sun, but that wouldn't make your belief true, would it? If you have symptoms that don't disappear and that cannot be explained by a medical professional as due to a specific clinical condition, that's a chronic pain condition. They are treated with antidepressants (for obvious reasons).

Why don't you move on to the chronic pain forum or the urology forum? (If there is one.) Maybe they can help you. You are obviously done with the herpes angle, since you have zero clinical evidence of having herpes. Since you refuse to listen to what anybody here tells you, I'd say there's nothing more that can be offered to you in this realm, wouldn't you?

by gottabelieve, Feb 14, 2008 01:55PM

well i had a cluster of blisters appear months after my last sexual encounter.....they disappeared 2 days later.....my general doctor was the only one who saw it......he said it was herpes and gave me valtex....so that is where i am now...but i get all this pain in lower back and pelvic and buttock...my urologist couldnt give me any advice either....so i am still with no answers....all my blood tests are neg for herpes

by waringblender, Feb 14, 2008 02:33PM

Your comments just bolstered my argument and weakened your own. Yeesh.

by gottabelieve, Feb 14, 2008 02:54PM

what do you mean.............

by gottabelieve, Feb 14, 2008 02:55PM

i have has other symptoms but i dont know if they have anything to do with herpes....so of it was stuff in the gentials but at this point i dont know.....so much different stuff has been going on.....

by gottabelieve, Feb 14, 2008 09:33PM

i dont know what arguments you are talking about.....can you be more specific?

by sarahcruz, Feb 15, 2008 07:19AM

Pinched nerve?  Have you thrown your back out lately?  Hypochondria...it's when people believe they have something so greatly, that they're body actually produces symptoms similar to the actual ailment.

You had a brush risky sex right?  Let it go...if your tests came back negative,...just let it go.  It's going to make things a lot easier.

And when I had my first outbreak, I had sores and blisters, they hurt.  But that's about it.  I don't get any pain, I get a little tingling w/ prodrome symptoms, but other then that...nothing.

by gottabelieve, Feb 15, 2008 08:58AM

To: sarahcruz

yeah i hear yeah.....nobody can figure out what these pains are and my general thinks i have herpes.....i showed him the blood tests.....that didnt seem to matter i guess cause he hasnt changed his minds......if it isnt herpes thats fine.....i can accept that...i just dont know whats going on....so i was just trying to see if anyone has the same pains. I understand that if you worry about stuff it can produce symptoms...its just that I will finally forget about it and some pains show up....so i dont think it is do to my mind thinking i have it....and you say let it go...i would if the pain would go away....I also have gotten the tingling everyonce in a while in the genitals....i also use to get it all over the body so i dont know what thay means.....its hard to explain. i get all these different type of pains/tinglings/burnings, its weird.....i actually moved on after my last blood test......then i started getting pains and symptoms going on....so who knows...

by sarahcruz, Feb 15, 2008 09:21AM