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Hsv2 primary outbreak on buttocks?

Hello, I'm a male who recently received protected fellatio from an unknown partner. 2 weeks after exposure I saw my primary care physician about two red bumps on my lower right buttocks. The bumps did not itch and are quite small. There were no blisters. The doctor said that they were 100% sure the bumps were not herpes. I took an igg type specific blood test 3 weeks passed the exposure anyway. Which I hear does not mean much due to the time it takes to develop antibodies. The bumps quickly went away with hydrocortisone and now around two weeks later they have reappeared in the same place and are not subsiding as easily with the hydrocortisone yet it does remove any notice of them being there besides visually seeing them. I let my doctor know via phone and was told it was not herpes despite the reccurance. I have experienced some mild leg aches but I am also very active and could be creating them in my mind. I have heard the first ob of herpes can not take place on buttocks. I already have hsv1 so hsv2 is my concern. Doc hhh says its impossible basically to get hsv2 from unprotected oral sex. I am still worried though.
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I'll still get tested at 12 weeks I guess. The only fear in that Is a false positive. I never did a UA. Probably will do that this week to be safe. I am going to see what I can do to help young people though. I think it's important given the amount of anxiety I see on this board about pointless one time acts of impulse.
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101028 tn?1419603004
protected oral sex - the risk of a std is about as close to zero as it gets if that's the only contact.
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Hey Grace. I think I'm going to take this experience to try and help young people avoid doing sexual things out of impulse. I've never been more scared and I can't imagine how scared id be if my situation was high risk. Do you think you can throw a statistic my way of what the odds are of catching an std from protected oral sex? Both to ease my yet troubled mind and to help me prove a point to people that willingly go into high risk situations? Thank you. You have been such a big help to my fear and stress.
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Thank you for your patience, understanding, and all you do!
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101028 tn?1419603004
any info you receive from me is correct I can assure you :)

really , move forward!
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I feel like ive learned too much. There is soo much conflicting information out there and its created a very horrible feeling of helplessness in me and i dont know who tp trust. Its funny how much differing info is out there on recieving protected oral sex and hsv. Hsv2 and HIV would be my concerns. Given the giver was most likely very promiscuous. Is it safe to say I can continue on with my normal sex life with confidence of being std free? I just couldnt bear ever giving something to someone. :(
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all I ever ask is that you leave here more educated than you were when you found it :)
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Thanks grace. I feel I've become obsessed through guilt over being with a person (even be it protected oral) that I am not in love with or in a relationship with. Thanks for your understanding
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101028 tn?1419603004
no it does not.
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Saw the dermatologist today and said it was ingrown hair and more were popping up from all the ointment I put on the original. And I pulled the hairs from the other two bumps that showed up and they healed really fast. However is abdominal pain characteristic of herpes? It Feels Like I had a core workout without stretching first. When I'm sitting or laying I feel no pain. Just walking and twisting and such is what causes it to Hurt. I did play a hockey game the night before my abs hurt. But I've never really had ab pain the day after a game or maybe never cared if it did hurt. The pain on the right side is in line with the inguinal nodes and the pain on the left is just above my hip. Does pain from having herpes present this way?
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101028 tn?1419603004
see your regular provider since you have new symptoms.
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Hey so more bumps appeared today around the area. Is hsv2 even a likely candidate for a breakout two inches above my belly button to the left? I know you have states that hsv2 is not an option. But to clarify can hsv2 act differently when a subject already has hsv1? And most importantly does it begin as a small lump under the skin?  If more smaller bumps are showing up around the two main bumps almost a week and a half later is this even how hsv2 works. Basically I'm very concerned despite this outbreak not occurring in the gential region. I am
Starting a new very meaningful relationship and my only fear is potentially passing anything on to her. And this morning I woke up with pain in my abdominal area in supplement to the new bumps. I understand if u don't answer. But please forgive me as I am very scared. Thanks again
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Thank you again
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101028 tn?1419603004
these new symptoms don't sound like herpes either.

follow up with your regular provider since typically acute care clinics just do the basics.

you need to wait 3 months post encounter for herpes igg blood testing to be accurate. that said, you were at no risk for any std and you should not be thinking std's as a cause of your symptoms as I've already said.
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To clarify my "is three weeks too soon for an igg test?" I took an igg blood test on July 2nd with a negative hsv2.
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So there has been some new developments. Monday July 8th I felt what was like half a marble sized lump on my lower left abdomen (after a camping trip that same weekend). At first it was like kind of a red lump that felt like an ingrown hair. (I'm a hairy guy). Then this lump began to itch about 3 days later. Now more than a week later there are two red little red scabs where the lump was and still is ( like i was bitten by a larger spider) It is all red and there are a few red lines under the area and it has been itchy but not constantly. No bursting though or tingling. I have been using hydrocortisone which burns at first then relieves the itch for a few hours. I've also applied triple antibiotic ointment in the area with no reduction in the redness or the itchyness ultimately. I went to the urgent care last night and the doctor told me it wasn't herpes and didn't say anything about a culture. He also felt for swollen lymph nodes with nothing being swollen. Last night when I came home I felt a slight tingling in my entire scrotum and still do and I noticed tofay my thighs are a little swollen but there is no pain in the swollen area. I do have pain up and my legs though. I also have been avoiding the gym more than usual the last few weeks and have noticed I've gained a few pounds. So it could be from that. (thighs are rubbing together) my Legs do ache though just not in the alleged swelled area. I've read a lot of stories on medhelp of people saying the doctors they've seen said bumps didn't look like herpes that ended up ultimately being herpes through positive blood work. I have pretty bad anxiety and I'm making myself physically sick over this. Every sensation I feel that could possibly be a "symptom" is confusing and possibly amplified in my mind to the point of me not even knowing if this is how I normally feel or if it is a symptom.. So do doctors misdiagnose herpes often? I've had a nurse practitioner and an urgent care physician both say it didn't look like herpes. Does herpes have a lump under the skin that it rest atop of? Its Similar to a cyst underneath. Once again this all stems from an occurrence of recieving protected oral sex on June 6 2012. Do ingrown hairs itch? Can they last two weeks? Can the mind or anxiety create symptoms? Can herpes symptoms be mismatched? (first bump, then later scrotum tingling ((that may have always been there)) then leg pains for three weeks strait? Is three weeks too soon for an igg test? Or is the test maker just trying to cover themselves just in case.  I feel so selfish right now being so solely concerned with myself. But I can't think strait or sleep. It's affecting my work, my gym attendance, my mood and temper, and my self image. Sorry for the huge message but im just letting it all out because no one will listen doctor wise that I speak to. My primary care physician insisted I was herpes free and seemed confused about my inquisition towards a window period. :( :( ;(. Thank you to anyone who takes time to read this.
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Thank you grace
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101028 tn?1419603004
protected oral wasn't a risk at all so no reason to repeat any herpes blood testing.

continue to be seen for your symptoms - could be many things going on that topical steroids won't take care of.
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Thank you for all you do grace. I guess my biggest worry is the red bumps reaccurring In the same place. The potential exposure event was June 8 2012. The same doctor gave me a herpes igg test in nov 2011 and one July 2nd 2012. Both negative. I assume if my igg level rose my doc would say I need re testing? Is this a safe assumption? And can heat bumps recur? I'm sorry In for some reason losing it over this. Maybe it's guilt. Thanks again grace! But I will do my best to heed your previous advice
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101028 tn?1419603004
protected oral sex is pretty much no risk at all for any std's.  

the first ob of herpes can appear anywhere below the waist but really no reason to think that these are herpes related at all.

grace
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