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ON MY EYE?? WTF is this???
Okay so I was told I have hsv1 after going through 2 months of genital rashes that would move all over the general genital area. I still don't know if it was a false positive or what, I never had it cultured, it tested on the iGg test at 1.22. Last week there was a whitehead pimple on my elbow, and this week one was on my knee, and I noticed a whitehead pimple on my left eyebrow yesterday, and now I get home from work today and my right eyelid is a little swollen and there's a small whitehead pimple on my right eyelid in the inside near my nose. I know this sounds sensitive but I never got these random whitehead pimples, at least not that I've ever noticed. I'm a generally healthy person and rarely get sick. I never noticed these things before.
WTF is going on? Does herpes spread all over the place like this so quickly???? I've been careful not to touch my eyes or anything because of the possibility that I have hsvs1, but what is this?
Could this be something else? Fungal infection? Bacterial infection I'm spreading? I was taking prilosec for 3 months and I don't know if that caused some bodily imbalance. Please share. I'm very concerned. This thing just keeps kicking me I can't get a break here.
WTF is going on? Does herpes spread all over the place like this so quickly???? I've been careful not to touch my eyes or anything because of the possibility that I have hsvs1, but what is this?
Could this be something else? Fungal infection? Bacterial infection I'm spreading? I was taking prilosec for 3 months and I don't know if that caused some bodily imbalance. Please share. I'm very concerned. This thing just keeps kicking me I can't get a break here.
This is a herpes forum and we are getting off track. Maybe post in the std expert forum and a doctor can advise you. i believe there is a fee.
I was reading months ago and I came across many posts about male yeast infections and such that said discharge isn't 100% necessary. Yes I'm 100% sure I'm not causing it myself. I haven't done anything to it. It stings without urinating, and I don't feel the sensation every time I urinate, if at all. It's an off and on sting throughout the day. Remember, by sting, I don't mean like a painful sting like a BEE STING, I mean like an ITCH type of sting, but slightly more painful than a generic "itch".
But if it were prostatitus, that still doesn't explain the rash, and knowing my body better than anyone else, I am 99.9% convinced that this stinging and the rashes I had were part of the same issue. I never had any problems down there before that, in my whole life, and it's a weird coincidence that the rashes and the stinging appeared within a week or two of each other. I'm still thinking about asking the doctor if this could be some type of staph infection (I had a really bad one on my right thigh on the outside, not near my genital region about 2 summers ago, it was terrible, but it was more like a gunshot wound, not these rashes and such)...
Because, like you pointed out, and what research is telling me is that it's not a sign of herpes that this chronic stinging would be taking place for 3 months.
But if it were prostatitus, that still doesn't explain the rash, and knowing my body better than anyone else, I am 99.9% convinced that this stinging and the rashes I had were part of the same issue. I never had any problems down there before that, in my whole life, and it's a weird coincidence that the rashes and the stinging appeared within a week or two of each other. I'm still thinking about asking the doctor if this could be some type of staph infection (I had a really bad one on my right thigh on the outside, not near my genital region about 2 summers ago, it was terrible, but it was more like a gunshot wound, not these rashes and such)...
Because, like you pointed out, and what research is telling me is that it's not a sign of herpes that this chronic stinging would be taking place for 3 months.
Stinging in your urethra with no white discharge would not be an infection, some signs of prostititus is urethra irritation. Are you sure your not causing it yourself but constant pulling and checking? Does it sting without urinating?
Thanks, I agree. The problem is I can't have the rash swabbed because it's basically gone now. The only symptoms I'm feeling now is the SAME OLD annoying stinging in urethra. I don't know if I'm willing to have them scrape the inside of my junk. That's why I'm at the point of there's no way of knowing what the hell this is lol
If your concerned what the rash is have it swabbed and a PCR test performed to find out what it is.
We use the 3 month for a conclusive reply but you are correct in your assumption at 2 months 2 weeks could also be "considered" conclusive. Herpes breakout dont jump all over the place but prefer the same spot.
If you had a 1.22 you should retest to exclude the false positive issue.
We use the 3 month for a conclusive reply but you are correct in your assumption at 2 months 2 weeks could also be "considered" conclusive. Herpes breakout dont jump all over the place but prefer the same spot.
If you had a 1.22 you should retest to exclude the false positive issue.
This is why I'm so confused. Basically in the past 2 and a half months I've had 4 rashes appear in 4 separate distinct opposite places on my genital region, one harsh pimple on my left elbow, one on my left knee, one on my left eyebrow, and one small one on my right eyelid rim. I've never read anything about herpes moving around this randomly and spontaneously.
I don't think that THREE MONTHS is the exact timeframe, as everyone's body is different. It's not like it hits the exact day for THREE months and tests are now automatically accurate. I got tested about 2 months and 2 weeks after the first urethra stinging symptoms. I don't think it would be the case that at 2 months and 2 weeks after exposure I saw a value of 1.22, and if I waited 2 more weeks I'd see a value of 3.05 or some random number. What's so special between those 2 weeks that would make the value JUMP?
I'm not an expert and I definitely appreciate your knowledge on the subject, but I'm 24 years old and using my common sense, that doesn't make sense to me at all. 10 weeks is close enough to 12 weeks. I can understand if the value was 1.22 at sayyyy 5 or 6 weeks, but 10 and 12 are too similar.
Another thing, you said herpes isn't pus filled, well the rashes that I was noticing all in my groin area did have BIG whitehead pimples, one or two popping up at a time, and disappearing overnight (probably from popping in the shower or something crazy).
Since you seem to have vast knowledge on the herpes subject, do you have any knowledge on any other skin infections? Could this have been a type of staph infection? Does a staph infection or other random infection spread around the body like that?
Again, I've talked to both of the women I was sleeping with around that time, and both SWEAR on the idea that they never saw any symptoms, not even so much as a small rash, and we all know females are way more observant of what's going on with their bodies.
How would I go about telling my doctor to try something new and test for something else, because I can't deal with this annoying urethra stinging for another 2 months??
****Basically, if I still feel this annoying little stinging sensation in my urethra in about 3 weeks, Is it safe to assume this probably wasn't herpes happening in my groin area? (in 3 weeks, this whole mess will have been going on for over 3 months straight, first the stinging, then the series of rashes, which have came and went, but the stinging is still present)??
I don't think that THREE MONTHS is the exact timeframe, as everyone's body is different. It's not like it hits the exact day for THREE months and tests are now automatically accurate. I got tested about 2 months and 2 weeks after the first urethra stinging symptoms. I don't think it would be the case that at 2 months and 2 weeks after exposure I saw a value of 1.22, and if I waited 2 more weeks I'd see a value of 3.05 or some random number. What's so special between those 2 weeks that would make the value JUMP?
I'm not an expert and I definitely appreciate your knowledge on the subject, but I'm 24 years old and using my common sense, that doesn't make sense to me at all. 10 weeks is close enough to 12 weeks. I can understand if the value was 1.22 at sayyyy 5 or 6 weeks, but 10 and 12 are too similar.
Another thing, you said herpes isn't pus filled, well the rashes that I was noticing all in my groin area did have BIG whitehead pimples, one or two popping up at a time, and disappearing overnight (probably from popping in the shower or something crazy).
Since you seem to have vast knowledge on the herpes subject, do you have any knowledge on any other skin infections? Could this have been a type of staph infection? Does a staph infection or other random infection spread around the body like that?
Again, I've talked to both of the women I was sleeping with around that time, and both SWEAR on the idea that they never saw any symptoms, not even so much as a small rash, and we all know females are way more observant of what's going on with their bodies.
How would I go about telling my doctor to try something new and test for something else, because I can't deal with this annoying urethra stinging for another 2 months??
****Basically, if I still feel this annoying little stinging sensation in my urethra in about 3 weeks, Is it safe to assume this probably wasn't herpes happening in my groin area? (in 3 weeks, this whole mess will have been going on for over 3 months straight, first the stinging, then the series of rashes, which have came and went, but the stinging is still present)??
I since you never had the rash swabbed we dont know what it is and your hsv1 it most likely oral that was contracted at youth. If you tested less than 3 months the low positive is a sign of a recent infection. If you tested at the 3 month mark then it might be a false positive.
Herpes are not puss filled like a white head and dont pop up all over the place. These are not the way herpes sores appear.
Herpes are not puss filled like a white head and dont pop up all over the place. These are not the way herpes sores appear.
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