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Please Give me your opinion
I have been tested through stdtestexpress with HerpSelect and received negative results (i don't get the number just less than .91) at the following times post exposure:
3 weeks
6 weeks
9 weeks
13 weeks
I was with a woman who later told me that she was "getting over a cold sore" and when I was with her I thought she had a healing pimple on the area between her nose and mouth.
She later told me that it had been about 14 days since her blisters burst so she thought she was ok.
She gave me oral sex and we kissed a few times.
I have had no symptoms genitally.
However, about 45 days after the incident I noticed a flesh colored bump in my moustache area. Never was painful or itchy. It did not look like a blister (translucent or liquid filled). After five days I picked at it and the next morning (about six hours) there was a round yellow scab (honey brown). The size of pincel eraser. I went the dermotologist about four hours later.
The dermatologist asked me if it tingled, or itched or was painful. He felt the sore. Again it didn't hurt when touched it.
He said that given the location one "differential" could be a cold sore, from my description of it he didn't think it was. He said since it had already scabbed over he couldn't do a culture but that he really thought it was probably an ingrown hair or something else that led to impetigo when I picked at it.
He gave me some ointment to clear it up (Mupicrocin Cream USP, 2%). I put the medicine on twice a day. By the next morning the yellow scab was now just a red scab. Two days later. The scab was gone and it was just dry flakey skin. This last a few days and then was gone. It left a small grey scar.
On a final note, i asked this woman to go and get tested so I know if I have HSV1 or 2 to worry about, and she did, she has HSV1 she even sent me the results 5.43 for HSV1 and HSV2 just said less than .91.
3 weeks
6 weeks
9 weeks
13 weeks
I was with a woman who later told me that she was "getting over a cold sore" and when I was with her I thought she had a healing pimple on the area between her nose and mouth.
She later told me that it had been about 14 days since her blisters burst so she thought she was ok.
She gave me oral sex and we kissed a few times.
I have had no symptoms genitally.
However, about 45 days after the incident I noticed a flesh colored bump in my moustache area. Never was painful or itchy. It did not look like a blister (translucent or liquid filled). After five days I picked at it and the next morning (about six hours) there was a round yellow scab (honey brown). The size of pincel eraser. I went the dermotologist about four hours later.
The dermatologist asked me if it tingled, or itched or was painful. He felt the sore. Again it didn't hurt when touched it.
He said that given the location one "differential" could be a cold sore, from my description of it he didn't think it was. He said since it had already scabbed over he couldn't do a culture but that he really thought it was probably an ingrown hair or something else that led to impetigo when I picked at it.
He gave me some ointment to clear it up (Mupicrocin Cream USP, 2%). I put the medicine on twice a day. By the next morning the yellow scab was now just a red scab. Two days later. The scab was gone and it was just dry flakey skin. This last a few days and then was gone. It left a small grey scar.
On a final note, i asked this woman to go and get tested so I know if I have HSV1 or 2 to worry about, and she did, she has HSV1 she even sent me the results 5.43 for HSV1 and HSV2 just said less than .91.
Ok. It was shipped out on monday. I can wait to weeks.
Having this weird rash thing just above my lip kind of freaked me out (second time it happened) but neither time was there a blisters or a crust or any pain. Just one day of itching and slight redness then dry flaky skin for four or five days.
Ugh....nothing I can do but wait.
Having this weird rash thing just above my lip kind of freaked me out (second time it happened) but neither time was there a blisters or a crust or any pain. Just one day of itching and slight redness then dry flaky skin for four or five days.
Ugh....nothing I can do but wait.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
If they said it went out then it likely did. Sit tight for two weeks. If we don't have results, then we can reassess.
Terri
Terri
I am a little bit worried about this nor, I went in today to see if I could pay and they told me again that it was mailed out but that I could only pay the bill if they ended up sending me one in the mail.
I really hope that it gets there. They did assure me that it was sent out even though they never charged me.
I really hope that it gets there. They did assure me that it was sent out even though they never charged me.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Well that's unpleasant. We do fax the test results BECAUSE the test is not in the computer. The Seattle Quest lab always contacts the local lab to clarify the issue of the test not being in the computer. I'm sorry you got caught up in all of that, but glad they took the blood.
Terri
Terri
They have to bill me because the you got me an appointment but the test didn't show up in the computer, it only showed up by fax.
The tester told me that they were going to kill her but that she was going to take the blood, send it out and then send me the bill.
The tester told me that they were going to kill her but that she was going to take the blood, send it out and then send me the bill.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Sending positive thoughts your way.
Did the testing process go well? How much was it? It varies from location to location
Terri
Did the testing process go well? How much was it? It varies from location to location
Terri
You are reading content posted in the Herpes Forum
Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
