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Strange itchy bump
Hi,
About 4 weeks ago I was stupid and hooked up with a girl that I have known for years, and I know she has had quite a lot of partners. This is the first time I hooked up with her. I was drunk, and ended up pulling off the condom half way through (dumb).
Anyway, we are both very open about things, so the next day we were discussing stds, etc. She told me she was tested back in Jan, and came back negative for everything. I also was tested at the end of March and was negative for everything.
She had just broken up with her boyfriend, who was also negative (and swears to me she hasn't been with anyone else besides me and her boyfriend in the last year and a half. So if she is telling me the truth, she should be negative for herpes still.
About a week and a half ago I started have a very slight itching in my groin. This would come a go a couple times during the day. Very, very, mild itching. Then two nights ago I had an itch, then I noticed when I scratched there was a small amount of blood. That's when I saw a very small bump right above my penis, below the pubic hair.
I then looked closer and saw an even smaller bump about half an inch away. Then the next day, I have some itching on the other side, and notice another bump. This one is different though. The first two bumps are fleshy in color (and already appear to be going away). The second bump is dark red in color (still small). I tried popping the second bump but it didn't pop. It gets slightly itchy every once in a while.
None of them hurt at all. Even after the first one had the blood, it didn't hurt any more than just a scratch and closed up quickly.
Does this sound like herpes? I'm very worried about this. (Not really worried about the physical side if this is all it is, since it's really just a slight annoyance, but more about the social stigma). Lame that there is even a stigma about this when a fairly large portion have it, and it's not even that big of a deal.
Thanks for reading, and let me know if anyone has insight. I'm afraid to get the test because then if it's positive I'd officially know and have to tell partners, which I'm afraid would make me like a leper to them and make people not want to date me.
About 4 weeks ago I was stupid and hooked up with a girl that I have known for years, and I know she has had quite a lot of partners. This is the first time I hooked up with her. I was drunk, and ended up pulling off the condom half way through (dumb).
Anyway, we are both very open about things, so the next day we were discussing stds, etc. She told me she was tested back in Jan, and came back negative for everything. I also was tested at the end of March and was negative for everything.
She had just broken up with her boyfriend, who was also negative (and swears to me she hasn't been with anyone else besides me and her boyfriend in the last year and a half. So if she is telling me the truth, she should be negative for herpes still.
About a week and a half ago I started have a very slight itching in my groin. This would come a go a couple times during the day. Very, very, mild itching. Then two nights ago I had an itch, then I noticed when I scratched there was a small amount of blood. That's when I saw a very small bump right above my penis, below the pubic hair.
I then looked closer and saw an even smaller bump about half an inch away. Then the next day, I have some itching on the other side, and notice another bump. This one is different though. The first two bumps are fleshy in color (and already appear to be going away). The second bump is dark red in color (still small). I tried popping the second bump but it didn't pop. It gets slightly itchy every once in a while.
None of them hurt at all. Even after the first one had the blood, it didn't hurt any more than just a scratch and closed up quickly.
Does this sound like herpes? I'm very worried about this. (Not really worried about the physical side if this is all it is, since it's really just a slight annoyance, but more about the social stigma). Lame that there is even a stigma about this when a fairly large portion have it, and it's not even that big of a deal.
Thanks for reading, and let me know if anyone has insight. I'm afraid to get the test because then if it's positive I'd officially know and have to tell partners, which I'm afraid would make me like a leper to them and make people not want to date me.
you described them just fine and that was part of why I said it wasn't sounding like herpes!
Also, I'm not sure I described the location well. The first two bumps I noticed were directly above the penis, basically in the little indentation where the penis meets the pelvis. The third, redder bump is on the left side, on the very top portion of the scrotum.
I haven't been seen yet because I've been out of the country for most of this. I just got back, but still not in my main hometown. The girl I was with is getting tested, so I figured I'll be seen if she tests positive.
the location as well as your description sounds nothing like herpes.
have you been seen yet?
have you been seen yet?
Thanks for the response Grace. What about it doesn't sound like herpes?
The initial itching occurred about 16-18 days after the potential exposure. Then I first noticed the 3 bumps about 30 days after exposure. But that doesn't mean the bumps weren't there before that. The first time I noticed was when I scratched and suddenly saw a little blood that had come out of one of the bumps.
They don't really look like the pics I've seen, but I've heard those are the most severe cases. Now 2 of the bumps have almost completely gone away. The one darker colored bump is still itchy (from time to time, mostly when walking), and has become slightly less dark red as the days have passed. The time periods for these things don't seem out of line with what I've seen for Herpes. One thing is that none of them appear to be lesions. Even the one that "popped" just sort of closed up, stayed a bump for about 4 more days, and now appears to be almost gone.
The initial itching occurred about 16-18 days after the potential exposure. Then I first noticed the 3 bumps about 30 days after exposure. But that doesn't mean the bumps weren't there before that. The first time I noticed was when I scratched and suddenly saw a little blood that had come out of one of the bumps.
They don't really look like the pics I've seen, but I've heard those are the most severe cases. Now 2 of the bumps have almost completely gone away. The one darker colored bump is still itchy (from time to time, mostly when walking), and has become slightly less dark red as the days have passed. The time periods for these things don't seem out of line with what I've seen for Herpes. One thing is that none of them appear to be lesions. Even the one that "popped" just sort of closed up, stayed a bump for about 4 more days, and now appears to be almost gone.
this doesn't sound at all like herpes. go and be seen and get them looked at to get better answers so you can stop worrying!
grace
grace
Thanks for the response. I've contacted the girl and she is going in for another blood test. It's too early for a blood test to work for me, so I'll know more depending on her results.
I've now noticed a small bump on my left thigh, about a quarter of the way to my knee. It doesn't itch or anything. Haha, now everything has me worried. There do appear to be a couple of very tiny (almost hard to see) spots close to one of the other bumps now. I don't think they were there before. They also could just be caused by me shaving the area where the to get a better look.
Is herpes supposed to hurt? These haven't hurt at all. They also aren't even that itchy. They itch a few times of day for a second until I scratch them. Scratching them once makes the itch go away.
It just seems like not a big deal, and I wouldn't be worried about it other than knowing the girl I hooked up with. Even then I wouldn't really care except for the social stigma and what it would do to dating.
I've now noticed a small bump on my left thigh, about a quarter of the way to my knee. It doesn't itch or anything. Haha, now everything has me worried. There do appear to be a couple of very tiny (almost hard to see) spots close to one of the other bumps now. I don't think they were there before. They also could just be caused by me shaving the area where the to get a better look.
Is herpes supposed to hurt? These haven't hurt at all. They also aren't even that itchy. They itch a few times of day for a second until I scratch them. Scratching them once makes the itch go away.
It just seems like not a big deal, and I wouldn't be worried about it other than knowing the girl I hooked up with. Even then I wouldn't really care except for the social stigma and what it would do to dating.
This doesn't sound like herpes. Be seen for a proper workup. I think this is more likely jock itch than anything.
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