Very good reply, youve learned alot about herpes.
I'll just answer my own question since I know it is late and people are away.
1. This doesn't sound like herpes because 9-10 days into a recurrent outbreak it is highly unlikely to still be getting new bumps.
2. Also, they are not blisters that break open into sores. I've studied them so closely, that I know there are no blisters. They remain as bumps that start red and very slowly fade away as I apply Neosporin. In some of the bumps the redness seems deeper and take a little longer for the red dot to fade.
3. Although a Herpes recurrence is possible on the thighs, it is a more common location for folliculitis and irritated hair follicles where skin and clothes rub together. Some of the bumps are centered around a hair follicle. Some are not, but I am older and have a lot of irritated hair follicles elsewhere on my thigh. I just get stressed as they get closer to my inner thigh.
4. Even further evidence is that recurrent herpes outbreaks would almost never occur on both thighs. I have read this in multiple places. It's possible to have two different conditions happening simultaneously, but these are the same as what I have had before on my other thigh at times. I think the only examples I have ever found online of herpes crossing the midline is where it crosses over a bit on the genitals. I have never had bumps on the genitals.
5. I am very comfortable these bumps are not warts or molluscum contagiosum. They don't follow that pattern and they don't look like them.
6. I have a negative IGG type specific blood test as previously mentioned in this thread with no further exposures. I need to believe it and not feel like I always need to run into the doctor.
Time to move on and stop over-analyzing this and stop studying your thighs with a magnifying glass. You will get occasional bumps down there just like everyone does.
So I am just looking for a bit of reassurance. As you can see from my previous posts, I have had a negative test at 15 weeks. I haven't had any other exposures. I showed a doctor a few of my bumps in my pubic hair which he dismissed as nothing to be concerned about.
I still occasionally get small outbreaks of bumps both of my thighs. In my current outbreak of bumps in a few places on my thigh, I am 10 days into it and still get an occasional new little bump that will subside over several days. No blisters. No sores. No scabs. Just a pale red bump with some surrounding a hair follicle. My question: do bumps keep showing up in a herpes recurrence after 10 days? Based on everything I read, that is not characteristic of a recurrence.
Thank you for your comment. Right now I am trying hard to stay away from this site and any similar sites for a block of time. I trying to ignore the phantom sensations on my thighs which have declined significantly since I have reduced my focus on this. I've never had any bumps, lesions, or ulcers on my penis or scrotum. In fact, I've never had an ulcer anywhere in the boxer short area. The most I have ever had is bumps and a few small rashes. Small bumps and red splotches come and go on both thighs, but when I get a few bumps together I start to freak out which I shouldn't do. Most people get negative lab tests and just believe them which I am trying to do. Thank you for your comment as I am just trying to believe my negative igg lab test and move on (and sleep easy).
Bill I agree with Grace 100%. Trust me when I say, I had the same exact thing and recently. With my herpes scare I was convinced the follicle type dots that formed on the inside of my thigh was herpes although different from what herpes typically looks like.
However, when I realized when they would come about, I understood these flat dots that formed a minor rash came when I played basketball, ran, or was walking for a while on the beach during a blazing hot day. I know it's 100% chafing from skin grinding, sweat in conjunction with the heat. How do I know? It went away when I applied hydrocortisone cream.
I also have 16, yes 16 IGG HSV tests that have been negative from 2 weeks through 8.2 months.
Bottom line, not herpes. Sleep easy.
Gain control over my stray and unreasonable thoughts.
I actually posted my results here immediately after receiving them because I was concerned I would not believe them. I'm still working on that, but hoping to ga
this sounds more like a chaffing rash or even jock itch going on. since it seems to be exacerbated by running, try powdering your groin area before you run or pick up one of the anti-chaffing products available :)
herpes recurrences tend to be single lesions, not multiple bumps like this. you tested negative and your symptoms do not sound like herpes so stop trying to convince yourself otherwise :)
With the negative IGG I'm just going to consider this some chafing and irritation some hair follicles.
So yesterday I had about 6 bumps show up on my thigh and I noticed immediately after a run. They are in two short lines with a few outliers. They have faded some since the yesterday. I'm trying to hold onto my negative HSV result and not freak out.
As do we!
Thanks for updating this thread, another good example where not all roads lead to herpes at all. Good luck!
Just following up on your first comment in this string. I did follow up as suggested and had a herpes igg type specific blood test and tested negative for both HSV1 and HSV2. At the time of the test, I was 15 weeks since my last potential exposure which I consider sufficient.
Does it sound like herpes? No it does not.
Thank you for your response. So it sounds like a herpes recurrence is uni-lateral only. The strange thing with my two small clusters of bumps is that they are virtually in the same place on both thighs. I'm not sure if it is from my shorts, or if it was an extension of the previous reaction.
Hi, yes that makes sense. A person could have outbreaks on both sides only with a recent herpes infection. Recurrent outbreaks would only be on one side. If your sexually active you might want to have a herpes blood test to confirm your status. Also a new infection outbreak would be at point of contact like the penis or pubic mound area not the thighs.