herpes? please help ease my mind

I recently had unprotected oral sex with a female sex worker. the episode lasted about 10 minutes and I did not completed. Three days later I had an irritated urethra, and went to doctor on fourth day. Dr did complete STD screen as well as put me on azithromyacin and suprax. My IGG came back 1.1 (>1.09 is the cutoff) and my IGM came back too low to mention. I'm 47 years old, and have had a couple of affairs on my wife. I have noticed in the past, very really though, that I've had a zit right next to my lip. I think I may have even had one at the base of my penis. I never thought much about them, and thought they were just acne. They were pretty small and when I popped them they went away quickly (a day or two). Now I'm wondering if they could have been more? Should I be worried about the IGG number?

[RedRedIdaho]

Sorry, I got my IGG and IGM  backwards. my IGM (short term was 1.09). My IGG was barely detectable. Thanks

[gracefromHHP]

it doesn't matter if you ejaculate or not as far as std risk. the risk is from the sex act itself.

if you have a regular partner, you should only  be having protected sexual contact with others to protect your partner! It will save you a lot of worrying as well as having to test frequently.

What igg was +? Hsv1, hsv2 or didn't it differentiate between the 2?

testing for std's 4 days after oral sex was far too early.   did anything come back + in your testing?

grace

[RedRedIdaho]

They didn't,t distinguish between hsv1  and hsv2. Only thing that came back positive was hep c.

[gracefromHHP]

you had the wrong testing done then if it wasn't type specific. At this point you'll need to repeat your testing with a type specific herpes igg blood test to see what your actual status is.

have you informed your wife that you were hep c +? Has she been tested?

[RedRedIdaho]

No I haven't  told her of the hep c virus yet. But I did tell her of my I.V. drug usage (one time) before we were married.

[gracefromHHP]

be sure to talk to her about it so that she can get tested herself and you can both make educated decisions about what precautions to take if she is negative.

[RedRedIdaho]

It's been 4 weeks since exposure and I have no visible symptoms yet.

[gracefromHHP]

it's not likely you contracted genital herpes from oral sex if you haven't had obvious symptoms by now.

[RedRedIdaho]

Thanks, Grace. I also plan on following up with the hep c. Waiting for the right time to tell the wife. Maybe finding out about the hep c is the silver lining from this whole experience. I certainly learned a big lesson here. Psychological effects are still wearing on me.

[gracefromHHP]

perhaps tell her you had a routine yearly exam and they did blood testing and it was found then?

[RedRedIdaho]

Grace, went back to the doctor because right at 4 weeks I developed a rash in my groin. The rash doesn't look anything like herpes, but I was freaking out again. The doctor thinks it is folliculitis. I had one small pimple in the hair follicle, but he thought it was too small to harvest for a culture/sample. He didn't want to put me on anymore antibiotics because I've already been on two separate courses. Does this sound like a correct prognosis? Also I read if have been on antibiotics for a while, you are more susceptible to this condition. Since I had two weeks (azithromycin/suprax then bactrim) does that put me at a higher risk for other skin conditions? Thanks for all your help, red

[gracefromHHP]

antibiotics make you more prone to fungal infections more so than  bacterial skin infections.   usually folliculitis clears up with antimicrobial soaps but if yours doesn't in a week or two, seek out a 2nd opinion elsewhere.

[RedRedIdaho]

Hi Grace. Just following up with my latest test results. At 39 days post exposure I went in for another blood test, as you pointed out earlier that four days was way to early. Everything was negative except Igm, but my Igm was over on the first test as well (post4 day exposure). My Igg  HSV1  was 0.33 and my Igg HSV2 was 0.21.

[gracefromHHP]

still far too early for testing to be accurate. igm testing shouldn't be a part of the testing either.

[RedRedIdaho]

Hi, Grace. Three month post exposure test results were as follows: Hsv1 Igg = 0.30 and Hsv2 Igg = 0.09.

[gracefromHHP]

negative - congrats!