But you've been dealing with this for 2 years and have been in pain and uncomfortability not like yourself for that long? That's what Is so scary...
Correction...
Book title is "A headache in the Pelvis" DR Wise
First off....
Grace, thank you for still helping those in need. You are truly an angel for those of us in a bad place!
cbenj,
To follow up from your PM,
I've felt those same symptoms....
sticky skin, tingles (mine start at the perineum and run up forward), raw skin.
I, like you, have never had text book spots to blister to ulcers to scabs.
What I have had has scared the hell out of me. Red splotch spots, sticky/grey skin, fordyce spots that are bright red and much bigger, sensitive bladder, strange (not painful) urination.
This has been going on 2 years now. Grace helped me a bunch.
I had herpe select tests at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, all negative.
I made a mistake and allowed a my doc to send a 1 year test (non-herpe select) to the military lab.... it came back HSV 1 neg HSV 2 pos.
Guess what, all my sypmtoms came right back.
I waited and did a Western Blot Test (99% acc.)
It came back negative for both. My symptoms went down seriously.
I discovered CPPS and started treatment for it. The book "A headache in the penis" is a great book.... terrible title :)
Just last week, I went for a long run. The next day my fordyce spots became enraged and my skin was very sensitive for the last 3 days. I put some A&D ointment on it 2 days ago, and it helped.
What is so frustrating with herpes is the reports you hear about the people who have it that just have small bumps or irritation....
It would seem that classification wouldn't fit a HSV positive description on medhelp.
I don't think I have herpes. I have many tests that indicate I don't... and one very old one with a high false positive rate that indicates I do.
I can't say you do or don't, as I still don't know my state until I take another herpeselect test..... to be sure.
But I can tell you this. The people here who know herpes inside and out say you don't have it.... and even if you (and I) do.... whatever it is, it get's better.
You will run again....
You will live without pain again....
You will have a great life.
Don't let the hell you are going through drag you down......
Try to get your mind off it. Go outside, away from a computer and you may discover, as I did... you can have a moment you aren't afraid.
Happy New Year my friend.... it will be a better one.
Cheers,
Borat.
A dermatologist can do a skin scraping and look for fungus under the microscope very easily ( it's not at all painful even though it sounds like it should be ! ).
So u think this is fungal? Isn't it easier to go away for guys though? Everytime I go to a doctor tho they don't even test for fungus, how do u run a test for that so I know its that and I can treat it. Do I just need more then 2 days of diflucan? That's all I had b4. What about the chafing feeling sometimes on inside of my thighs
So u think this is fungal? Isn't it easier to go away for guys though? Everytime I go to a doctor tho they don't even test for fungus, how do u run a test for that so I know its that and I can treat it. Do I just need more then 2 days of diflucan? That's all I had b4. What about the chafing feeling somwthing on inside of my thighs
getting rid of fungal infections can be an ordeal sometimes :( I know I myself have already needed to treat for a few months to get them gone as well as I have patients who have fungal infections constantly.
no reason to think any of this is herpes. Absolutely none of your symptoms are herpes related.
I was using nystatin and diflucan though wouldn't it of been gone? What do u use to treat bacterial infections? Plus how would that explain the weird chafing feeling on the inside of my thighs too? None of it makes sensee to meee atleast ppl with herpes have an outbreak then it goes away. This is never ending symptoms.
many of the posters on the board are experiencing psychosomatic symptoms. Most find their symptoms disappear completely once they get their negative test results back.
your symptoms are more consistent with a fungal infection than a std though some bacterial infections can also cause stickiness. continuing to follow up on symptoms with a dermatologist at this point is the best course of action.
Grace I was just wondering, have you ever like heard of continuous symptoms that a lot of ppl have on this board? Have any doctors u work with or have u ever brought it up to them? Is it an issue there? I'm just wondering bc none of it really makes sense
I know how you feel!!! This yeast came back full blown!!!! I'm going to b like this when I see my bf!!! I'm so depressed!!! We won't b able to have sex!!! I can't believe this!! I just want to b normal!!! I'm calling my gyno tomorrow!! Hopefully she can prescribe something for me.
I feel like that too, yup.
I hope it does. I'm literally losing my mind. L i t e r a l l y.
Nah, we're not crazy. Just a bit unstable at the moment. Inevitably it will pass, as does everything.
We hope at least.
Ugh I don't understand any of this like I've never had any of these problems before. Its the most depressing thing ever the anxiety is gonna kill me honestly, r we all crazy or something?
Omg cbenj you say that your skin is sticky and shrivels??? I get that!!!! I think it's over use on soap or something! The only thing that helps is washing with water mixed with baking soda!
Ugh that's ridiculoussss. Call your parents and ask!? I feel so bad:/. This whole thing is so exhausting I can barely breathe at times the anxiety is insane this isn't what life is supposed to be about:(
My medical aid is drained from having had surgery on my leg (I broke it in 3 places and fractured it in 4). Simply no money to do so. Have to just deal with it till I can afford the tests. Just hoping it's negative so I can move on from this.
It sucks its scary as ****. Why can't u test right now??
My profile says I'm male, for some reason. I'm female I just don't know how to change that on my profile.
Talking to someone may be a good idea yes, if you feel psychologically drained.
I've been on anti-anxiety medications over this herpes thing for a while now. Testing isn't an option for me right now.
But yes, anxiety over herpes or any other health issue is hell and hopefully we find different, healthier ways to cope with it yeah.
Sorry I didn't realize u were female til I looked at your profile! Yeah that anxiety is honestly the worst part of all of it, anxiety over this makes me tired 24/7, makes my body hurt, hard to get out of bed, I find myself withdrawing from social stuff now, overall unhappiness is the worst thing anyone can feel. Its been 3 months of complete turmoil for me and I can say honestly its been the worst time of my life. Like I said I'm gonna test soon because I'm at the 3 month mark and if they all come back negative I'm definitely going to need to talk to someone after this because of how traumatizing its been for me in every sense of the word. I would never wish this upon anyone.
If it's negative (again?), you carry on with your life and find out the status' of any future partners. The same would apply if it's positive though.
Don't dwell on this for much longer. It's been 11 months for me, of anxiety, 6 of which has been spent in emotional/physical turmoil.
Probably worse than actually having herpes.
Really, truly, get tested and believe the tests and then relax.
Yeah man I'm torn right now, I just can't understand if the mind could possibly make this happen. I guess the mind is a realy strong thing. If I get this next blood test at 3 months and I'm negative again where do I go from there?