newly diagnosed :( but how accurate is this?

[pleasesayitaintso]

Hello,

I was in the ER twice earlier this month. I was experiencing excruciating pelvic pain, painful urination, bleeding and fever for 3days. They did a full workup and treated me for a bad bladder infection.

4 days later I noticed the pain was continually getting worse, and I noticed a few painful blisters on my labia. Went I went back to the ER they diagnosed it as herpes, and I was told the culture of the blister came back positive, but there was no blood test as the doctor said "the culture is enough" is this true?

I've been with the same man for 3years, and I firmly believe he's been faithul, as I have. He has no symptoms and has not been tested yet.  The Dr told me this could've been dormant, but the symptoms were just so random. I'm so confused and a bit in denial. Should I just accept it as the true diagnosis or proceed with a blood test first?

Another thing, I've had chronic BV (bacterial vaginosis) for the past 2 years. Could that have anything to do with this? Please advise! Thank you.

[gracefromHHP]

it's not still a herpes issue going on. if it's that painful to have sex, return to your provider for a work up to see if anything else is going on.

did your partner ever get tested yet?

grace

[pleasesayitaintso]

^^^ please read/reply to the last post not the original! Thanks :)

[pleasesayitaintso]

I've waited almost 2 months after my initial outbreak to have intercourse. When I did, it was very painful continuously. Is this normal, this long after the IO?  I am very nervous.

[gracefromHHP]

if your partner is negative then you had it prior to meeting them.  odds are if you've had bv several times in the last 2 years and just now had these sorts of symptoms that this was newly acquired.   odds are neither you nor your partner have ever been tested for herpes bfore this to know your status.

grace

[pleasesayitaintso]

Yes I did test + for BV so they treated me with Flagyl as well as Valtrex. All is well now so I'm praying I won't have to go through that excruciating pain anytime soon :( I will get a blood test to determine. In the event my partner is negative, what would that suggest? That the virus was indeed dormant? Going to check that site now. Thank you for such a quick response!

[gracefromHHP]

A + culture is enough to diagnose you but finding out if you have hsv1 or hsv2 genitally is also helpful. Call your provider monday and ask them to contact the ER for your records . that way you'll have it in your chart if it's hsv1 or hsv2 too. If they didn't type the culture, you'll need to follow up in a few months with blood testing to see if you have hsv1 or hsv2.  your partner will also need a type specific herpes igg blood test for hsv1 and hsv2 to see what his status is.  

bv makes you more vulnerable to genital herpes. it also can make genital herpes more active.  did they also test you for bv again to see if that's also going on right now?

the free herpes handbook at www.westoverheights.com is a terrific tool for you and your partner to read together to learn more too.

keep asking questions :)

grace