I gave oral sex to a woman over four months ago, no other sex acts were preformed. One week after the encounter I developed a small cut on my lower lip and three days after that a red patch on my chin. I had other symptoms such as itching around my mouth and tingling lips. Anyhow, I have never developed any sores but the small cut has not gone away and the itching around my mouth continues. I have tested positive for HVS1 from a blood test back in 2003 but not sure where since I have never had an outbreak. I went to my GP and he put me on 500 mg of Valtrex twice daily just to knock it out if it was hvs1 orally. Well the meds had no effect. I then had a ELISA blood test done after 11 weeks and it came back positive for HVS1 and neg for HVS2. I have heard that blood tests are not 100% accurate but what is. So, finally went to a dermatologist, he looked at my condition visually and said no hvs. Again, I have heard that visual inspection is really not a good diagnosis, so I am still in doubt. He said it was a mild yeast infection and put me on some hydrocortisone/iodoquinol 1% cream. It seemed to work on the chin but had no effect on my lip. I am still getting itching symptoms on face along with jaw pain. So, the million dollar question is, since my symptoms have persisted for 4 months and I had a neg blood test for hvs2 and I didn’t respond to Valtrex, can this be oral hvs2? All logic says no but I still can’t stop feeling that this is a mild case of herpes on my mouth/face. So much so I haven’t kissed anyone in for months.
Without a lesion to swab will I ever get piece of mind?
I would love to get an educated third party opinion on this matter. Thanks in advance for your help.