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re: dgi
thank you for replying. i have made an appointment to see a rheumatologist. the question i would like to ask is if it was left untreated, would the pain not be persistent and would it be seen on a scan.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Apology to Dr. Hook for jumping in here. But you posted yet another new thread which duplicates these questions. I wrote a reply before I realized it, and before I deleted that new thread. (MedHelp permits a maximum of 2 questions every 6 months on the professionally moderated forums.)
This is what I wrote before I realized the duplication. As you will see, Dr. Hook and I are in agreement.
"Your symptoms do suggest disseminated gonococcal infection. You need to get that idea out of your mind; it simply is not possible. Even untreated, DGI never lasts more than a few weeks. The joints in which DGI causes arthritis usually are the hands, feet, ankles, knees, and maybe elbows, rarely the shoulder, and almost never the back. The involved joints are red, swollen, and sore to the touch. It does not cause joint aching for long periods of time and it does not cause the other symptoms you describe, such as "generally unwell" feelings for months on end. Beyond DGI, no other STD causes such symptoms either.
You're going to need to continue to work with your own health care provider(s) about the cause and treatment of your symptoms. They have nothing to do with any STD and are not caused by any sexual encounter. Accordingly, this forum has nothing more to offer you.
This is what I wrote before I realized the duplication. As you will see, Dr. Hook and I are in agreement.
"Your symptoms do suggest disseminated gonococcal infection. You need to get that idea out of your mind; it simply is not possible. Even untreated, DGI never lasts more than a few weeks. The joints in which DGI causes arthritis usually are the hands, feet, ankles, knees, and maybe elbows, rarely the shoulder, and almost never the back. The involved joints are red, swollen, and sore to the touch. It does not cause joint aching for long periods of time and it does not cause the other symptoms you describe, such as "generally unwell" feelings for months on end. Beyond DGI, no other STD causes such symptoms either.
You're going to need to continue to work with your own health care provider(s) about the cause and treatment of your symptoms. They have nothing to do with any STD and are not caused by any sexual encounter. Accordingly, this forum has nothing more to offer you.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
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No, the pain of DGI would be expected to go away over time or your would get much sicker. What would by no means be expected was for your symptoms to be relatively stable. EWH
No, the pain of DGI would be expected to go away over time or your would get much sicker. What would by no means be expected was for your symptoms to be relatively stable. EWH
also i have tested negative for hiv/hepb after 4mnths ,blood tests.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
