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very worried
I think I may have posted this in the wrong forum so I will put it here as well I hope that is ok, please see below:
Hi DR Hunter, I believe you are the best person to ask as I have been reading through some of the posts and you give very good advice!Well heres my story (i apologise its long i just want to get go into detail).........I have a fiance and I did something very stupid when I went on holiday...I slept with someone else...I used protection but there could have been a brief penetration without protection this would have been very brief there was also oral. This happened back in June and its now August 15.09 and I am still getting the same sensations, Its like a tingling/burning sensation on my penis glans and its constant, it has improved but I am always aware of it, its making my life hell, and the guilt is eating away at me and my anxiety is at all time high, I have been reading symptoms for all sorts of things online and its making me think I have something very bad, I know this is the incorrect forum but my head is telling me I have HIV, im checking my glands every day a few times, my appetite is gone and I can't eat through worry hence me losing weight, I have been tested at the G.U.M for common STD's and they all came back negative, I didnt go for a blood test as the last time I put myself at real risk was in my younger days, I went abit crazy after my mum passed away when I was 18 and slept around, since I have been 21 I have been in long term relationships and got tested after 5 months of exposure which was negative, since I split with an ex who did sleep around i was with her for a year and 3 months she has since had a baby and I can rule her out I split with her a year ago, the only woman I have slept with that I didnt know was this woman on holiday I am still in contact with her and she said the only thing that she has ever had is a UTI, could you shed any light on what could be causing this tingling/burning sensation and its mostly constant?I have no discharge and it isnt painful when I pee, I have noticed that I am peeing a lot more, I have started taking vitamins and only drink water now, my appetite though has still not returned, the negative results were confusing as I hoped that they would come back and show something so I could be treated....since I have been to the docs several times I have taken/used the following:Canesten duo pill & cream (no change) Daktarin cream (no change) also some antibiotics Flucloxacillin 4 pills a day for 6 days (no change) and finally Clotrimazole which has improved.I had standard blood tests last week and am going back tuesday 18.08 for the results of liver,thyroid etc.. I have been getting headaches a weird sensations in my groin like pressure near my glans and under my armpits that is only the last couple of days though, I know the mind is a powerful thing and I am matching up symptoms I think I may have with the worst case scenario always in my mind, I will be honest I am scared to death as nothing as helped except the Clotrimazole cream, I have also changed my soap to simple soap which is all natural and using the cream 2-3 times a day depending on how bad the burn is as I dont want to over medicate the problem. my fiance who I have told about the burning is understanding but I feel so bad, she is the best thing thats happened to me, and I did something completely out of character, got drunk and slept with someone I dont know, I changed my life style because I didnt want that life anymore and I slipped back to my old ways, I cant concentrate at work or in normal life, and its getting me down, I know I am not the only person in this situation but just dont know where to turn, my twin has said that Im being stupid as the chances of catching something really bad from a UK local is slim as I dont class the women I have slept with high risk (IE non drug users,from a foreign country outside of Europe,or women who sleep around) I have never paid for sex (would never do this) or slept with another man and am always careful who I have relations with whether it be casual or otherwise. I have had unprotected sex with 3 women this year of whom I know very well and their sexual history and these were relationships one with a work colleague who I did ask about STD's etc and she said that she is fine and I believe her as she is a good friend. Am I over worrying about this? its only because its been constant for so long that it has got me worried, any info you can help me with to put my mind at ease would be great, just so scared at the minute just dont feel like myself, to date the main worry is my burning/tingling penis head which is not painful just plain annoying, my GP says he doesnt think its anything serious, still it is pretty much ruining my life at the min as I'm always a happy person. many thanks for reading I appreciate you taking the time to do so.
Hi DR Hunter, I believe you are the best person to ask as I have been reading through some of the posts and you give very good advice!Well heres my story (i apologise its long i just want to get go into detail).........I have a fiance and I did something very stupid when I went on holiday...I slept with someone else...I used protection but there could have been a brief penetration without protection this would have been very brief there was also oral. This happened back in June and its now August 15.09 and I am still getting the same sensations, Its like a tingling/burning sensation on my penis glans and its constant, it has improved but I am always aware of it, its making my life hell, and the guilt is eating away at me and my anxiety is at all time high, I have been reading symptoms for all sorts of things online and its making me think I have something very bad, I know this is the incorrect forum but my head is telling me I have HIV, im checking my glands every day a few times, my appetite is gone and I can't eat through worry hence me losing weight, I have been tested at the G.U.M for common STD's and they all came back negative, I didnt go for a blood test as the last time I put myself at real risk was in my younger days, I went abit crazy after my mum passed away when I was 18 and slept around, since I have been 21 I have been in long term relationships and got tested after 5 months of exposure which was negative, since I split with an ex who did sleep around i was with her for a year and 3 months she has since had a baby and I can rule her out I split with her a year ago, the only woman I have slept with that I didnt know was this woman on holiday I am still in contact with her and she said the only thing that she has ever had is a UTI, could you shed any light on what could be causing this tingling/burning sensation and its mostly constant?I have no discharge and it isnt painful when I pee, I have noticed that I am peeing a lot more, I have started taking vitamins and only drink water now, my appetite though has still not returned, the negative results were confusing as I hoped that they would come back and show something so I could be treated....since I have been to the docs several times I have taken/used the following:Canesten duo pill & cream (no change) Daktarin cream (no change) also some antibiotics Flucloxacillin 4 pills a day for 6 days (no change) and finally Clotrimazole which has improved.I had standard blood tests last week and am going back tuesday 18.08 for the results of liver,thyroid etc.. I have been getting headaches a weird sensations in my groin like pressure near my glans and under my armpits that is only the last couple of days though, I know the mind is a powerful thing and I am matching up symptoms I think I may have with the worst case scenario always in my mind, I will be honest I am scared to death as nothing as helped except the Clotrimazole cream, I have also changed my soap to simple soap which is all natural and using the cream 2-3 times a day depending on how bad the burn is as I dont want to over medicate the problem. my fiance who I have told about the burning is understanding but I feel so bad, she is the best thing thats happened to me, and I did something completely out of character, got drunk and slept with someone I dont know, I changed my life style because I didnt want that life anymore and I slipped back to my old ways, I cant concentrate at work or in normal life, and its getting me down, I know I am not the only person in this situation but just dont know where to turn, my twin has said that Im being stupid as the chances of catching something really bad from a UK local is slim as I dont class the women I have slept with high risk (IE non drug users,from a foreign country outside of Europe,or women who sleep around) I have never paid for sex (would never do this) or slept with another man and am always careful who I have relations with whether it be casual or otherwise. I have had unprotected sex with 3 women this year of whom I know very well and their sexual history and these were relationships one with a work colleague who I did ask about STD's etc and she said that she is fine and I believe her as she is a good friend. Am I over worrying about this? its only because its been constant for so long that it has got me worried, any info you can help me with to put my mind at ease would be great, just so scared at the minute just dont feel like myself, to date the main worry is my burning/tingling penis head which is not painful just plain annoying, my GP says he doesnt think its anything serious, still it is pretty much ruining my life at the min as I'm always a happy person. many thanks for reading I appreciate you taking the time to do so.
Thanks alot,I am a serious worrier at the best of times!and Reading stuff on the net thinking of all sorts!the only person I guess I could have got something from is my work mate but I'm very close to her and knows she doesn't sleep around,I haven't slept around alot since 2001 and I got tested back then and got all clear,the swab test only found small amount of puss cells but came back negative,but as this has been going on so long I just got really worried,but what I have isn't a symptom of any stds as I have had no discharge or anything!I think the guilt brings on the anxiety which makes me aware of any slight sensation in my body,the tender groin,armpit thing only started a couple of dys after I read on the net...i think I am seriously over analysing this whole thing as the sensation hasn't got any worse but as each day passes I think up all these thoughts making me think I have something so bad...thanks for the advice though,I appreciate it!
Oh I didn't know I had to pay or I would have done,thanks for answering though,but do u think my symptoms sound like something bad?
Well he wont answer on here cos you have to pay to get an answer on the doctors forum.
You say you know a persons sexual history - you dont.
The symptoms and medications you are talking about have nothing to do with HIV.
youre probably suffering from anxiety due to guilt.
if youre worried about HIV, use a condom , get tested and stay in a monogamous relationship.
Good luck.
You say you know a persons sexual history - you dont.
The symptoms and medications you are talking about have nothing to do with HIV.
youre probably suffering from anxiety due to guilt.
if youre worried about HIV, use a condom , get tested and stay in a monogamous relationship.
Good luck.
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