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Dear Doctor(s): Thanks for the opportunity to post this question; I sincerely hope one of you can assist me in gaining absolution.
To the point: Aug. 2009 - received brief (< 3 seconds) unprotected fellatio from female w/ no visible sores - odd feeling in testicles next day and slight discoloration on glans penis - continues 2 weeks - Sept. 2009 see my GP he says slight balantitis and epididymitis - Azithro + Doxy for 10 days + test for HSV 2 IgG = .03 neg - continues another week - see GP he prescribes Cipro for 10 days + test HSV I/II IgM = neg. - see urologist he says nothing abnormal & tell him my testicles are burning and glans feels itchy / pinching - he tests chlamy. gonn. & syph. = neg. - visit 2 dermatol. they say not herpes and prescribe anti fungal & steroids & diflucan - stays same - back to urologist for HSV I/II IgG @ 6 weeks = negative - pain in testicles and groin (burning in both legs) discoloration still present - back to GP checks prostate says prostate infection and prescr. Levaquin for 2 months - symptoms still present - back to urologist @ 4 months (Dec. 2009) post exposure for HSV I/II IgG = negative & cystoscopy = normal - so back to GP for repeat HSV I/II IgG = .1 negative (wanted to make sure using same lab company)
So here I am in month 5 still having testicle pain, glans itch and pinching, periodic burning in groin down inside both legs and abdomen - just got GP to order HSV I/II western blot or PCR and waiting on results - all the docs (8 in all) say I don't have HSV because of 1) minimal nature of exposure and 2) my IgG results @ 4 months but I am still symptomatic and desperate. they say it's psychosomatic but I disagree.
I know my docs have good intentions but I am so frustrated In your professional opinion(s) - does this sound like HSV? Could I have contracted it with that limited exposure? If not what could be wrong with my body? thanks so much for helping me.
To the point: Aug. 2009 - received brief (< 3 seconds) unprotected fellatio from female w/ no visible sores - odd feeling in testicles next day and slight discoloration on glans penis - continues 2 weeks - Sept. 2009 see my GP he says slight balantitis and epididymitis - Azithro + Doxy for 10 days + test for HSV 2 IgG = .03 neg - continues another week - see GP he prescribes Cipro for 10 days + test HSV I/II IgM = neg. - see urologist he says nothing abnormal & tell him my testicles are burning and glans feels itchy / pinching - he tests chlamy. gonn. & syph. = neg. - visit 2 dermatol. they say not herpes and prescribe anti fungal & steroids & diflucan - stays same - back to urologist for HSV I/II IgG @ 6 weeks = negative - pain in testicles and groin (burning in both legs) discoloration still present - back to GP checks prostate says prostate infection and prescr. Levaquin for 2 months - symptoms still present - back to urologist @ 4 months (Dec. 2009) post exposure for HSV I/II IgG = negative & cystoscopy = normal - so back to GP for repeat HSV I/II IgG = .1 negative (wanted to make sure using same lab company)
So here I am in month 5 still having testicle pain, glans itch and pinching, periodic burning in groin down inside both legs and abdomen - just got GP to order HSV I/II western blot or PCR and waiting on results - all the docs (8 in all) say I don't have HSV because of 1) minimal nature of exposure and 2) my IgG results @ 4 months but I am still symptomatic and desperate. they say it's psychosomatic but I disagree.
I know my docs have good intentions but I am so frustrated In your professional opinion(s) - does this sound like HSV? Could I have contracted it with that limited exposure? If not what could be wrong with my body? thanks so much for helping me.
Ok - Sorry did I do something wrong?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Please call my office tomorrow and we will go over this again, OK?
Terri
Terri
Terri - I called Quest and they said they did not receive the fax / order requisition last evening. Just wanted to let you know.
thanks
thanks
Terri - thanks for speaking with me this afternoon - I called Quest and made an appt. for tomorrow, hopefully the paperwork you sent got through. quick and final questions:
1) will you call me with the results or do I call your office?
2) we discussed my HSV I/II combined IgG reading @ 4 months = .1 and you said that was a combined test and is not the right kind...does that mean the value is wrong? Or does that mean the value is a combination of both (i.e. HSV I might = .07 and HSV II might = .03 for a combined total of .1? Can I trust that result?
3) any other possibilities that would not have been addressed by the antibiotics (NGU? Trich etc?
Thanks so much again.
1) will you call me with the results or do I call your office?
2) we discussed my HSV I/II combined IgG reading @ 4 months = .1 and you said that was a combined test and is not the right kind...does that mean the value is wrong? Or does that mean the value is a combination of both (i.e. HSV I might = .07 and HSV II might = .03 for a combined total of .1? Can I trust that result?
3) any other possibilities that would not have been addressed by the antibiotics (NGU? Trich etc?
Thanks so much again.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
You're most welcome.
Terri
Terri
Thank you so much, Terri - you are the best and I admire your philanthropic efforts through this online service - best to you.
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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.
