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HERPES HELP
I recently hooked up with 4 strangers between August 25th and September 11, 2011- via Craigslist's "no strings attached" section. I believe there was one major sting attached...HERPES
Come to find out later, one of these "girls" (tranny) was a prostitue. "She" only gave me a blow job. Then had protected vaginal sex with 3 females, although I did lose a condom inside the last girl. Also had unprotected oral sex with the other 2 of the females.
I wake up on the 18th to find 2 teeny tiny white bumps (bilateral) on my foreskin similar to an antbite that has come to a head. I immediately.freak out and try to wash them off with antibaterial hand soap. The white part came off leaving a red spot behind. I also sprayed vinigar on them to see if they reacted, which I saw little if any reaction. I did not feel any pain or itching or tingling at all.
I go in for testing the very next day and upon visual inspection the doctor suspects herpes. I asked for a percentage of that and he said 70%-80% chance. He took a culture sample of the blisters using 2 swabs and I told him that it did not hurt at which point he really rubbed hard on them. They were dry and no fluids were present. I was then sent to the lab for bloodwork. All test results came back negative for both HSV I/II. My IGG reading was .2 and there was a high bacteria content in my urine.
The pain started the following day, which is more of a dull/sore feeling and varies but is pretty constant. I would rate it a 2/10. This is the 12th day since they appeared and it is still tender. They are barely visible, just a light pink spot. I have had an eareache in both ears since the pain in penis started. I went in for a second doctors visit to have him look at what turned out to be a pimple on my butt. I also had him check my lymph nodes in my neck, armpits and groin for swelling since he did not check the first time. They were not swollen and both times my temprature was 98%.
After learning about seroconverion, I pretty much ruled out my bloodwork. False negatives on culture test are also common. I have not been able to anything excpet for research and regret. I can barely sleep or focus on anything else. When I finally do fall asleep, guess what I dream about...HERPES. I feel like poision to anyone around me and can hardly stand to be in my own body.
My question pertains to a response I found on this website. In the thread, Dr. H. Hunter Handsfield states that "You can't catch HSV-2 by receiving fellatio, because the chance someone has HSV-2 in the mouth is low." However I have read otherwise, "it is important to stress that many people who have HSV-2 don’t know they have the infection since they have never had an outbreak of genital herpes. Those individuals without visible sores are at risk for unknowingly transmitting the virus to their sexual partners since the virus is still present in oral or genital fluids." Of course I am hoping that I dont have herpes, and if it is that is HSV 1. My biggest concern is that the prostitue had oral HSV 2 and transmitted it to me. I have contacted each person I was with and they all swear they have been recently tested for STDs, and are clean...one of them went after I called to be tested and was found negative for everything. Is there any change this could be a case of genital warts or anything besides herpes?
Links to both websites are found here:
http://knol.google.com/k/genital-herpes#
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/worried-about-having-contracted-hsv2-from-a-prostitute-from-receiving-oral-/show/249532
Come to find out later, one of these "girls" (tranny) was a prostitue. "She" only gave me a blow job. Then had protected vaginal sex with 3 females, although I did lose a condom inside the last girl. Also had unprotected oral sex with the other 2 of the females.
I wake up on the 18th to find 2 teeny tiny white bumps (bilateral) on my foreskin similar to an antbite that has come to a head. I immediately.freak out and try to wash them off with antibaterial hand soap. The white part came off leaving a red spot behind. I also sprayed vinigar on them to see if they reacted, which I saw little if any reaction. I did not feel any pain or itching or tingling at all.
I go in for testing the very next day and upon visual inspection the doctor suspects herpes. I asked for a percentage of that and he said 70%-80% chance. He took a culture sample of the blisters using 2 swabs and I told him that it did not hurt at which point he really rubbed hard on them. They were dry and no fluids were present. I was then sent to the lab for bloodwork. All test results came back negative for both HSV I/II. My IGG reading was .2 and there was a high bacteria content in my urine.
The pain started the following day, which is more of a dull/sore feeling and varies but is pretty constant. I would rate it a 2/10. This is the 12th day since they appeared and it is still tender. They are barely visible, just a light pink spot. I have had an eareache in both ears since the pain in penis started. I went in for a second doctors visit to have him look at what turned out to be a pimple on my butt. I also had him check my lymph nodes in my neck, armpits and groin for swelling since he did not check the first time. They were not swollen and both times my temprature was 98%.
After learning about seroconverion, I pretty much ruled out my bloodwork. False negatives on culture test are also common. I have not been able to anything excpet for research and regret. I can barely sleep or focus on anything else. When I finally do fall asleep, guess what I dream about...HERPES. I feel like poision to anyone around me and can hardly stand to be in my own body.
My question pertains to a response I found on this website. In the thread, Dr. H. Hunter Handsfield states that "You can't catch HSV-2 by receiving fellatio, because the chance someone has HSV-2 in the mouth is low." However I have read otherwise, "it is important to stress that many people who have HSV-2 don’t know they have the infection since they have never had an outbreak of genital herpes. Those individuals without visible sores are at risk for unknowingly transmitting the virus to their sexual partners since the virus is still present in oral or genital fluids." Of course I am hoping that I dont have herpes, and if it is that is HSV 1. My biggest concern is that the prostitue had oral HSV 2 and transmitted it to me. I have contacted each person I was with and they all swear they have been recently tested for STDs, and are clean...one of them went after I called to be tested and was found negative for everything. Is there any change this could be a case of genital warts or anything besides herpes?
Links to both websites are found here:
http://knol.google.com/k/genital-herpes#
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/worried-about-having-contracted-hsv2-from-a-prostitute-from-receiving-oral-/show/249532
Best Answer
Sorry for that, I should have read the rules prior to posting them.
I always appreciate your positive outlook! I am just curious if you clicked on the pictures to see them full size or if you are saying that everything looks complely normal based off the thumbnails you saw?
I always appreciate your positive outlook! I am just curious if you clicked on the pictures to see them full size or if you are saying that everything looks complely normal based off the thumbnails you saw?
we don't allow photos of genitals to be posted on medhelp. they will be removed as soon as the mods get a chance to do so. we don't look at photos here of any body part as is explained in our read before posting post on the top of the forum.
lysine doesn't do anything for herpes. wasting your time and money taking that.
since I had to look at all your pictures to report them, I couldn't help but notice that every single thing you posted is COMPLETELY NORMAL!!!! you are worrying yourself needlessly. you have pearly papules of the penis which aren't std related or anything you can treat. inside your mouth you have what look like fordyce spots though they might also just be normal discolorations you are taking more notice to too.
I think you are obsessing at this point over all of this to be honest. time to put away the camera, cover the mirrors and move past this!
grace
lysine doesn't do anything for herpes. wasting your time and money taking that.
since I had to look at all your pictures to report them, I couldn't help but notice that every single thing you posted is COMPLETELY NORMAL!!!! you are worrying yourself needlessly. you have pearly papules of the penis which aren't std related or anything you can treat. inside your mouth you have what look like fordyce spots though they might also just be normal discolorations you are taking more notice to too.
I think you are obsessing at this point over all of this to be honest. time to put away the camera, cover the mirrors and move past this!
grace
NEW PHOTOS UPLOADED! PLEASE CLICK ON MY USERNAME TO VIEW THEM!
I took these photos because the rash/bumps on my head are more noticeable when erect. Of course my doctors have not seen this, so to them, appears only as a lighter pink patch. The only white patch is on my shaft; just below the head...any white that appears on the head of penis is just a reflection from the cameras flash.
It has now been 11 weeks since my initial symptoms and constant discomfort. I have since seen a total of 3 doctors, including 1 dermatologist. I was given an antifungal gel (Xolegel) that did not do anything. I have been taking 1500mg of Lysine daily for about 5 weeks. I was retested for HSV1/HSV2 (IGG type specific) 68 days post exposure and am still negative with a value of .2 (same as before). Also retested for cylamidia and gohnnoria, both negative.
The worst part now is, whatever this is has spread to my mouth. I noticed a slight sting on my lower lip when drinking orange juice. I looked in the mirror and saw a teeny tiny open ulcer on my lower lip. I also saw about 5 tiny (pinhead sized) clear vesicles. Over the next week my entire lower lip turned a light pink and my throat had what my primary doctor called cobblestone. It does not hurt to eat or drink or at any time. The most unsettling symptom is gingivitis that occurred within a week. There are parts of my gums that feel loose and bleed when there is any type of suction in my mouth. Also bleeding every morning when brushing my teeth and a slight bleeding throughout the day.
Aside from that I feel a mild, dull achiness in my groin/upper rear thigh.
Occasional sharp pain in my prostate.
A slight burning after, not during, urination.
Also within the last 2 months, I have had a unusual, intensely itchy spot 3 separate times (once on the webbing between my thumb and forefinger, once on my palm-ring finger and once on my inner forearm.) The first one looked exactly like a bad mosquito bite, which I thought it was, until I realized that it had completely disappeared in a couple of hours. The other 2 times it resembled more of a flea bite, a smaller white puffy circle.
If this is herpes and my initial outbreak, does it make sense that my blood test would still be negative because I obviously have not developed any antibodies to get over it. Could this be back to back outbreaks and seem like a never ending outbreak due to my unbelievably high level of stress? PLEASE HELP! THANKS!!
I took these photos because the rash/bumps on my head are more noticeable when erect. Of course my doctors have not seen this, so to them, appears only as a lighter pink patch. The only white patch is on my shaft; just below the head...any white that appears on the head of penis is just a reflection from the cameras flash.
It has now been 11 weeks since my initial symptoms and constant discomfort. I have since seen a total of 3 doctors, including 1 dermatologist. I was given an antifungal gel (Xolegel) that did not do anything. I have been taking 1500mg of Lysine daily for about 5 weeks. I was retested for HSV1/HSV2 (IGG type specific) 68 days post exposure and am still negative with a value of .2 (same as before). Also retested for cylamidia and gohnnoria, both negative.
The worst part now is, whatever this is has spread to my mouth. I noticed a slight sting on my lower lip when drinking orange juice. I looked in the mirror and saw a teeny tiny open ulcer on my lower lip. I also saw about 5 tiny (pinhead sized) clear vesicles. Over the next week my entire lower lip turned a light pink and my throat had what my primary doctor called cobblestone. It does not hurt to eat or drink or at any time. The most unsettling symptom is gingivitis that occurred within a week. There are parts of my gums that feel loose and bleed when there is any type of suction in my mouth. Also bleeding every morning when brushing my teeth and a slight bleeding throughout the day.
Aside from that I feel a mild, dull achiness in my groin/upper rear thigh.
Occasional sharp pain in my prostate.
A slight burning after, not during, urination.
Also within the last 2 months, I have had a unusual, intensely itchy spot 3 separate times (once on the webbing between my thumb and forefinger, once on my palm-ring finger and once on my inner forearm.) The first one looked exactly like a bad mosquito bite, which I thought it was, until I realized that it had completely disappeared in a couple of hours. The other 2 times it resembled more of a flea bite, a smaller white puffy circle.
If this is herpes and my initial outbreak, does it make sense that my blood test would still be negative because I obviously have not developed any antibodies to get over it. Could this be back to back outbreaks and seem like a never ending outbreak due to my unbelievably high level of stress? PLEASE HELP! THANKS!!
no I did not get any antibotics :/ like a pill? my doctor did not seem to think much of the high bacteria count in urine however it could have just been higher because i did not give the midstream or use the wipe to clean myself prior to peeing becuase i didnt know what it was for..or thought it was to wash my hands after lol
I don't see any deleted responses so I"m not sure why it says 2 responses. I'm not signed up for emails so I don't know if they are accurate or not.
did they give you antibiotics at all?
did they give you antibiotics at all?
Grace,
Thanks so much for your quick reply. I certainly will follow up with an IGG blood test in a few weeks. And as far as random hook ups, this scare is more than enough for me to learn my lesson, I will only be in commited relationships from here on out. I sure hope that it is an infection that can be cleared up such as ngu. The soreness and pain in my penis is what scares me the most. It has now been 2 weeks since i first spotted the blisters and they seem to have mostly healed, without ever crusting or scabing over... however the pain is still there. It seems to me that 2 weeks is a long time for any small wound to heal. and I have read that it will take longer for your inital outbreak to heal..
I have been thinking about my origional post too..I would like to apologize to anyone reading this who does have herpes because while I am having a hard time with the idea that I am be infected, after all the reasearch I have done it has really opened my eyes to this disease. I do not see anyone with herpes as poisionous as I stated earlier.
Thanks again, and I encourage anyone reading this to reply with thier thoughts. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
(also, i got an email from medhelp saying that there was 2 new responses to my question, but I only see one? Anyone else have this problem? )
Thanks so much for your quick reply. I certainly will follow up with an IGG blood test in a few weeks. And as far as random hook ups, this scare is more than enough for me to learn my lesson, I will only be in commited relationships from here on out. I sure hope that it is an infection that can be cleared up such as ngu. The soreness and pain in my penis is what scares me the most. It has now been 2 weeks since i first spotted the blisters and they seem to have mostly healed, without ever crusting or scabing over... however the pain is still there. It seems to me that 2 weeks is a long time for any small wound to heal. and I have read that it will take longer for your inital outbreak to heal..
I have been thinking about my origional post too..I would like to apologize to anyone reading this who does have herpes because while I am having a hard time with the idea that I am be infected, after all the reasearch I have done it has really opened my eyes to this disease. I do not see anyone with herpes as poisionous as I stated earlier.
Thanks again, and I encourage anyone reading this to reply with thier thoughts. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
(also, i got an email from medhelp saying that there was 2 new responses to my question, but I only see one? Anyone else have this problem? )
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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.
oral sex overall is very low risk. ngu is your biggest risk and your symptoms as well as bacteria in your urine is showing that you probably did catch that. did they prescribe any antibiotics?
your symptoms don't sound like warts either. you won't pick warts off that easily either and it they would hurt a lot as you were doing it.
to best protect yourself, you should be having protected oral sex and protected genital sex with partners whose std status you aren't sure of. random hook ups call for barrier protection. Proper use of a condom will reduce hpv by 90%. It reduces bacterial std's even more. It only reduces herpes transmission by 30% on average but it still helps. Proper use means the condom goes on when the clothing comes off - just waiting for actual penetration leaves you vulnerable.
follow up on these if you get a return of symptoms but odds are the rash you have isn't std related.
grace