Hi,
I had protected oral sex and sex with a sex worker in Amsterdam's red light district about a week ago. After I was done I asked her if she gets tested. She said she would never have sex with anyone without a condom and goes for a test every 3 months.
I noticed some burning at the edge of the head of my penis with hours, I thought it may have been "friction burns". Within 2 days of that I had sore groin on both sides. I'm not sure if this was due to the fact that my encounter was rather aggressive or my lymph nodes had been swollen.
I visited a Dr. In the country I'm travelling in, which is a developing country. The Dr did a physical exam of my groin and penis. He said the groin did not have swollen lymph nodes but feels like swollen muscle. As for the penis it looked like friction burns. He did prescribe me a bunch of test.
Now about less the a week I still have pain in the groin feel like muscle fibers are swollen, don't know if it lymph nodes.
And I'm also having a warm tingling sensation in my inner thighs.
I have no blisters in the genital area.
My questions are
1. Are my symptoms similar to herpes or any other std? From me searching online it's says herpes.
2.what do swollen lymph nodes feel like, do they feel like muscle fibers? I cant feel any nodes mostly, swollen muscle.
3. What other symptoms should I keep an eye out for if I did going to have an outbreak. I don't have any other symptoms at the moment.
4. Also what are the chances of trsmission of single exposure with protected sex. I know herpes is skin to skin contact too.
I have read tingling sensation before an outbreak is usually recurrent symptom not the first. Is this true?
How soon can I do a test for herpes and HIV? I am really worried if it's an std, I have never had one we if it is something incurable it will change my life for the worse. Really worried sick.
Thanks