Aa
Im so lost
Heres the thing.
I contracted hsv -2 from what my examiner concluded to be perhaps oral sex from a cold sore bearing partner. I ashamedly admit my recurring site is in the anal reigon. Friends of mine are nurses and while they mean well...Im not very convinced.
With little faith in doctors....this is a hard step.
I reside on an island where the new patient waiting list is up to FOUR years. I could go off island....and if tension persists - I just might.
Anyhow - I have been suffering from severe anxiety lately. It triggered an outbreak and I know better than to let stress affect me to save my comfort.
But having gained 15 punds in three months....inactivity in the winter and just turning 30 with a very uncomfortable body, is really affecting my life.
My friends say this virus can be associated with a number of things not excluding anxiety and panic attacks.
I have a hard time accepting a sexual virus could be responsible for this crazy decline in my sense of well being.
I dont get sick...I am not depressed...i KNOW I need to quit smoking and reduce my alchohol consumption.
This isnt NEWS...which is why I dont go to doctors because they dont wish to bother doing the necessary work to ease your mind. Even though i have a decent HMO - still I waste my day to be told things I am aware of.
I read the other day that palipitations and irregular beats in your heart for no reason ( i.e - no physical exertion), signal possible heart problems.
My rings dont fit properly...I have frequent pressure in my chest. While there isnt Pain, its panic worthy at times and I lose sleep.
As I said, I am aware that my lifestyle needs to change.
What i am looking to hear is that there is or is not a correlation to the symptoms I described - to HSV2
Im willing to be validated in thinking after years of nightclub life and resort hopping, that an evaluation of my heart might be in order. I turned 30 in december, so Im not aware of when the big red flags are supposed to go off in terms of not feeling "right"
Any insight would be welcome. I am an otherwise sane woman, not looking to prove myself right...but hopefully to get an assuring word that wont tell me the obvious.
I contracted hsv -2 from what my examiner concluded to be perhaps oral sex from a cold sore bearing partner. I ashamedly admit my recurring site is in the anal reigon. Friends of mine are nurses and while they mean well...Im not very convinced.
With little faith in doctors....this is a hard step.
I reside on an island where the new patient waiting list is up to FOUR years. I could go off island....and if tension persists - I just might.
Anyhow - I have been suffering from severe anxiety lately. It triggered an outbreak and I know better than to let stress affect me to save my comfort.
But having gained 15 punds in three months....inactivity in the winter and just turning 30 with a very uncomfortable body, is really affecting my life.
My friends say this virus can be associated with a number of things not excluding anxiety and panic attacks.
I have a hard time accepting a sexual virus could be responsible for this crazy decline in my sense of well being.
I dont get sick...I am not depressed...i KNOW I need to quit smoking and reduce my alchohol consumption.
This isnt NEWS...which is why I dont go to doctors because they dont wish to bother doing the necessary work to ease your mind. Even though i have a decent HMO - still I waste my day to be told things I am aware of.
I read the other day that palipitations and irregular beats in your heart for no reason ( i.e - no physical exertion), signal possible heart problems.
My rings dont fit properly...I have frequent pressure in my chest. While there isnt Pain, its panic worthy at times and I lose sleep.
As I said, I am aware that my lifestyle needs to change.
What i am looking to hear is that there is or is not a correlation to the symptoms I described - to HSV2
Im willing to be validated in thinking after years of nightclub life and resort hopping, that an evaluation of my heart might be in order. I turned 30 in december, so Im not aware of when the big red flags are supposed to go off in terms of not feeling "right"
Any insight would be welcome. I am an otherwise sane woman, not looking to prove myself right...but hopefully to get an assuring word that wont tell me the obvious.
No - wouldn't associate the symptoms youhave with herpes. It's time to see your provider and get a thorough work up. Anxiety can cause palpitations too.
grace
grace
Oh...absolutely.
I am not on here to decide whether or not I HAVE a virus.
Perhaps i was misdiagonesed and the virus is of a different culture. The fact of the matter is thaT I have experienced rapid changes of being that COULD be correlated with the virus and some of which could not.
Was hoping to hear of people suffering anxiety and the same issues i have described....on a practical basis.
Im going to get a strong looking over if it takes all of me to do it.
was just hoping to hear that a virus as common as HSV can be can conribute to some symptoms that you wouldfnt normally think of.
is all :)
I am not on here to decide whether or not I HAVE a virus.
Perhaps i was misdiagonesed and the virus is of a different culture. The fact of the matter is thaT I have experienced rapid changes of being that COULD be correlated with the virus and some of which could not.
Was hoping to hear of people suffering anxiety and the same issues i have described....on a practical basis.
Im going to get a strong looking over if it takes all of me to do it.
was just hoping to hear that a virus as common as HSV can be can conribute to some symptoms that you wouldfnt normally think of.
is all :)
Contracting hsv2 from oral sex can happen but it's not likely to happen. Only about 3% of folks have hsv2 orally and it doesn't shed very often on average. I've only ever even read one case study of reoccuring cold sores being due to hsv2. I'd confirm that indeed you had a culture that was typed as hsv2 - oftentimes what happens is they only test for herpes and not type it and just say hsv2 because it's below the waist. Also even though symptoms occured after receiving oral sex from the partner in question - about 1/2 of all presumed newly acquired genital herpes infections are actually just the first obvious recurrence of a previously acquired hsv2 infection. Just thought I'd point out that the appearance of symptoms doesn't necessarily mean a newly acquired infection.
I'd still follow up on this sooner rather than later. Being in undiagnosed congestive heart failure would suck far more than genital herpes does.
grace
I'd still follow up on this sooner rather than later. Being in undiagnosed congestive heart failure would suck far more than genital herpes does.
grace
Well I can say with confidence that I know the partner i contracted the virus from well. The breakout I suffered afterwards was just as shocking to him. When I was tested...I was told hsv2.
Its more possible than some people understand, to pass this virus along orally. While its not the most common "transaction" - it happens.
I need to make an appointment to talk through these fears...but the last time i tried...I got the stethescope and blood pressure cuff with an imaptient doctor who like many in the past...just say ahhhh! You smoke huh?
well there you go....quit.
You drink often hey?
Slow down.
Its very hard to rationalize your medical fears when someones not very interested in hearing that you have any. Im going to go...I just need some help summarizing these fears and getting the most out of a visit.
Im a writer...I talk too much :)
Its more possible than some people understand, to pass this virus along orally. While its not the most common "transaction" - it happens.
I need to make an appointment to talk through these fears...but the last time i tried...I got the stethescope and blood pressure cuff with an imaptient doctor who like many in the past...just say ahhhh! You smoke huh?
well there you go....quit.
You drink often hey?
Slow down.
Its very hard to rationalize your medical fears when someones not very interested in hearing that you have any. Im going to go...I just need some help summarizing these fears and getting the most out of a visit.
Im a writer...I talk too much :)
It's unlikely you contracted hsv2 from oral sex with someone. That would be hsv1 most likely. How were you originally diagnosed? Do you treat your herpes?
Weight gain and heart issues might not all be unrelated. I encourage you to go be seen this week for a full work up.
grace
Weight gain and heart issues might not all be unrelated. I encourage you to go be seen this week for a full work up.
grace
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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.
