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PART 2/2 - HERPES? Red Skin/Groin Pain/Rash/Sores/Nerves
feeling of nerve stimulation in R nipple upper R arm (just past R armpit) & sometimes R wrist
Sometimes skin glossy but nothing I can tell is ‘open’ http://imagefrog.net/show.php/139732_IMG0828.jpg
Drying pictures: http://imagefrog.net/show.php/139735_IMG0926.JPG
http://imagefrog.net/show.php/139736_IMG0927.JPG
Irritation (before dryness): http://imagefrog.net/show.php/139737_IMG0930.JPG
1 At the 13 week mark, can I rely on a HerpeSelect result?
2 IF I do have HSV, will that most likely be the explanation for this? Don’t want to find out that I’m a silent carrier & symptoms completely unrelated…BUT I can’t think straight until this tingling through my body goes away and my penis skin stops tingling/getting red/drying out, etc There hasn’t been a day when I haven’t had some form of any of this in over 2 months.
3 I have access to Valtrex (and L-Lysine). Can I try that? Will it hurt me if I’m wrong?
4 Would you recommend getting the Herpes blood test (HerpesSelect IGG)?
5 As for the girl I’m dating, there is no way she can have HSV, correct? Any way she could have passed on those pre-cancerous cells?
6 IF I do have herpes, is it likely I got it from Girl #1, Girl #2, or more likely I’ve had it for years but it only activated now?
7 Can masturbating prolong or cause a herpes outbreak? I masturbate 2-3 times daily (usually for 30-45 minutes at once) and have wondered if I have been giving myself back-to-back outbreaks? (I’ve done this for most of my life without problems.)
8 Can back-to-back outbreaks occur? Is it possible that over 2 months of symptoms every day could be a long outbreak and/or back-to-back outbreaks?
It’s 1/27. If it isn’t herpes, what could it be? Can’t think of anything but the ever-so-common herpes (esp given my sexual history).
What else can cause tingling underneath/irritated penis skin, tingling in body, AND groin pain but herpes?
Thank you for your help. I really just want the tingling/burning/skin irritation/sensitive groin to stop.
Sometimes skin glossy but nothing I can tell is ‘open’ http://imagefrog.net/show.php/139732_IMG0828.jpg
Drying pictures: http://imagefrog.net/show.php/139735_IMG0926.JPG
http://imagefrog.net/show.php/139736_IMG0927.JPG
Irritation (before dryness): http://imagefrog.net/show.php/139737_IMG0930.JPG
1 At the 13 week mark, can I rely on a HerpeSelect result?
2 IF I do have HSV, will that most likely be the explanation for this? Don’t want to find out that I’m a silent carrier & symptoms completely unrelated…BUT I can’t think straight until this tingling through my body goes away and my penis skin stops tingling/getting red/drying out, etc There hasn’t been a day when I haven’t had some form of any of this in over 2 months.
3 I have access to Valtrex (and L-Lysine). Can I try that? Will it hurt me if I’m wrong?
4 Would you recommend getting the Herpes blood test (HerpesSelect IGG)?
5 As for the girl I’m dating, there is no way she can have HSV, correct? Any way she could have passed on those pre-cancerous cells?
6 IF I do have herpes, is it likely I got it from Girl #1, Girl #2, or more likely I’ve had it for years but it only activated now?
7 Can masturbating prolong or cause a herpes outbreak? I masturbate 2-3 times daily (usually for 30-45 minutes at once) and have wondered if I have been giving myself back-to-back outbreaks? (I’ve done this for most of my life without problems.)
8 Can back-to-back outbreaks occur? Is it possible that over 2 months of symptoms every day could be a long outbreak and/or back-to-back outbreaks?
It’s 1/27. If it isn’t herpes, what could it be? Can’t think of anything but the ever-so-common herpes (esp given my sexual history).
What else can cause tingling underneath/irritated penis skin, tingling in body, AND groin pain but herpes?
Thank you for your help. I really just want the tingling/burning/skin irritation/sensitive groin to stop.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
See your regular health car provider.
Terri
Terri
hello
what kind of exams i do need to check my swelling lymph nodes? btw i have more than one swelling lymph nodes and i think its from an infection, thanks
what kind of exams i do need to check my swelling lymph nodes? btw i have more than one swelling lymph nodes and i think its from an infection, thanks
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
I doubt that herpes would cause swelling of the lymph node for nine months. However, if you have swelling of a single lymph node for 9 months, you definitely need to get that checked out to rule out more serious problems than herpes. I hope you will do that.
Terri
Terri
Hi, after a year of unprotected sex, i have been tested positive for herpes 1, i was thinking i got HIV because of my related hiv symptoms... in that year i have been tested negative for hiv antibodies 3 times and dna pcr one time...after a year now of my infection of herpes 1, i still have swollen lymph nodes for over 9 months, and a sore on my inside upper gum...
is the herpes could cause swollen lymph nodes on my neck for too long ( over 9 months) or it should be from another virus? thanks please help
is the herpes could cause swollen lymph nodes on my neck for too long ( over 9 months) or it should be from another virus? thanks please help
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
I'm sorry, but nothing that you added to this post changes my opinion. I would say if you are continuing to have pain, you will want to go to see a clinician right away. From the intensity of your posts, it must be very uncomfortable!
Terri
Terri
Please help!
Still having groin pain, overall burning sensation in penis... any ideas or suggestions?
Still having groin pain, overall burning sensation in penis... any ideas or suggestions?
Also, on the night of 11/12, a really terrible thing happened and the girl I'm dating was almost raped by a "friend." I know that the neighbors came in when they heard her scream. She told me about it, but said that he did not get her underwear off or penetrate her at all before the neighbors came in. (Unfortunately, she refused to file charges...urgh...)
I slept with her again on the night of 11/13 after she told me that he did not penetrate her at all. In the late afternoon of 11/14 is when my symptoms showed up. I'm not asking you to pass any judgment as to whether she was truthful or not, but from a medical point of view, is it possible for STD symptoms to appear less than 24 hours after exposure? (She has not had symptoms, and, again, I'm almost positive she's telling the truth, but I just thought I'd ask from a medical point of view.) Thanks again.
My suspicion (my fear, really) is that, if I did catch anything, it was from the 10/24 encounter, 21 days before the symptoms appeared. Thoughts?
Thanks so much again.
I slept with her again on the night of 11/13 after she told me that he did not penetrate her at all. In the late afternoon of 11/14 is when my symptoms showed up. I'm not asking you to pass any judgment as to whether she was truthful or not, but from a medical point of view, is it possible for STD symptoms to appear less than 24 hours after exposure? (She has not had symptoms, and, again, I'm almost positive she's telling the truth, but I just thought I'd ask from a medical point of view.) Thanks again.
My suspicion (my fear, really) is that, if I did catch anything, it was from the 10/24 encounter, 21 days before the symptoms appeared. Thoughts?
Thanks so much again.
Thanks Terri
Basically, I have the tingling for about one-third of every single day now. It's like it's underneath the skin at a certain spot on my penis (near the frenulum). Sometimes I also feel a general burning through my penis. I have found that it is emotional/stress-related (after I eat a meal or am not focused on it quite as much, it subsides), but herpes is aroused by stress, so I can't rule out herpes by it.
Re: Masturbation - not using any product, but the skin irritation/redness is mildly exacerbated by masturbation. (But more than it ever occurred when I was growing up and masturbating often.) My penis skin just gets really dry, in addition to the tingling inside at certain spots.
Re: Pre-Cancerous cells - I know these aren't caused by herpes, but I was wondering if they could possibly be transmitted and have gotten in my penis somehow.
And lastly, the groin pain tends to only be when I first wake up in the morning. It lasts about 20-30 minutes and goes away.
Hope you can figure it out!
(If you don't mind, could I also post this for Drs. Hook and Hansfield in the STD forum? I'd like to know what they think as well.)
Thanks in advance.
Basically, I have the tingling for about one-third of every single day now. It's like it's underneath the skin at a certain spot on my penis (near the frenulum). Sometimes I also feel a general burning through my penis. I have found that it is emotional/stress-related (after I eat a meal or am not focused on it quite as much, it subsides), but herpes is aroused by stress, so I can't rule out herpes by it.
Re: Masturbation - not using any product, but the skin irritation/redness is mildly exacerbated by masturbation. (But more than it ever occurred when I was growing up and masturbating often.) My penis skin just gets really dry, in addition to the tingling inside at certain spots.
Re: Pre-Cancerous cells - I know these aren't caused by herpes, but I was wondering if they could possibly be transmitted and have gotten in my penis somehow.
And lastly, the groin pain tends to only be when I first wake up in the morning. It lasts about 20-30 minutes and goes away.
Hope you can figure it out!
(If you don't mind, could I also post this for Drs. Hook and Hansfield in the STD forum? I'd like to know what they think as well.)
Thanks in advance.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Just so you know, none of the clinicians on the STD or herpes websites view pictures. Too much like practicing medicine over the internet which we are not doing here.
Doing an IgG antibody test at 13 weeks out will give you very good information, yes, certainly. If it is negative, I think it will stay that way. I do like 16 weeks from possible infection, but a negative at 13 weeks is very good. I would not take Valtrex at this point as it could potentially impact the antibody test. Taking Lysine is fine, it doesn't work to treat herpes so will have no impact on the test. You aren't having back to back outbreaks, I don't believe, and likely masturbation will have no impact on this unless you are using a product for lubrication that might be irritating you and causing these symptoms. If your current partner has never been tested for herpes, then I don't know if she could have herpes or not. Precancerous cells are not caused by herpes, they are caused most often by HPV, another virus.
I honestly can't think of what might be going on with you, but it doesn't sound like herpes at all to me.
Terri
Doing an IgG antibody test at 13 weeks out will give you very good information, yes, certainly. If it is negative, I think it will stay that way. I do like 16 weeks from possible infection, but a negative at 13 weeks is very good. I would not take Valtrex at this point as it could potentially impact the antibody test. Taking Lysine is fine, it doesn't work to treat herpes so will have no impact on the test. You aren't having back to back outbreaks, I don't believe, and likely masturbation will have no impact on this unless you are using a product for lubrication that might be irritating you and causing these symptoms. If your current partner has never been tested for herpes, then I don't know if she could have herpes or not. Precancerous cells are not caused by herpes, they are caused most often by HPV, another virus.
I honestly can't think of what might be going on with you, but it doesn't sound like herpes at all to me.
Terri
Bump please! Really need some assistance. Thank you!
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