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Please Give me your opinion
I have been tested through stdtestexpress with HerpSelect and received negative results (i don't get the number just less than .91) at the following times post exposure:
3 weeks
6 weeks
9 weeks
13 weeks
I was with a woman who later told me that she was "getting over a cold sore" and when I was with her I thought she had a healing pimple on the area between her nose and mouth.
She later told me that it had been about 14 days since her blisters burst so she thought she was ok.
She gave me oral sex and we kissed a few times.
I have had no symptoms genitally.
However, about 45 days after the incident I noticed a flesh colored bump in my moustache area. Never was painful or itchy. It did not look like a blister (translucent or liquid filled). After five days I picked at it and the next morning (about six hours) there was a round yellow scab (honey brown). The size of pincel eraser. I went the dermotologist about four hours later.
The dermatologist asked me if it tingled, or itched or was painful. He felt the sore. Again it didn't hurt when touched it.
He said that given the location one "differential" could be a cold sore, from my description of it he didn't think it was. He said since it had already scabbed over he couldn't do a culture but that he really thought it was probably an ingrown hair or something else that led to impetigo when I picked at it.
He gave me some ointment to clear it up (Mupicrocin Cream USP, 2%). I put the medicine on twice a day. By the next morning the yellow scab was now just a red scab. Two days later. The scab was gone and it was just dry flakey skin. This last a few days and then was gone. It left a small grey scar.
On a final note, i asked this woman to go and get tested so I know if I have HSV1 or 2 to worry about, and she did, she has HSV1 she even sent me the results 5.43 for HSV1 and HSV2 just said less than .91.
3 weeks
6 weeks
9 weeks
13 weeks
I was with a woman who later told me that she was "getting over a cold sore" and when I was with her I thought she had a healing pimple on the area between her nose and mouth.
She later told me that it had been about 14 days since her blisters burst so she thought she was ok.
She gave me oral sex and we kissed a few times.
I have had no symptoms genitally.
However, about 45 days after the incident I noticed a flesh colored bump in my moustache area. Never was painful or itchy. It did not look like a blister (translucent or liquid filled). After five days I picked at it and the next morning (about six hours) there was a round yellow scab (honey brown). The size of pincel eraser. I went the dermotologist about four hours later.
The dermatologist asked me if it tingled, or itched or was painful. He felt the sore. Again it didn't hurt when touched it.
He said that given the location one "differential" could be a cold sore, from my description of it he didn't think it was. He said since it had already scabbed over he couldn't do a culture but that he really thought it was probably an ingrown hair or something else that led to impetigo when I picked at it.
He gave me some ointment to clear it up (Mupicrocin Cream USP, 2%). I put the medicine on twice a day. By the next morning the yellow scab was now just a red scab. Two days later. The scab was gone and it was just dry flakey skin. This last a few days and then was gone. It left a small grey scar.
On a final note, i asked this woman to go and get tested so I know if I have HSV1 or 2 to worry about, and she did, she has HSV1 she even sent me the results 5.43 for HSV1 and HSV2 just said less than .91.
Thanks. Ok.
I understand, can you just tell me how to get the western blot test? Do I call your office and they can tell me where to go get the blood drawn near me?
I understand, can you just tell me how to get the western blot test? Do I call your office and they can tell me where to go get the blood drawn near me?
Terri,
I found the phone number for your clinic. I have an appointment with you thursday.
Is there anyway to get the test done this week though? I know it will take 2 to 3 weeks to get the results, but could I at least get in and get the blood drawn.
I found the phone number for your clinic. I have an appointment with you thursday.
Is there anyway to get the test done this week though? I know it will take 2 to 3 weeks to get the results, but could I at least get in and get the blood drawn.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
It takes two days for the lab in Seattle to communicate with your local lab so I'm afraid not. Sorry! I'm not in the office until tomorrow.
Terri
Terri
Thank you for talking to me today. I know you can't tell me that I'm not infected, but I feel much better and hopeful for the first time.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Good. I hope we talked on Thursday, hard for me to tell between the clinic and here!
Terri
Terri
We did talk on thursday. I ended up not being able to get an appointment with the dermatologist, but it feels like it would have been wasted anyways.
After three days: Itching just above the lip, dry flaky skin. no blisters. no pus. no crusting. no pain. no swelling and the redness is gone.
After three days: Itching just above the lip, dry flaky skin. no blisters. no pus. no crusting. no pain. no swelling and the redness is gone.
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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.
