Unsure about what to expect. Feeling nervous and scared.

[Atypical23]

I was exposed to herpes last Thursday and since then I’ve been a panicking nervous mess. I got out of a 3 year relationshipin February, this guy is the first guy Ive slept with. He wasn’t expressing any symptoms and was not having an outbreak however the condom fell off inside of me twice (I know). The day after us having sex I felt uncomfortable with tingling everywhere in my pelvic region, everything felt like pinching.
On Sunday I left work early, the burning sensation after peeing was so painful I felt like I pulled a muscle or triggered insane cramps from hell. I saw the doctor on Tuesday and confirmed that my bumps were razor burn and one was folliculitis. I have a yeast infection and have not received a call from the doctor regarding my STD test. I came back negative for a UTI. She said she would not do a blood test due to them having a high false positive/negative rating. Yesterday, I noticed my neck becoming tender and becoming afraid that the flu like symptoms are just around the corner. No weird bumps, I feel reoccuring pinching on the tip of my outer lips before my labia. I’m day 6 of 12 of the incubation period. Reoccuring leg tingling and pinching. Basically have to wait for something to happen which is literally driving me crazy.
Have to wait 6 weeks until I’m in the clear.

I don’t know, I want someone to talk to. I’m not afraid to have hsv-2 I just want this turmoil of not knowing if i have it to be over. I feel like the neck tenderness is my anxiety and stress at work along with being hypersensitive to what my body is feeling. I feel insecure that the doctor didn’t provide me with an absolute reason to believe I don’t have it, I know that they can’t. I don’t know what to do from here I have been in high stress mode for about a week. I’m upset that I won’t feel like myself for awhile. Thank you for reading my nervous, anxiety ridden post.

[michelle3528]

I have felt this way for 2 months now not knowing if I could have gotten it from an exposure with someone that has herpes. So what type of symptoms did you feel exactly maybe I can help in any way to calm it I mean as of right now I am on the same boat

[Atypical23]

Hi! Thank you for asking. I don’t feel any symptoms today except I noticed some white blotches on my labia minora. They kind of look like leukocytes, they don’t hurt to touch. They look bacterial than anything but I’m going to wait it out and see what they turn into rather than jumping the gun go get them looked at.

[michelle3528]

Oh really I mean that could be a bacterial infection or like a fungal rash that does not sound like herpes at all. Did you have burning at all?

[TooHip1973]

Well a blood test at this point would serve as a good baseline test. Your doctor is wrong. IgG testing for HSV2 is quite good and very accurate if enough time has passed from exposure. I assume she didn’t swab these bumps. That is what she should’ve done. I recommend, if you notice any bumps or sores, go to another doctor or an urgent care immediately to have the bumps swabbed and assessed. You didn’t mention if this current partner is positive for HSV1 or HSV2. HSV1 can be spread to the genitals via oral sex and HSV2 can be spread even when symptoms are not present. If you don’t know his status, you should ask him to IgG test.

[Atypical23]

I agree with you, I feel like she didn’t want to do it for multiple reasons. He has HSV2. I asked him if he was experiencing any itching or anything off during the day and he said no. I plan on seeing a different doctor later this week.