important question

[cbenj]

Why are there SOO many people on this board that have constant symptoms of something yet they don't get the obvious lesions that crust over and heal but they have the painful skin and nerve pain that NEVER goes away and nobody can help them. No doctor no specialist nothing they all treat you like its nothing and don't care about how much pain you're in or if you tell them "this looks different and its not going away, it didn't look like this before". Is everyone on here a hypochondriac fearing std's making symptoms up themselves? Lol like honestly is It bc people obsess and get scared after they make a mistake and regret it which causes weird stuff to manifest on your body? Cause I've honestly never examined my penis until I made a mistake and that's all I do now is think about it ALL day long wondering why I'm in pain and why my skin looks different, almost raw and sticky feeling like I could press the skin together and it would stick. I just don't get it at all makes no sense never heard of anyone going through this ever until I went on this website. Most depressing thing that can happen to a person.

[sunshineone]

I understand where you are coming from.  I also feel like there is just something different about my vagina.  I have believed in the past that it might be atypical herpes although I always get diagnosed with something else when I go to the Doctor's office.  Sometimes I find it hard to believe that all of a sudden in life my vagina has become susceptible to yeast and bv when I've never had frequent infections until the last year and a half.

At the same time, I have to stay positive.  I can't go back and change anything about the past.  All I can do is move forward and make the best possible choices in the future.  I know that you must be thinking why do you have to experience these problems when so many others don't have any of these issues.  Sometimes the luck of the draw in life can suck!  But, I'm sure that your life balances out and you have some great things going for you.

My advice is to try to stay positive.  Your hopes and dreams are not gone.  First of all, you don't know for sure that you even have herpes, it could be something else.  If it is herpes, maybe you can convince you Doctor to prescribe you an inexpensive anti-retroviral and if after taking it, you feel alot better, then you can maybe go on a daily therapy, taking an inexpensive generic brand.

I have to remind myself of these same things too.  I focus on getting as healthy as possible, eating right, getting plenty of rest, and exercising.  I also focus on "getting the life that I want".  I have a picture in my head of the life that I want and I'm making a plan to get there.  Just stay positive.  If you are in that much pain then you need to demand that your Doctor does something to make you feel better, that is their job as a Doctor.  Ask if you can try a prescription for herpes medication on a trial basis to see if it makes you feel better as you could have an atypical case.  You have to be your best advocate.  Either way, stay positive.  There must be some way to improve your situation, you just have to figure out how and get there.  Your hopes and dreams really are not gone...please take that to heart!

Best Wishes!  

[gracefromHHP]

we've discussed your situation quite thoroughly previously.

why is it so hard for you to accept that not everything that goes on in the genital area is because of herpes????

grace

[mcCreerylvr21]

I have the same issue! I had a terrible BV infection and my doctor told me I was tingling bc of how high my vaginal acidity was. I then was diagnosed with shingles, which can asleo bring about the tingling. I've never had a sore or a blister and this is the first time I've ever had BV. I'm getting a blood test done just to be safe. But it IS very scary, I've had panic attacks about it, can't sleep or eat and I'm driving myself nuts! Which is making my shingles worse. We both need to breathe and realize that many things can cause tingling, and there is a possibility of a different cause besides herpes. Stay strong friend!

[cbenj]

Grace I understand but what are the other possibilities? I've had 3 months of hell I've always been a happy person and loved taking on life now I hate waking up to this its horrible. I just turned 21 and didn't even celebrate my birthday I'm so depressed and upset over this, I just want to feel back to myself that's all I care about. If you put 10 million dollars in front of me or feel back to yourself I'd pick back to myself in a split second haha. You never realize how feeling normal is such an amazing thing, I'm just losing hope as we speak. Thank you sunshine and mcgreevy for your posts I know where both of you are coming from its a horrible feeling your skin looking irritated and raw at all times not smooth like it was and constant hurting when you walk or try to run, see if I always been an athlete and idk how to handle any of this. Is it possible for this to never go away? What are other possible causes? I just don't get it.

[cbenj]

Will a biopsy solve anything? I was going to get one on thursday when I go to the urologist but I'm scared because of how painful itsgoing to be but I'm ready to do anything to get better so I can go out with friends and have peace of mind and be able to go for a jog or play basketball, all I've been doing is lifting weights and that's even hard for me. I'm not myself anymore, its been about 3 months now since possible exposure should I get another igg test?

[gracefromHHP]

biopsy's of the skin aren't very painful at all. they numb the area well and you get some mild burning after that wears off for a few hours.  tylenol takes care of the pain you get with them.

continue to follow up with a therapist for your depression too.