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So it has been over 9 months since I had protected sex with a stripper, it did not last long and instantly after id say about 20 mins I knew something was up, I had burning/tingling on my penis. A few weeks later I had the flu and flu symptoms, back aches, swollen glands in the neck, dry cough, fever. My life has not been the same since this incident. I can go on and on about what kinds of weird things have been happening to me after this incident. I have taken many HIV tests, STD tests, and finally someone mentioned taking herpes test. I never thought of taking a herpes test because I never seen any lesions or pimples down there, just burning/tingling and a little bit of redness. So I went and seen my family doctor and he tested me with IgM and IgG tests at 5 after the incident, My IgM came back positive and IgG was negative. I know everyone says the IgM test is a terrible test but my IgM was actually a Type specific test which everyone says there is no such thing. Anyways I retook an IgG test for HSV - 2 at 6 months just to see if it would come back positive but it was also negative and the number values were even lower then the first time, but they were always negative. So I dont know what to do anymore I know I have something but I have no clue on what it is. I have redness and burning everyday on and off on my penis, I have leg and foot aches, head aches, muscle twitching, loss of vision, muscle weakness, memory loss, butt pains. What else could this be? I've seen tons of doctors who say its stress but I know my body and this is not stress causing this. The only two stds you can get by being protected are HPV and HSV, i know its not HPV but i still sometimes question HSV-2. Please help.
So I just got back from the doctors office and he could immediately tell that I was under a lot of stress and that this had been going on for almost a year now. I asked him to retest me for HSV2 IgG but he did not think it was necessary because he doesn't feel that its a good test. He basically told me to take the anxiety meds and that if anything had ever showed up down there to come in asap for a swab. I mentioned to him the follicles on my thighs and how a dermatologist had done a biopsy on one that had already scabbed over which came back negative for HSV2. He was pretty confident that they were only follicles and that the biopsy would have still caught HSV2 material whether scabbed or not. He thinks the blood tests for HSV2 are useless and really dont do much when it comes to testing for it. I still believe its HSV2 because the burning and all of the other issues that I have had. When it comes down to it, it makes a lot of sense in my case and symptoms. I asked him if he thought I should be on any antivirals and he suggested I didnt take any if i wasnt having any kinds of outbreaks ever. I do appreciate all of your help but I just dont trust the blood tests for hsv.
Nothing we can add that we haven't already said. You need to work with your providers at this point.
I'm sure stress has affected me in some ways but it doesn't explain the redness and burning and changing that I have noticed down there. I don't have any blisters or anything like that, if I did I would have seen a doc imediatly. I'm not crazy and have never been the type who sees doctors, but this case is different I'm still having issues. I will never touch a stripper or any questionable girls ever again, I have a girlfriend at the moment and she knows exactly what I'm going through, we do not have sex because I am afraid to pass something onto her. So you did test positive for hsv2? What kills me is how low of a risk my incident was, I thought I was playing it safe by wearing a condom. I'm having terrible twitching in my legs right now. I hope my results are negative and hopefully what ever I have is curable and just goes away. Thanks for your advice.
So tomorrow I have an appointment to see my family doctor, I am going to have him re test me for HSV2 IgG to see if anything has changed. I have not had sex ever since the incident and have not had any blisters or anything like that, except for the follicles that I found on my thighs. Anyways I had tested back at 5 and 6 months past my possible exposure and my IgG for HSV2 was negative both times. I really don't know what it is that I had caught from that night. I still get burning down there, my eye sight has really changed and I cant stop blinking and squinting my eyes. I also have been noticing some white stuff that builds up on the side of my eye lid which has been happening for a couple of weeks now, kind of like a discharge that builds up. Anyways I am still a bit paranoid and worried about retesting again, Im hoping and praying that it comes back negative again and maybe there will be some hope to curing me back to the way I used to be. Thanks for all of your help.
well most of the regs don't answer pm's ( myself included ).
other people have their pm's turned off.
if you are sending pm's to posters who haven't posted in the last week or so, they might not even be coming to the forum to see them.
other people have their pm's turned off.
if you are sending pm's to posters who haven't posted in the last week or so, they might not even be coming to the forum to see them.
Hey i've sent personal messages to other medhelp users and i feel as if my PM's arent working because i've never gotten any responds back and I have messaged a ton of people who I know still use this forum. Do you have any idea what it could be?
quest labs #34534. it's a send out for all quest labs so they might have to dig a little to find what they need to do with the blood .
No problem Grace, that guy really does confuse posters like myself and lead us into other directions. But when I do get a chance to make an appt. to see my doctor I will be asking him to test me with the western blot. Could you tell me the code number and what lab does the test?
I may try to have the western blot test done soon just to see what that comes back as.
Look I do appreciate all of your help, I dont want to say anyone is wrong here but the issues that I have been having have all happened right after the Incident. I've posted many times about my issue, I had the flu, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, burning/tingling of the penis, nerve issues, head aches, blurred vision, all sorts of things go wrong with me and I had protected sex. 100% protected, we all know that herpes and HPV are the only two STD's you can catch while being protected. I understand my risk was a low risk but the bottom line here is that something is going on with my body. I can pull up plenty of stories of people who have tested positive for HSV - 2 and have many similar symptoms that I've had. The IgG blood test is supposedly the best test out there, I do not know why my test has not came back positive. Its either not accurate enough or I just have not produced enough antibodies for it. I think there are many more people out there then we think that do not produce antibodies for this virus. Hopefully i'm wrong but the things that have been happening to my body keep leading me to believe that it is herpes.
Yes You are right but sometimes you have more antibody in CSF . They use this test if you have recurrent symptoms with negative Herpeselect antibody.
I talked to my doctor and he told me about a new test for herpes by Quest
HSV-specific IgG in CSF
HSV 1/2 (IGG) anitbody, CSF (Code: 8542x) for the nerve symptoms cause by herpes . Its more accurate to find the HSV in fluid
HSV-specific IgG in CSF
HSV 1/2 (IGG) anitbody, CSF (Code: 8542x) for the nerve symptoms cause by herpes . Its more accurate to find the HSV in fluid
You will need to update for information for a new genital herpes symptoms.... All you information only for classic genital herpes symptoms.
Good luck for you with new update.
Good luck for you with new update.
1. I dont have pain in my buttocks but I did have butt ache for a short day or so.
2. I dont have testicle pain at all but I have had aching/burning and some redness on the head of my penis.
3. Only sores I have seen was some type of follicle looking ones on my thighs and a couple on my butt which a biopsy came back positive for a bacterial infection.
4. No swollen lymph nodes but I did have swollen lymph nodes in my neck for a while after a couple weeks of having sex with the stripper.
2. I dont have testicle pain at all but I have had aching/burning and some redness on the head of my penis.
3. Only sores I have seen was some type of follicle looking ones on my thighs and a couple on my butt which a biopsy came back positive for a bacterial infection.
4. No swollen lymph nodes but I did have swollen lymph nodes in my neck for a while after a couple weeks of having sex with the stripper.
1-DO you have pain in buttocks down to both legs ?
2-Did you have any testicle pain ?
3- Did you have any sores, lission in ur groin area ?
4- Lymph nodes pain ? Can you see your lymph nodes swollen ?
2-Did you have any testicle pain ?
3- Did you have any sores, lission in ur groin area ?
4- Lymph nodes pain ? Can you see your lymph nodes swollen ?
it's not likely this is a std related issue at all. really nothing else I can possibly add.
Hi grace i'm sorry to bother you, but i'm really stressed and dont know what else to do anymore, my right eye has been feeling weird like its got pressure behind it, and its been blurred but it looks completely normal this has been going on for a week, I feel like i'm going to lose my eye sight. Have you ever had any eye issues from HSV? You dont know how afraid I am, i'm only 25 years old and feel somethings just killing my body. I have always been healthy and happy before this incident. What else should I do or test for? I have tested for all STD's up to 6 months and everything has been negative except for the IgM HSV - 2. I know this has to do with that night. I dont do drugs, I'm healthy, I'm not crazy I have a good job and great family, I just know something serious is up with me but dr's cant figure it out.
the vast majority of folks do get accurate answers with the blood tests. you've covered your herpes testing bases. herpes recurrences aren't likely to linger for a month.
I don't know what else I could possibly tell you that would help you at this point. continue to follow up with your providers as needed and best of luck at finding out what is going on.
I don't know what else I could possibly tell you that would help you at this point. continue to follow up with your providers as needed and best of luck at finding out what is going on.
I dont know what to do anymore. I'm not right at all, this past week i've head the leg pains, headaches, muscle weakness, muscle twitching, issues with my right eye kind of like theres pressure behind it, burning on the head of my penis and a the same redness. Nothing is working, neither doctors or myself can figure out what is going on with my body. I dont trust the IgG test especially the fact that many people who do test positive through culture have tested negative on the IgG test. I had a Type specific IgM test which came back positive and we all know the IgM test is not always wrong. I have no had an outbreak on my penis but have had follicle issues which have lasted quite some time (over a month) I dont know if these are outbreaks of HSV - 2. Anyways i've looked at other forums and read symptoms of HSV - 2 and it seems like i've had many of them. Not to mention the only two std's that you can catch by being protected is HSV and HPV. This is most likely a case of me having HSV - 2 but being one of the many people who dont test positive on the IgG test.
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