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waiting for herpes results.. question
10 days ago I had sex and my partner took the condom off and I did not realize it. I had no physical symptoms, no itching, no bumps and I felt totally normal for six days. On the fifth day I THINK that I cut myself shaving because I was rushing and I am pretty clumsy and careless sometimes. That day I was with my partner and we did not have sex but there was some vigorous rubbing through my clothes. The next morning(day 6) I had very very painful urination. When I wiped there was blood and I assumed that it was a bad UTI (I've been prone to UTI's and I get them several times a year) but that was the only time I ever saw blood, I believe now that the blood was from the two sores.
The next morning (Day 7) I realized that the burning when I urinate was not the same kind of burning as when I have a UTI, and I had no need to go frequently and I had some discomfort in my pelvis. I saw my gyn and he did an exam he did no tests, not even a urine culture and sent me home with a prescription for a UTI. I requested to be tested for Chlamydia and Gonohrea but he insisted that if i had either of those he would be able to tell. He said that if I take the antibiotic i would improve by that evening. I was not satisfied so I made an appointment at hte local health department for the next morning to be tested for a UTI and STDs. I took a home UTI test after that and it came back negative.
That night (day 7) I noticed that I had two matching bumps on my labia (one on each side) just outside the opening of my vagina. I washed myself thoroughly with an antibacterial soap and applied bactroban (a prescription anti biotic ointment) because they appeared to be infected. At that point my discomfort improved significantly. That evening I was with my partner again, again we did not have sex but there was some rubbing through my clothes.
The next morning (day 8), I went to hte health department and told the physician baout the bumps. I told her that I believed that I had cut myself shaving and it got infected. She said that she did not think it was herpes but that she would test it to be sure. She took a culture which was very painful but then seemed to retract her words. After the exam she said that she wanted me to take Valtrex and return in two weeks. This made me think that she did indeed tink that it is herpes.
She said that if it is herpes and I do NOT take the valtrex that it will get worse with in a few days and if I do take the Valtrex it will clear up in a week. I have decided to monitor myself very closely and wait to see if the sores heal in a few days
I realized last night that Bactroban might not be the best thing to be using on the sores if they are indeed a bacterial infection so I switched to OTC trip antibiotic ointment. They did not appear to improve using the bactroban but I believe they have improved slightly since i've been applying the antibiotic ointment (beginning last night) It has not gotten worse.
My sores do not really look like the pictures of herpes that I see online and they are not visibily oozing although there is a white pus inside the sores. They look more like ulcers with large raw craters in the center. They do not itch but htey hurt if my clothes touch them too much and it hurts when I urinate if urine touches them. I have no other symptoms.
I have done some reading about hte cycle of a herpes outbreak and I do not believe that I ever had the blisters and if I did, wouldn't my gyn have noticed during the pelvic exam?
At what stage do the sores begin to hurt? Do they hurt when they are blisters or do they hurt only once they are oozing open sores?
If it is an outbreak and I have two open sores right now, would more blisters appear in a few days or do my current sores just heal? I am not sure what my doctor meant about the sores getting worse(more sores appearing, spreading or becoming more painful?) if I do not take the valtrex.
Also, is it possble that I cut myself shaving, and the sexual contact (rubbing through my clothes) irritated the site and created a better opportunity for a skin infection?
Is bactroban a cream that should have worked/ made a difference? (I saw later that it was only for two types of bacterial infections)
I had folliculitis once before and I had it examed by a doctor because it was oozing with pus. I was instructed to put antibiotic ointment on it three times a day and that it would clear up in a few days.
I know this is a lot.. I appreciate any insight or help... because I do not get my test results for two weeks.
The next morning (Day 7) I realized that the burning when I urinate was not the same kind of burning as when I have a UTI, and I had no need to go frequently and I had some discomfort in my pelvis. I saw my gyn and he did an exam he did no tests, not even a urine culture and sent me home with a prescription for a UTI. I requested to be tested for Chlamydia and Gonohrea but he insisted that if i had either of those he would be able to tell. He said that if I take the antibiotic i would improve by that evening. I was not satisfied so I made an appointment at hte local health department for the next morning to be tested for a UTI and STDs. I took a home UTI test after that and it came back negative.
That night (day 7) I noticed that I had two matching bumps on my labia (one on each side) just outside the opening of my vagina. I washed myself thoroughly with an antibacterial soap and applied bactroban (a prescription anti biotic ointment) because they appeared to be infected. At that point my discomfort improved significantly. That evening I was with my partner again, again we did not have sex but there was some rubbing through my clothes.
The next morning (day 8), I went to hte health department and told the physician baout the bumps. I told her that I believed that I had cut myself shaving and it got infected. She said that she did not think it was herpes but that she would test it to be sure. She took a culture which was very painful but then seemed to retract her words. After the exam she said that she wanted me to take Valtrex and return in two weeks. This made me think that she did indeed tink that it is herpes.
She said that if it is herpes and I do NOT take the valtrex that it will get worse with in a few days and if I do take the Valtrex it will clear up in a week. I have decided to monitor myself very closely and wait to see if the sores heal in a few days
I realized last night that Bactroban might not be the best thing to be using on the sores if they are indeed a bacterial infection so I switched to OTC trip antibiotic ointment. They did not appear to improve using the bactroban but I believe they have improved slightly since i've been applying the antibiotic ointment (beginning last night) It has not gotten worse.
My sores do not really look like the pictures of herpes that I see online and they are not visibily oozing although there is a white pus inside the sores. They look more like ulcers with large raw craters in the center. They do not itch but htey hurt if my clothes touch them too much and it hurts when I urinate if urine touches them. I have no other symptoms.
I have done some reading about hte cycle of a herpes outbreak and I do not believe that I ever had the blisters and if I did, wouldn't my gyn have noticed during the pelvic exam?
At what stage do the sores begin to hurt? Do they hurt when they are blisters or do they hurt only once they are oozing open sores?
If it is an outbreak and I have two open sores right now, would more blisters appear in a few days or do my current sores just heal? I am not sure what my doctor meant about the sores getting worse(more sores appearing, spreading or becoming more painful?) if I do not take the valtrex.
Also, is it possble that I cut myself shaving, and the sexual contact (rubbing through my clothes) irritated the site and created a better opportunity for a skin infection?
Is bactroban a cream that should have worked/ made a difference? (I saw later that it was only for two types of bacterial infections)
I had folliculitis once before and I had it examed by a doctor because it was oozing with pus. I was instructed to put antibiotic ointment on it three times a day and that it would clear up in a few days.
I know this is a lot.. I appreciate any insight or help... because I do not get my test results for two weeks.
Hi Grace, thank you so much for responding to my previous posts. I appreciate the support.
It has been about one month since my first genital HSV1 outbreak and now I am concerned about future outbreaks. Every time something feels even slightly uncomfortable down there I get nervous that it is another outbreak.
This morning when I woke up I felt like things were a little tingly. But I just don't know if that is my imagination because it is on my mind all the time.
I recently spoke with my general practitioner about how the frequency outbreaks and she told me that the number of outbreaks varies completely from person to person regardless of the type and location.
I told her that I had read online that people with genital HSV1 much fewer outbreaks and she said something about the data being skewed... something about the number of people having no recurrent outbreaks lowers the average number of outbreaks.
She also said that she has a few patients that continue to have frequent outbreaks despite taking Valtrex.
I know this is silly but do you have any comments regarding what my Dr. said? Perhaps I misunderstood. I'm trying so hard to find peace of mind.
It has been about one month since my first genital HSV1 outbreak and now I am concerned about future outbreaks. Every time something feels even slightly uncomfortable down there I get nervous that it is another outbreak.
This morning when I woke up I felt like things were a little tingly. But I just don't know if that is my imagination because it is on my mind all the time.
I recently spoke with my general practitioner about how the frequency outbreaks and she told me that the number of outbreaks varies completely from person to person regardless of the type and location.
I told her that I had read online that people with genital HSV1 much fewer outbreaks and she said something about the data being skewed... something about the number of people having no recurrent outbreaks lowers the average number of outbreaks.
She also said that she has a few patients that continue to have frequent outbreaks despite taking Valtrex.
I know this is silly but do you have any comments regarding what my Dr. said? Perhaps I misunderstood. I'm trying so hard to find peace of mind.
we have no idea if daily suppressive therapy reduces transmission of hsv1 genitally. we don't have a study for a dose either. we don't even have a study to show if it reduces shedding significantly or not to make it worth taking suppressively for hsv1 genitally.
grace
grace
I am on 500mg of Valtrex once a day..since herpes is most contagious in the first year would it be more effective for me to be taking 1000 mgs? (of course I would consult with my dr. but I wasn't sure if it was even worth asking)
since you didn't have a blood test done at the time of the lesion culture, no way to know if this is a newly acquired infection or not. At this point, too much time has passed for that answer.
you can transmit hsv1 from genitals to genitals but it's pretty low risk. Less than 10% of all genital hsv1 infections are transmitted that way. odds are you won't transmit your own hsv1 genital infection to a partner but I know at the moment that probably seems like silly talk to you with your own situation.
grace
you can transmit hsv1 from genitals to genitals but it's pretty low risk. Less than 10% of all genital hsv1 infections are transmitted that way. odds are you won't transmit your own hsv1 genital infection to a partner but I know at the moment that probably seems like silly talk to you with your own situation.
grace
this person does not need a blood test to confirm a typed lesion culture.
grace
grace
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