Multiple small painful bumps, is it an STD or something else?

[worrywart1988]

Hi. So let me start off by saying I already have an appt to see my doctor tomorrow morning to get this checked out but I am trying to ease my mind in the mean time since I tend to only think of the worst case scenerio.

I went away for the weekend with my boyfriend and we had a lot of sex, and it is always quite rough since we both like it that way. We don't use condoms. I was last tested for STDs just last week but was told by my doc they only did the usual stuff and not herpes, but all those were negative.  I also had just shaved that morning and I shave myself bare.

I was a dummy and the first time we had sex I did not use the bathroom right after.  I noticed pretty much right  away, like by the 2nd and 3rd times that I was very tender down there and it burned a little. I also probably did a fair amount of sweating over the weekend since we went dancing every night till about 5am. In total we had sex about 8 times and by the last time it was so painful I almost asked him to stop. It burned when I peed pretty much all weekend so I just assumed it was a UTI

On our way back home monday I noticed one bump on my labia as well as I started to get a cold. I thought maybe my body was revolting after me treating is so poorly by staying up, drinking, and probably not sleeping enough, plus all the germs of other people I danced with.

Now it is wednesday and the cold is still here but getting better, but the bumps are getting worse. I have multiple of them, but not the cauliflower looking ones you hear about Herpes. The look like a bad pimple and are just now starting to get a white head to them. They are spread out along my labia and little by my vaginal opening. I'm guessing they are the cause of my burning feeling when I pee. Taking a hot bath in plain water makes them feel better for just a bit.

So my question is should I be worried this is herpes or vaginal warts or is it possible it is just from irritation from too much sex and my immune system being down from the weekends activities? I have gotten UTI and yeast infection before and at first I thought that was what it was was a combo of the 2. I tend to get them pretty easily when I forget to pee after sex and thats what I did the first time we had sex that weekend.

[Leah02301]

I had a really hard time with handling this, especially because I already had post pardum depression. I have to tell you I felt so dirty & ashamed & so deeply sadened. I cried 24/7 for months & months & months & I never thought I'd get over it. But I will promise u it's about as traumatizing as losing the first boyfriend u ever loved. It takes 2months to stop the sobbing & a few more after that & you'll feel much better about yourself. I honestly never even think about it anymore unless I get an outbreak, which btw becomes fewer & farther between as your body gets used to it. Also, the stress of having this is gona be the thing that brings it back over & over again. Try & relax & find ppl u can talk to online about it that have lived with it for a while so you can gain some perspective.Stress of any kind brings them out, atvleast thats what I noticed. That & colds, fluvs, etc.
This is not the end of the world, it does suck, but ur gona be ok. Even if it turns out to be Herpes, your not going to die & a few years later u will forget you even have it. You will be cautious when u meet someone & wait until u tell them before you have even protected sex. This will create a bond between you's & that way when you do tell them they'll probably think its no big deal. If they do, at least you filtered out an ******* rightouta the gate.

[Leah02301]

I dont want to scare u but I just want to prepare you for the worst. Given the timeline of your activities, symptoms & even the cold u had, that sounds exactly like an initial outbreak of Herpes. I never thought I could've had it because I thought of the same cauliflower sores you did. However, there are 2 strains, HSV-1 (typically lives on the mouth) & HSV-2 (typically found on. the genitals). However, these 2 can be transmitted to either place & they'll look slightly different than the ones that belong there. I  went trough this like 4x un I finally broke down & went to the Dr.'s. I had just had a baby a few moonths before this started & I had no idea my boyfriend was obviously out ******* around on me & brought it home to me. I had to have a blood test to confirm it because mine had cleared up by the time I got into his office & they need to biopsy a live piece of the actual sore while its still there otherwise. I was glad I got a blood test bc my doctor kinda made it seem like it was probably nothing if I hadn't changed partners in over 6years. I did a full workup tho & everything came back fine accept I tested positive for HSV-1. I was absolutely devistated & totally caught off guard as I said I was NEVER thinking that was even in the realm of possibility. I really reccomend demanding a blood test, even instead of the live sample because I am told that itself is quite painfull & you'd be about halfway through a typical break out (10-14 days) & Im guessing your pretty sore down there already. That wont help.

[worrywart1988]

Thanks, I went to go see my doctor today and she was being all wishy washy about if it looked like it or not. She said it doesn't look like the kind she normally see and she decided to test me for Bacterial Vaginosis and Herpes. Now I just have to wait and see. So much fun. I honestly think its more likely to be BV since I know I didn't do a good job of washing after sex each time and she asked if it was a constant burning and I told her no, it only hurt when I moved around, like from friction, which she said is not typical of herpes. She also sad I had a lot of drainage going on which is typical of BV.

[babyberry000]

It sounds like ingrown hairs from shaving and irritation bumps from chafing while dancing, having sex etc