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Doctor,

I returned from Thailand in late December. While there i received a hand job. Upon my return two weeks later i developed flu like symptoms and was put on Cipro. I also took multiple STD tests gon, herpes, chlam, syphills, hiv, hep. Negative. Shortly after taking the medicine, not sure if it is just a coi ncidence, but I started experiencing a burning sensation sometimes severe in my scrotum area. MY PCP believing it is a reaction to the cipro antibiotic has proscribed multiple creams both over the counter and steriod prescription to treat a fungal infection. lotrim, excozla, niastan, etc. Its been a few months now, and the treatments dont seem to be working. She finally referred me to a dermotolgist, but since i have an HMO, i have to wait another month, scheduled in early April 07. Since then i have retested for the same STD just in case (11 weeks after exposure) and they have all come back negative again. I am getting very concerned that this condition is taking longer to heal than normal. Could it be a stubbern fungus? She also tested my for prostatis, didn't see any problems. She has run multiple blood tests and urine tests, all normal. I am getting frustrated and my anxiety level has been thru the roof. Do you think if i keep applying creams and hang in there it will eventually heal or could it be an internal problem.
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Sorry new at this didn't mean to post on yours
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had what I thought was a boil. Cultured staph negative 1 and 2. Then I went to gyno did labcorp herpes type select test. Results 50 hsv1 2.72 hsv2. I have dermatomyositis and that can be caused by Epstein Barr. That's a form of herpes. Should i do western blott sixteen weeks after last time I had sex. I feel normal. I did have flue like symptoms after I got the flue shot in October. Them dec I got this red bump that swelled and got bigger looked like a boil got staph infected. It healed with antibiotics and I took the valtrex. Left really pink crater like thing. No pain when peeing only had that one hasn't came back. I did have night sweets but I had the heat on 76 and wrapped in my comforter
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Sounds like HIV...
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patricia: No one EVER got HIV from a handjob. Impossible. And his symptoms have nothing to do with HIV anyway.

original poster: peekawho gave you super advice (as always!) on the HIV board. Whatever you have going on, it's not HIV or any other STD. Your negative tests prove that. Follow up with the dermatologist, but in the meantime, relax.
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Whatever is going on it is not STD realted to your Thailand incident. No STD can be transmitted that way and all you tests are negative to prove it.  Stop thinking about STD's and i bet these problems will resolve quickly.
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