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8 month long conundrum
I have been having some vague ..non specific symptoms since dec/jan...started with persistent genital irritation/burning(I am m, 32) and then further developed varied symptoms - like ibs- bloating/fogginess and sporadic body ache/muscle ache.
Suddenly last month, have had palpable swollen nodes near neck/jaw and even underarms(not sure...but seems like)...have been having sporadic skin rashes/red bumps- doctors cnf it was folliculitis. the lymph nodes and my face has been hurting even more last 1 week...it feels sore..
Eveery doctor I have met -from urologists to derms to general physicians havent found anything specifically wrong in me...I did go thru a long dosage of antibiotics -doxy and cipro for about 4-5 weeks in Jan...urologists felt it was prostatitis though the tests didnt show bacteria.
my CBC has been okay too...overall doctors do not suspect anything - but not sure why i have been having so many varied symptoms. Have been having a fear of STD, though havenot been sexually active as such, and my only recent activity has been mutual masturbation(hand-genital) - which all the doctors felt was v low risk.
With the recent persistent swollen nodes and malaise/quite tired/body ache/uneasiness, been wondering could it have been any STD at all? What are the chances...what else can it be?herpes/syphilis?I wonder with so many sexually active people, if they go through this mess, when I am not even one.
Will a CBC reveal or indicate any infection? And eve if i have had wont my antibiotic dosage taken care of most unless it was a viral?!
Pls help!!
Suddenly last month, have had palpable swollen nodes near neck/jaw and even underarms(not sure...but seems like)...have been having sporadic skin rashes/red bumps- doctors cnf it was folliculitis. the lymph nodes and my face has been hurting even more last 1 week...it feels sore..
Eveery doctor I have met -from urologists to derms to general physicians havent found anything specifically wrong in me...I did go thru a long dosage of antibiotics -doxy and cipro for about 4-5 weeks in Jan...urologists felt it was prostatitis though the tests didnt show bacteria.
my CBC has been okay too...overall doctors do not suspect anything - but not sure why i have been having so many varied symptoms. Have been having a fear of STD, though havenot been sexually active as such, and my only recent activity has been mutual masturbation(hand-genital) - which all the doctors felt was v low risk.
With the recent persistent swollen nodes and malaise/quite tired/body ache/uneasiness, been wondering could it have been any STD at all? What are the chances...what else can it be?herpes/syphilis?I wonder with so many sexually active people, if they go through this mess, when I am not even one.
Will a CBC reveal or indicate any infection? And eve if i have had wont my antibiotic dosage taken care of most unless it was a viral?!
Pls help!!
the swollen nodes and rashes? Could it be something else too?Th erashes subsided but my glands feel swollen a month now...
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
