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Anyone Out There! Advice Greatly Needed!

Today i noticed a small slightly painful pimple in my upper inner thigh.i put fluoconide 0.05% to it..i heard that if it was herpes..after putting it the outbreak can worsen..is this all the time? or just for some people just like some symptoms only some people experience..i really would like to know.please respond anyone out there :)
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207091 tn?1337709493
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Check the health pages at the top right of this page, and you will find a page for herpes.

Also, check mine and gracefromhhp's profiles.  We both have journal entries about stds and herpes.

Aj
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thank you aj.you should make a web page of REAL FACTS about herpes lol. the internet can really scare someone who might think they have a std. this is the only place i come for advice now.speaking to real people such as yourself thank you aj :)
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Herpes isn't filled with pus.  The blisters do have a fluid in them, but its clear and runny, not pus.

Aj
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aj i was also wondering if herpes has puss in it.like a ingrown hair when popped.like i experienced.the internet can be very confusing.some places say No! herpes is liquid filled blister no matter how it may be disguised unless its a rash of some sort..and others say Yes it does have puss.i read it had puss only one place though.i wish  i didnt pop these ingrown hair like bumps so fast.to study how it was..being scared and impatient got the best of me thought.thank you aj.
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Oh good.  Let me know.  :)

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lol its cool..but i will let u know what happens on weds. im getting the herpes rapid test.
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207091 tn?1337709493
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Oh no, I didn't understand that.  I'm sorry.

Its still not sounding like herpes lol.

AJ
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i do not know if your understanding but there not there no more to get checked at all..im now just waiting until weds.
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I already said it didn't sound like herpes.  I'm not going to say it again.  IF your doctor didn't see these, then just go get it checked.

Aj
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any type of repsone and support is great.thank you
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my doctor didnt see them when they first appeared..i did phone him and he told me. "no to soon to be herpes" everything can just be really confusing with this. i applied the fluoconide 0.05% to it . it either didnt help at all or did help.im really dont remember but i know it did not make it worse.is this sounding like herpes. aslo when i popped them it didnt cause any skin irritation around it. my doc. seen it affter i popped and said it didnt look like herpes.but the bump was gone just a slight indintation in the skin. i was also wondering if u can answer these and try your best to answer the questions i poseted before.thank you aj.please reply.
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207091 tn?1337709493
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Its not a good test, and you might regret the results.

However, you doctor doesn't think they are herpes, and he's seen them.  Why are you so concerned?

The cream might help razor bumps if its just irritation.  If its bacterial, you'd need an antibiotic treatment.

Aj
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sorry aj..i was also wondering fluocoinide being ranked at the 2nd strongest steroid oiment.does this mean it is more likely to make a herpe outbreak worse? v.s a steroid gel that is ranked 7 or 6 for example.also why does a steroid cream effect herpes?

here is my reference of the Strengths of steroid oitments if interested.

http://dermatology.about.com/cs/medications/a/steroidgroups.htm

its shows the ranks of the different steroid oitments and Fluoconide 0.05% is listed here.

Is applying a steroid cream to a foreign bump such as the ones i described at the base of my penis a daring but good test of seeing if its possible herpes? and can this Anti fungal cream help against razor bumps. thank you aj for you time .

JJ :)
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Oh and everyone who answers these questions does so on their own time, so bumping isn't going to get your question answered any sooner.  If you read the posting tips at the top of the topics listing, we explain that we will get to your question in a timely manner, but it might not be for a few to several hours.

Aj
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Shaving can cause ingrown hairs at any time, sex or no sex.

And by worse - think herpes on steroids.  It can cause the sore to get worse.

Aj

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any advice?
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also i was wondering if shaving before sex can cause any other time of ingrown hair or anything..im just curious with this question but mainly focused on the post before this one thank you
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thank you aj..my last question is when you say worse..describe how it can worsen..basiacally what can happen to the outbreak..i promise i wont bother you any more about this lol because i see how many people you reply to.but thank you aj please take the time out to answer my last post
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1.god forbid this is herpes..would the skin around it be red or irritated because mine was not.

Probably.

2. i popped it and some puss came out like if i popped a razor bump. ive read herpes can look like a razor bump. so would it have puss in it also..or a liquid fluid that are in the typical herpe blister?

A blister, of any kind, has a fluid in it.  A herpes blister doesn't have blood in it.


3.when i popped it it did not spread. and the fluocinode 0.05% helped i think.even after i stopped using it. ive read using a steroid on herpes will help up until you stop using it.thats when it will worsin.

I answered this.  Using a steroidal cream will make herpes worse, not better, most of the time.  Not spreading means nothing.
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any advice  out there from anyone ?
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also aj i was wondering if you can answer the questions ive posted before or just try your best to give me some type of answers thank you
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thank  you aj..weds. i am getting my blood test done fianlly.i will let you know the updates..thank you for you support aj.really.it is greatly appreciated :)
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No, it doesn't sound like herpes.

Aj
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thanks aj.i am getting tested the weds. thats coming up.but until then. the 2 razor bump like bumps at the base of the penis.does it sound like herpes to you? due to the fact there was no red ness around it..no irritated skin..and didnt cause any discomfort? thank you aj for your time
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