Painful genital bumps

[Can_U_Help]

I have had painful bumps around my vagina and thighs for several years. About 4 years ago I went to the local Health Department for my annual check up and I talked to the nurse practitioner about it. She said that they were probably hair follicles and that I should leave them alone. The only problem is they are very painful. They do not rupture. I have to squeeze them to release the puss, which is usually white or just blood. If I don’t squeeze them they are excruciatingly painful so much so that I can barely walk. I asked the nurse if she thought they looked like herpes and she said no. There is no rash or blisters like the pictures I have seen online of herpes. Where are lymph nods in your legs? I also get hard knots in the tops of my legs at my inner thigh, which is very painful. Is that lymph nods? I noticed some comments online that the lymph nods in the top of your legs get swollen. The nurse did not culture the bump. Is a culture of an outbreak the only way to test for the herpes virus or is there a blood test for if you don’t have an outbreak at the time of your appointment? I have read a few articles online that genital ulcers are commonly misdiagnosed. I am calling the health department tomorrow and scheduling an appointment. It is time for my annual check up anyway and I will talk to the nurse about it but any thoughts would be greatly appreciated and I would kind of like to know if I should be adamant about testing for the herpes virus if they try to blow me off again. This is about to worry me to death. I am not a promiscuous person. I have been married for 20 years and have only had 4 partners. My husband was my first and only for 10 years then I found out he was cheating and I left. We were separated for about 3 years and got back together. I was only sexually active with 3 partners while we were separated and 2 were one-night stands. My husband and I have been back together for 6 years now and I have been with no one but him. If I had been infected with an STD during our separation wouldn’t I have had symptoms within 2 to 3 years?

[auntiejessi]

Infection can cause that, and most certainly could be caused by the MRSA.  

If you are feeling so badly, you need to go to the health dept before the 19th.  Since MRSA can infect your bloodstream, you need to make sure you don't have it internally now.  

MRSA can also infect your lungs and cause pneumonia, so its extremely important that you get this cold checked out.  Please don't wait.

Aj

[Can_U_Help]

This is crazy and stressing me really bad. When I orginaly started this post back on 8-1 I had a bump right in the crease of my leg and vagina and a bump that was totaly different from that one at the top of my leg next to my pelvic bone (not in the crease of my leg but very close). The one in close to my vagina is not gone but it is smaller and less painful. It never ruptured, drained or anything. I tried to sqeeze it for relief whe it came up and got such a small amount of bloody fluid out if it that it was almost like nothing. The one on the top of my leg next to my pelvic bone is still there and just as painful as it was 10 days ago. This morning there is one at the top of my leg on the other side (my left leg) next to my pelvic bone almost perfectly horizontal with the one on the right side. They are both very painful too. I feel completely drained and starting to get a head cold. I sure hope I can hold off until next Tuesday (8-19) for my appointment at the health dept. These things are painful. Nothing is draining at all except the one on my right calf that was cultured and diagnosed as MRSA. I've read about swollen lymph nodes in the top of your legs. Does the location of the ones I have described close to my pelvic bone sound like swollen lymph nodes? What causes swollen lymph nodes in the lower extremities?

[Can_U_Help]

Well I got a little bit of info out of the 506 results of my search. But it took so long to try to shuffle through them that I eventually ended up posting my own question in the Dermatology forum and I did get a response from a doctor. You know how you are looking for a certain topic and you end up reading threads that aren't even relevant to what you were looking for. Curiosity got the cat I guess. : )

I love this website. It's so helpful when trying to understand all this confusing medical stuff. The people on here are very helpful, courteous and understanding. I'm really glad I found this site.
Talk to you soon

[auntiejessi]

LOL if the 506 responses don't help, let me know.

Aj

[Can_U_Help]

I did a search for MRSA in the search medholp search box at the top of the page and I got a result of 506 posts so no need to answer that question. : )
Thanks
Talk to you soon

[Can_U_Help]

Well I paid for my office visit and the medassist program will pay for my culture and sensitivity test. My script this time was only 12.99. So I am only out about 78 bucks over this right now. I have had a couple people tell me that the only way to treat MRSA is through IV antibiotics. If it comes to that I will have to try to find assistance. But for now if this is all I have to pay then I'm ok. I am so confused, I have had people tell me that once you have the MRSA bacteria then you are always a carrier it just lays dorment. Are there any posts on this website on MRSA? I looked in the forums for staph and MRSA but there aren't any forum topics. I've been trying to educate myself a little bit on this but there are SO MANY sites out there and of course with that much literature they are going to be contradictorial. Just thought I could look through some experiences others have shared if there is topics on here on MRSA and staph bacteria.