Vaginal tear or herpes?

[bb1211]

I am 22 years old and only have been sexually active for one year. I have only had sex with three people and have usually been pretty careful about using protection.However, about 9 days ago I had a one night stand with a casual aquaintance. We didn't use a condom and I am on the pill.  After we were done having sex, he told me he had slept with 40 people (!) I couldn't believe it! How could I have been so careless. The very next day I noticed I was really sore and I figured it was just from having so much sex. However, about 5 days later I noticed a lesion in the area between by vagina and anus. It is still there after 9 days and I am experiencing yeast-like symptoms as well. I went to the doctor and she said it could be either a skin tear or herpes. I am on antibiotics for tonsillitis so I could attribute the yeast infection to that, since I often get yeast infections from antibiotics. She did a culture and I should know the results within a week. I am freaking out! I have been having a lot of emotional problems especially since I don't know for sure yet.  It just seems so likely that it could be herpes. Please let me know if any of you have been in a similar situation and what came of it.

[qtpye]

I think the cut was there for about a week or so maybe a week and a half?..from the time of feeling sore to it being completely gone..i had went to the doctors though and they gave me a steroid cream for it to help it heal.

[bb1211]

I am sorry to hear that he cheated! That must have been a horrible thing to go through. How long was your sore there for? I noticed mine about 6 days ago and now it's completely gone.

[qtpye]

Well i was with my boyfriend for a while before i found out, but i ended up finding out that he had actually cheated on me with another girl who had herpes, and this is going to sound completely disgusting but i think how i got it is because he actually cheated on me with her and then was with me in the same day (with me not knowing it) and i dont think he showered. I ended up talking to the girl and she confirmed that she had/has herpes. Its really messed up and it makes me that much more upset about the situation knowing i was with someone who CHEATED on me and gave this to me. I only had ONE tiny cut that looked infected and irritated in the area b/t my vagina and anus. But i was sore DIRECTLY after sex with him that day, i thought i had felt myself rip (down there)because of aggressive sex..it was sore for a few days, then after repetitive going to the bathroom it got worse..looked infected. But i guess it just depends on the person how long it takes to show up, if it is herpes. So many people have this because the doctor said it can look like razor burn on guys/ or girls (if they shave) which isnt at all what mine looked like bc it wasnt a BUMP or pimple like it looked like a really irritated papercut. I would just wait for your results and see what they say, if it comes back positive, get a 2nd opinion and a BLOOD test done to be sure. I hope everything works out and if you have any q's just let me know...take care.

[bb1211]

How long after you had sex did you notice the lesion? I have to hold up a compact mirror to see it, but I first saw it after about 5 days. However I was in pain from time I had sex so it could have been there all along. Did you notice any other sores or just that one? I only have one and nothing else worth noting.

[qtpye]

The same thing happened to me  in the same EXACT place and i did a culture and it came back positive for herpes, but nothing i looked at online looked like what i had, it looked like a vaginal tear/ cut from aggressive sex..But i am going to go get a blood test to be 100% positive that the doctors are correct bc there are mis-diagnosis' all the time. This is what i would recommend you to do too. Its a really emotional thing to have to go through and i completely understand how your feeling..if my blood test comes back that i do have it for sure, i would have gotten it from my x boyfriend. So many people have this and i didnt even realize it! It makes you feel so self concious  about yourself but in reality there are so many people with it because the only way you would check for it is if you had an outbreak, sometimes people have this with no outbreaks but give it to others.