Before I ask my questions, let me give a little background. I'm a 39 y/o male. I was taken advantage of by another guy while I was quite incapacitated by drink (I don't know who, only that I woke up the next morning in my hotel room feeling very violated). I didn't report (have my reasons). Two weeks after, got sick with what felt like really bad cold symptoms (felt run-down, neck lymph nodes were a little swollen, slight fever) but I was traveling, so I might have picked something up that way, don't know. The swelling in my lymph nodes went down, but didn't seem to ever fully go away. Anyway, flash-forward to mid August, I start to feel some sensitivity in my genital region, on my scrotum, and on my penis (head, not shaft). After a couple weeks of this, I noticed two small (about 1 mm) bumps just under the head of my penis. Not wart-like, but not blisters either. Also got a slight itchy/stinging sensation while urinating- not terribly painfull, just slight. Of course, I'm very nervous at this point, so I schedule an appointment with my provider and was seen in the second week of September. I explained what happened and she gave me a full exam, said it didn't look like herpes to her, but only a test would determine that. She ran quite a few tests (CBC, HIV, Herpes, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, a few others I don't know) and prescribed Valtrex and an antibiotic for yeast. The results came back this week and I was told all tests came back negative... there were slight "anomalies" in my CBC, but not anything to worry about (so the nurse on the phone said)... not sure what to think here. I've already made a follow-up appointment to discuss with my provider, but that's not until the second week in October, so I though I'd see what anyone on this board might know... I'm still feeling the sensitivity in my genitals, still have the two small bumps under the head, and still don't have an answer.
1. Is it possible that one or more of the tests might have been a false negative?
2. Are false negatives very rare?
3. Have you ever heard of something like this?
I don't know what else to ask or add right now, but perhaps your reply might generate some more. Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to provide.
I wouldn't doubt your test results.
hard to tell what they meant regarding your cbc results. obviously you aren't anemic or have a high white count or the doctor would've called you with orders for medications. anything else, isn't really of much meaning most times.
you had urine testing done also when you were seen?
grace