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Herpes Symptoms
Good afternoon it's day 35 and since I last wrote I had blisters appear on my lower left side of my lip. They are subsiding after 3 days. I also have noticed that I may have a swollen lymph on my right side lower inguinal. Dr could not confirm so I am getting a sonogram tomorrow to determine if its a hernia or swollen lymph.. Lastly I also noticed yesterday I have one notice a me white lesion on my penis and also a small very small cluster of 3 bumps as well. I will have them pct tomorrow. I am waiting on day 30 test results, and I know there maybe a false negative with them.
My question to a Dr is: what confidence do we ha e in testing at 30 days (blood) and pcr swabs? I have a 9 year old and I do not want to infect him... So I need to know soon.. Thanks
My question to a Dr is: what confidence do we ha e in testing at 30 days (blood) and pcr swabs? I have a 9 year old and I do not want to infect him... So I need to know soon.. Thanks
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That doesn't change my answer.
I saw your other question - let's keep it all in the same thread so it doesn't get confusing.
"Hello again.. Results indicate I have a swollen lower inguinal lymph. I received test results for hsv1 hsv2 and hiv.. 31 days after possible exposure. All negative with the standard reporting of less than 0.91 I plan on having some pcr work done today on a couple of blisters... I also will retest at 60 days. Any thoughts on my results who have experience with this blog?"
While you were at risk for HIV with unprotected sex, one swollen lymph node at 33 days is not a symptom of anything. Do you know what kind of testing you had done for HIV?
I saw your other question - let's keep it all in the same thread so it doesn't get confusing.
"Hello again.. Results indicate I have a swollen lower inguinal lymph. I received test results for hsv1 hsv2 and hiv.. 31 days after possible exposure. All negative with the standard reporting of less than 0.91 I plan on having some pcr work done today on a couple of blisters... I also will retest at 60 days. Any thoughts on my results who have experience with this blog?"
While you were at risk for HIV with unprotected sex, one swollen lymph node at 33 days is not a symptom of anything. Do you know what kind of testing you had done for HIV?
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No I do not... I just had another hiv test for hiv protein.. I believe this is a better test..... Thanks for the response..
I will receive these results on Monday.. I will let you know then.. Thanks AuntJessi
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Hi there -
None of us are doctors on this site.
The answer you got from Life360 hasn't changed - herpes sores wouldn't show up that fast, so this is unlikely to be herpes.
If you had swollen lymph nodes from any viral illness, you wouldn't just have one.
PCR testing is very reliable, and blood testing at 30 days is fairly reliable, but none of this is likely to be herpes.
IF you do have herpes (and it doesn't seem like you do), the only way you'd give it to your son is inappropriate contact. Don't do that, and he'll be fine. (Note - in theory, you may transmit this by sharing damp towels, but you shouldn't share towels anyway. If you have oral herpes, don't share drinks, utensils, etc., which is never a good idea to start with.)
None of us are doctors on this site.
The answer you got from Life360 hasn't changed - herpes sores wouldn't show up that fast, so this is unlikely to be herpes.
If you had swollen lymph nodes from any viral illness, you wouldn't just have one.
PCR testing is very reliable, and blood testing at 30 days is fairly reliable, but none of this is likely to be herpes.
IF you do have herpes (and it doesn't seem like you do), the only way you'd give it to your son is inappropriate contact. Don't do that, and he'll be fine. (Note - in theory, you may transmit this by sharing damp towels, but you shouldn't share towels anyway. If you have oral herpes, don't share drinks, utensils, etc., which is never a good idea to start with.)
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Thanks
Hello again... I am not sure I made it clear.. I noticed the bumps and pimple yesterday at day 33..
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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.
