Herpes from an escort's bracelet (sex toy?)

[mikedidastupidthing]

Hi,

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I'm re-posting this as after 10 minutes ago I put it in the general STD forum and I understand it should have gone here - apologies (and definitely not an attempt to get more "attention" or anything. Sorry anyone re-reading this.) so...
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I'm a 30 y/o hetro male with no previous STD's (tested fairly regularly) freaking out after doing something really, really stupid.

2 days ago I visited a professional escort. I asked her for a handjob with condom as I'm extremely anxious about catching anything, and felt this was as safe as could be (considering that she was an escort).

She offered to give me a massage first, which I was fine with. During the massage, her hands with gently moving around (but never being invasive) my anal area and genitals. Again, this seemed harmless to me.

However, for a good couple of times (maybe 10 times) whilst I was laid on the bed head down, *** exposed as it were, when her hands were going over my anal area, I could feel a wrist bracelet/chain dropping into my anal area as her hand went past. Felt nice, and again, thought little of it in terms of problems.

Now it's 2 days later an I've discovered a tender to the touch red bump in my anal area, the size of the tip of a finger (about 1cm diameter).

I'm freaking out that the bracelet, which she was obviously wearing all day and probably all the time when working, has probably been in a lot of other guys ***** whilst she's performed the same kind of massage (amongst other things) and it's transmitted an STD to me. Could it be considered the same as a sex toy, in which case, have I let an escort basically stroke my *** repeatedly with an unprotected sex toy?

My first thought when I noticed it were - could it be herpes? Can it be transmitted the way i've described? What should I expect in terms of continuing symptoms as from what I've read, this tender lump/bump is just the start of things.

I'm trying to stay rationale but I can't escape the thought i've contracted something.

I will be very, very grateful of any advise from the community on here.

Thank you in advance,

M.

[johnnie256]

I am not sure about syphilis, but I guess it is the same as herpes, and is equally fragile. Furthermore, syphilis is very rare in the developed world and with heterosexuals, so therefore this should not be a worry. Also, syphilis does not show up in two days and the ulcer would be painless. So that is definitely not an option. Other STDs that would show up as on skin are Molluscum Contagiasum and HPV. But these ones take weeks to months to show up. So also not an option.

By the bacterias hiding I meant other less serious bacterias which are not considered to be STDs that would not show up as a bump. I think that the bump you have is completely unrelated to your encounter. However, I am not a doctor, and it is always recommended to have a professional have a look at it in order to be safe. I would not worry to much about, but get it checked out anyways. Also, you are correct about the massaging the virus in, that is what Dr. Handsfield says, and he won several awards on the field of STDs.

Good luck

[mikedidastupidthing]

Hi johnnie256,

Thanks for the information. The bracelet could not have jumped from another person to me in such a short time as the escort was with me alone for at least 15 minutes before anything was started, and i'd imagine there was probably at least a small gap of time before me and her last 'customer'.

I will make a visit to a doctor as you've suggested.

Can you think of any other STD's that could be the cause (you mention 'other bacterias hiding in the necklace')?

It's still very tender to the touch but I don't think as noticeably bad as yesterday when the pain initially alerted me to it. I can't think what STD's can be passed in such a way, the contact from both bracelet and the escorts hands was fleeting and from what I've read on these forums, nothing like the 'vigorous massaging' that would need to occur for something to be transmitted.

Thanks again,

M.

[johnnie256]

Also, have a look at this.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Sex-Toy-insertion/show/1512671

[johnnie256]

Herpes is a fragile virus that does not survive very long outside the human body. Unless it just came out of somebody elses anus within a minute or so before it went into our anus, herpes is not really an option. However, other bacterias could have been hiding in the necklace. Therefore, I would highly recommend you visiting a doctor to see what is going on. Chances are that there is nothing, but better be safe than sorry.