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Herpes?
On 12 Dec I cheated on my boyfriend and had unprotected sex with a friend, I woke up the next day and felt anxious and guilty. A few days passed and I started getting a coldsore (which I normally get so it didn't worry me too much) but then I started getting another one in a different location on my lip.
By this time I'd already had unprotected sex with my boyfriend again as my friend told me he had no STD's and never any symptoms of herpes.
I got a IgG blood test done 4.5 weeks:
HSV 1 - Positive 3.51 and HSV2 - Negative 0.26 (I tested too early & plan on being tested at 16 weeks).
2 weeks after having sex with my friend I got a lot of discharge which irritated my bum, I went to 2 doctors & went to the STD clinic twice who said I have no signs of herpes but then I read you can get it on your cervix and I dont think they checked my cervix. The doctor said I have molluscum contagiosum as I had a spot like lump appear near my clitoris (its tiny & has stayed the same for 2 months). They gave me a prescription for canestan and the discharge cleared up. A few days later I had a sore bum, went the doctors again and they said I have a hemorrhoid, thats not gone either after 2 months. I started getting itchy lumps all over my body before I had sex with my friend which have gone worse and I found out these are hives and can be caused by a new infection or stress.
I thought this could all be coincidence but my bf had a cold a week after we had sex and has got lots of what looks like folliculitis on his legs and in line with the top of his boxers, they didnt blister just looked inflamed. He has complained of a head ache twice since and also back ache once but none of us have herpes symptoms on our genitals, he also got a hemorrhoid.
My friend had a blood test and said it come back negative. I didn't ask for his results but I had no reason to not believe him. Is this just too much of a coincidence?
By this time I'd already had unprotected sex with my boyfriend again as my friend told me he had no STD's and never any symptoms of herpes.
I got a IgG blood test done 4.5 weeks:
HSV 1 - Positive 3.51 and HSV2 - Negative 0.26 (I tested too early & plan on being tested at 16 weeks).
2 weeks after having sex with my friend I got a lot of discharge which irritated my bum, I went to 2 doctors & went to the STD clinic twice who said I have no signs of herpes but then I read you can get it on your cervix and I dont think they checked my cervix. The doctor said I have molluscum contagiosum as I had a spot like lump appear near my clitoris (its tiny & has stayed the same for 2 months). They gave me a prescription for canestan and the discharge cleared up. A few days later I had a sore bum, went the doctors again and they said I have a hemorrhoid, thats not gone either after 2 months. I started getting itchy lumps all over my body before I had sex with my friend which have gone worse and I found out these are hives and can be caused by a new infection or stress.
I thought this could all be coincidence but my bf had a cold a week after we had sex and has got lots of what looks like folliculitis on his legs and in line with the top of his boxers, they didnt blister just looked inflamed. He has complained of a head ache twice since and also back ache once but none of us have herpes symptoms on our genitals, he also got a hemorrhoid.
My friend had a blood test and said it come back negative. I didn't ask for his results but I had no reason to not believe him. Is this just too much of a coincidence?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
You are welcome, and I think you've got a good plan in place!
Terri
Terri
Hello,
Just an update, I've been to the STD clinic. I've been advised I have BV. I have been given antibiotics and also been advised if after that I still have any irritations I will be referred to a gynecologist. The nurse also said he couldn't see any tear only my hemorrhoid, so I've been given cream to reduce that also. I'll stop worrying about it so much now and will go for my 16 week IgG test to make sure everything is okay from that side and will keep you updated.
Thank you very much for the help!
Just an update, I've been to the STD clinic. I've been advised I have BV. I have been given antibiotics and also been advised if after that I still have any irritations I will be referred to a gynecologist. The nurse also said he couldn't see any tear only my hemorrhoid, so I've been given cream to reduce that also. I'll stop worrying about it so much now and will go for my 16 week IgG test to make sure everything is okay from that side and will keep you updated.
Thank you very much for the help!
Thank you for the comment.
Mine was quite watery but it was still the same normal colour, it didn't have any odor though.
I have also noticed a little tear on my anus which is quite sore. I will be going back to the STD clinic tomorrow to have this looked at as I said I got a hemorrhoid too, so I am hoping they are linked.
If nothing comes of it, I will do IgG testing at 16 weeks and I will keep you updated with any results. Thank you for your response!
Mine was quite watery but it was still the same normal colour, it didn't have any odor though.
I have also noticed a little tear on my anus which is quite sore. I will be going back to the STD clinic tomorrow to have this looked at as I said I got a hemorrhoid too, so I am hoping they are linked.
If nothing comes of it, I will do IgG testing at 16 weeks and I will keep you updated with any results. Thank you for your response!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
You can get herpes on the cervix, yes, and it can cause discharge. It tends to be very watery, with little color. But lots of other things can cause discharge also so I wouldn't jump to any conclusion about herpes based on the discharge.
Honestly, nothing you've told me sounds like how I would expect herpes to behave. But another test may reassure you more.
Terri
Honestly, nothing you've told me sounds like how I would expect herpes to behave. But another test may reassure you more.
Terri
The original screening didn't include testing for Herpes so I paid to have them done privately (his being 6 weeks after our encounter but I am unsure of the last time he had sex prior to us having sex) I can't ask him because he no longer wants contact with me. Being in the UK we don't have Herpeselect or any of the many I have read on here but it definitely was an IgG test, I asked for a copy of my results.
The bump appeared about 7 days after the encounter with my friend so if it really is molluscum (I've not had a test to confirm) it would have only been from him because my boyfriend has only ever been with me (I know he has not strayed) but the lump looks like a little red splodge with a zit like center, I have tried to avoid touching it and sharing towels but it has been there for 2 months.
The rash on me is different to my boyfriends, mine is little tiny red lumps that last a day and pop up anywhere on my body and are itchy, they only really pop up when I start getting upset. My boyfriends are like inflamed lumps he got 3 firstly on his thigh, all about 2cm apart, they gradually went down, didn't pop or burst that I noticed. Then he had what seemed like a hard lump on his boxer line with a few separate hairs growing out of it, with a few more small lumps a few cms apart again, they didn't really blister just went down after a week or so (they seemed more to have hairs near or in them), he is really hairy and has recently started being more active going the gym so I looked up folliculitis and it looks similar to that.
I appreciate its a lot of information, I haven't had sex since I thought of herpes but I am just worried that because of my discharge problem that it was overlooked like I said as I have read you can have it on the cervix and I'm worried about passing it on if I haven't already?
I also know that HSV1 orally can appear anywhere, I get them quite often. I was just worried it coincided with this event and because I had a few in different places if that would have any meaning such as I had a new HSV2 infection and that's why it seemed worse.
Sorry to ramble.
The bump appeared about 7 days after the encounter with my friend so if it really is molluscum (I've not had a test to confirm) it would have only been from him because my boyfriend has only ever been with me (I know he has not strayed) but the lump looks like a little red splodge with a zit like center, I have tried to avoid touching it and sharing towels but it has been there for 2 months.
The rash on me is different to my boyfriends, mine is little tiny red lumps that last a day and pop up anywhere on my body and are itchy, they only really pop up when I start getting upset. My boyfriends are like inflamed lumps he got 3 firstly on his thigh, all about 2cm apart, they gradually went down, didn't pop or burst that I noticed. Then he had what seemed like a hard lump on his boxer line with a few separate hairs growing out of it, with a few more small lumps a few cms apart again, they didn't really blister just went down after a week or so (they seemed more to have hairs near or in them), he is really hairy and has recently started being more active going the gym so I looked up folliculitis and it looks similar to that.
I appreciate its a lot of information, I haven't had sex since I thought of herpes but I am just worried that because of my discharge problem that it was overlooked like I said as I have read you can have it on the cervix and I'm worried about passing it on if I haven't already?
I also know that HSV1 orally can appear anywhere, I get them quite often. I was just worried it coincided with this event and because I had a few in different places if that would have any meaning such as I had a new HSV2 infection and that's why it seemed worse.
Sorry to ramble.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
So if your friend had a full panel of STD testing, and it included herpes, then you don't need to worry about contracting an STD from him, right? Are you certain that both of your STD testing panels included herpes testing? Something worth checking on.
Molluscum in the genital are is an STD, but it sounds like you had it before this encounter with your friend?
As for the skin rash - it is possible to acquire a skin bacteria from someone that is not technically an STD but is acquired by close skin to skin contact. It may show up on the hair follicles. Is that descriptive of your rash?
If you have had cold sores in the past, then this isn't something new and not surprising that it could show up in a new place on the lip - the cold sore virus can come to the surface of the skin in any location around the mouth, it is NOT new infection.
Terri
Molluscum in the genital are is an STD, but it sounds like you had it before this encounter with your friend?
As for the skin rash - it is possible to acquire a skin bacteria from someone that is not technically an STD but is acquired by close skin to skin contact. It may show up on the hair follicles. Is that descriptive of your rash?
If you have had cold sores in the past, then this isn't something new and not surprising that it could show up in a new place on the lip - the cold sore virus can come to the surface of the skin in any location around the mouth, it is NOT new infection.
Terri
Also, I got tested for all other STD's which come back negative and so did my friend.
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