Significance of risk from receiving oral and cross masturbatory sex

[Icarus-reborn]

Hi

As I'm still awaiting the proper amount of time to pass to be tested,
I would like to ask a few questions:

1. How significant is the risk of acquiring hsv-2 as the recipient
of oral sex from someone who is genitally hsv-2 infected?
2. How significant is the risk of acquiring hsv-2 genitally from
toucing the genitals of an hsv-2 infected female for a three or
four minute period and then using the same "wet" hand to immediately
masturbate my penis?
This activity once a week for a three month period.
and yes, I have no doubts my ex-partner is hsv-2 infected.

3. My Derm, without close examination, immediatley proclaimed
Shingles and prescribed Valtrex. My symptoms are burning on and around
my tailbone and up to my waist line in and around the buttocks area, anal discomfort
(rawness of the anus that when zinc bacitracin was applied, nearly healed it),
tender scrotum, tender and red paraneium, sore penis, and sore left testicle.
When I took the Valtrex, the burning nearly disappeared, only the discomfort remained
while sitting. Once I stopped the Valtrex (2 grms a day), the burning throughout
the region (bottom of the tailbone and surrounding buttocks) returned.
Are the symptoms I've described close to approximating what a Herpes outbreak sounds
like (inflamming the entire genital area), and can Valtrex have such an immediate effect
in reducing/eliminating the pronounced burning?
4. (sorry) sort of pertains to #3. When you use the term "localized" to describe
an infected area or outbreak, would it apply to the entire genital
region, or is the use of the term a little more precise as to mean the sores/burning/tenderness/
pain should be consigned to an exact area of your boxer region such as just the anus, or just
the scrotum, or just the penis?
I apologize if most if not all these answers exists, but cannot find in them in detail.
and curious if perhaps I may possibly have a bacterial infection instead.

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

1.  Zero
2.  very close to zero
3.  Well, the rash of zoster is pretty classic.  When you say without close examination, did they at least do some kind of examination of your body?  Did you have any kind of actual rash that could been seen?  
4.  Did I use the term localized?  I'm not sure what the context is here.  Genital herpes infects the sacral ganglia and it supplies nerves to the entire area covered by a pair of boxer shorts.  But the symptoms may be limited to one area of that general area, and often are.  I don't think I'm getting your meaning here. Can you clarify for me, please?

You don't have to apologize ever!  You are posting here for personalized questions, and I want to help you with whatever questions you have and I will do my best to answer.  

Terri

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

I"m really glad you are feeling better, lets hope that keeps up!
Terri

[Icarus-reborn]

Thank you.

I stopped taking it three days ago as I'm intending to test
next week. The burning has calmed down quite a bit, but
oddly still smoldering here at 7 weeks post exposure (5 weeks
from noticing the initial burning).

So we'll see what next week brings.

Thank you so much for listening and offering your feedback!

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Hmmmm.  Making a diagnosis of shingles without an exam is, well, sketchy at best.  The burning could have many things from pressure on a nerve to your back to something in the herpes virus family.  The Valtrex may or may not have been acting on the virus, so difficult to say.  I certainly would not, at all, jump to the conclusion that this anything to do with genital herpes.  Are you still taking the medication?

Terri

[Icarus-reborn]

Thank you for your answers.

I've read the term localized in this forum from many different
experts and was just curious as to it's exact meaning. To me
it seems a term a little more definite than the term "region", so
I had wanted to pin down it's precision.

My rash was barely a rash at all, and since the Derm decided
he wasn't going to take a peek at my bottom, Shingles was his
diagnosis. The burning I felt, after all I've read on-line, was probably
akin to a shingles post-herpetic nueralgia. But Could it very well have
been then a nueralgia from an active Herpes infection?

If the Valtrex mitigated my burning overnight, then must the diagnosis
be either shingles or herpes, or is there another infection that Valtrex
fights/mitigates that isn't herpes or shingles?

I'm praying my problem is baterial, but the efficacy of the Valtrex seems
to indicate something other.

Thank you for your kind response and the comfort all of you offer.