Urethral herpes? Please help.

[Borat1]

Hi all, I'm a mid 30s male that recently came down with some symptoms.  I've had a feeling I need to pee for the last three weeks and around two weeks ago I had a descent amount of stinging at the tip of my urethra.  I've never had any sores but just inside my urethra it was a bit red and irritated for a while.  I don't have any discharge and I feel perfectly healthy other than a soreness at the tip of my penis and a very mild burning sensation after urinating and sometimes in the middle of the night.  I've tested negative for GC and chlaymidia.  I'm waiting on the blood test results for herpes, but the concern over what is wrong is driving me nuts!  Any information on if this sounds like urethral herpes will be greatly appreciated.  Thank you for taking your time to help out.

[Borat1]

JTS40,

I just read your posts.  You and I went through a very similar scenario.

As Grace mentioned before, she hasn't seen one of us with mild skin symptoms and negative tests turn positive.

If mine is negative, I'm going to completely focus on getting rid of CPPS.

There is a study that was released recently on the benefits of an alpha-blocker called Rapaflo in relieving tension in the pelvic floor.

Here's a link to the study, this link is a pharmaceutical company, but my doctor looked up the actual journal and it looked pretty good.

http://drugstorenews.com/article/rapaflo-reduces-cpcpps-symptoms-improve-outcomes-among-men-mid-stage-trial

Hang in there and try to relax.  I hope things are good with you and your wife.

[Borat1]

Jts40,
We are not alone in our symptoms, that's for sure.  Hopefully I'll test negative with this last test and can provide a light at the end of the tunnel for you guys.  
I've had the pain described above, but it's the bumps I had a few weeks ago the really worried me.  If the WB is truly 99% accurate, I would hope that it would be enough after testing at the 1 year mark, but with these symptoms, an additional IGG test at 2.4 years will be the final answer.

[jts40]

Glad to see you are still around. You and I both have similar stories. I had an 11 week negative test for hsv2 and so did the person that I made the mistake with too. After my encounter I started experiencing some of the same symptoms you have been dealing with that lasted for 6-7 weeks or so. From time to time I may have slight pain for a day or so around my perinium as well well as my penis but it only last for a day or two. Everyone on here and the doctors that I've seen in person believe that I shouldnt be worried about hsv2 but is still in the back of my min and I'm afraid to retest due to what I've read about false positives or if  truely positive by now. My urologist believed I was/am experiencing CPPS but it is still, as I said, the fear of hsv2 in the back of my mind. Dr. HHH and dr. Hook said that for us to have urethral herpes that you would virtually always have external lesions, which I've never had. If you get a minute, read over my post and I will definitely keep an eye out for your results.

[Borat1]

Intheclub,
Hang in there buddy.  Yes, this has been going on for 2 years now, but I feel I'm at the end of the road finally.  One way or another, this herpeselect test will be the answer.
Hopefully my experience will make your duration a bit shorter.  I really hope you stay negative!

[Intheclub]

Dear Lord Borat1!

I just read this entire thread.  I am on a similar journey myself right now.  Sure hope mine doesn't last over 2 years like yours!

I too have had negative tests at 3, 7, and 11 weeks.  But am still not confident in the slightest that I don't have herpes.  I do think my symptoms have been more troubling than yours though, and my thread with Dr. Warren isn't encouraging.  My AB counts at .48, .52, and .35 are a red flag according to her.

Hope your next test is negative and you can move on!

[Borat1]

To help out with others who have my symptoms and are concerned about possibility of HSV, I'm going to update this post.  I've continued to experience discomfort and last month had a few strange bumps on my penis head with some red areas on my shaft.  These bumps went away after 2 days without any blistering or scabbing.  
I ordered an Herpeselect IGG test yesterday and will post the results when they come in.  I have not had any encounters since 2009 that would be at risk for HSV.  
If this test is negative, the question of herpes in the back of my head will finally be answered.