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Hi. Six weeks ago I went to a massage parlor and got a hand job. I had a few headaches here and there, really bad one day and feel fatigue. Today, I have two blisters on my lip, six weeks later. They look like cold sores, which I've had before, but never two at same time. Also noticed I'm losing more hair. I tested negative for HIV with naat test 20 days after exposure. Could I have caught herpes from a hand job? She massaged my face first, Dont recall her touching my lips but she did get close to them when she was massaging my face. I also tested HIV antibody negative at 34 days and gonna and chlamed negative at 20 days. Thanks!
Thank you, Grace. I created a small cloud in my head and can't get out of it. Too anxious and stressed. Damn CDC and the body said there was a small risk. I need to stay off google. I had muscle twitiching for 24 hours. Damn this anxiety and fear. I appreciate all the help and support. Have to fight to put this behind me. I think I'm ready to discuss with my girl. Part of it is guilt and she's traditional and old school, won't have sex with me until we get married. All recipes for my irrational fears and heightened anxiety. I think I'm going to write a book on my experience ;). I appreciate your help and advice. God bless!
stress is probably why your hair is falling out, not any infection from this encounter.
Thank you Grace. My hair is falling our rapidly and someone on the body said they went through the same thing doing first phase of HIV. I'm thinking the Naat test would show if I had it at 20 days. Maybe the stress from last 7 months is causing my rapid hair loss. Going to make a conscious effort to forget it, for my sake and my families. Everyone knows something is going on with me. Starting to impact life and work.
we have discussed this previously when you posted about it.
you already had oral herpes, you wouldn't get it again.
you absolutely did not contract herpes from a hand job. if you had contracted herpes from a sexual encounter, it would present with genial symptoms, not oral symptoms anyways.
you didn't contract hiv from a hand job either as you already know from your posts on the hiv forum.
your anxiety is the issue here, not any risk from a hand job.
grace
you already had oral herpes, you wouldn't get it again.
you absolutely did not contract herpes from a hand job. if you had contracted herpes from a sexual encounter, it would present with genial symptoms, not oral symptoms anyways.
you didn't contract hiv from a hand job either as you already know from your posts on the hiv forum.
your anxiety is the issue here, not any risk from a hand job.
grace
I thought herpes was spread from skin yo skin contact? Just wondering if my headaches and a few body/muscle aches and the two cold sores I got on my lip could be a sign of herpes or HIV infection. I want to believe a hand job is no risk, but I think I'm testing at 12 weeks anyways. And what is it with NY Times article editied 2009, stating it could take a year to show up!? I thought that was old news. Even the CDC is still saying rare cases can take up to six months, but not a year. That's anxiety death sentence, lol.
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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.
