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NGU lingering symptoms?

A little over a month ago I received unprotected oral.  About a week after that I noticed a little discharge a few mornings for half a week or so and it worried me so I went and got tested for Gon/Chla and tested negative for both. Thinking it might be NGU I went to my GP and he had me do a UA which came back clean with no elevated white blood cells. He did put me on Doxy 100mg twice a day for a week just to be safe. Been off doxy now for about 2 weeks. Anyway my question is, I am no longer seeing discharge at all, but sometimes I think there may be some mild burning when I pee. It comes and goes. I'm starting to think this is all due to anxiety but there's that what if that pops up in my head? Do you think I am fine and this is all in my head?
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If the burning isn't consistent, it's probably not NGU or another STD.

You also didn't have any wbc in your urine, which is how NGU is diagnosed.

How's your water intake? Do you drink a lot of alcohol or caffeine? Juices? Try drinking more water and less of the other stuff - especially lay off the alcohol and caffeine as those are really dehydrating - and see how you feel. Even if you aren't dehydrated, alcohol, caffeine, sodas and juices can irritate the bladder, causing burning when you pee.

Of course, it could definitely be in your head, too. It's always best to rule out a physical cause first, though, so try more water and less of the rest and see how you feel.

I don't know why you are so anxious about this, if guilt is involved or something, but remember that guilt doesn't equal risk, and exposure doesn't equal transmission.
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