probably overreacting

[ncguy]

Two weeks ago I received an "erotic massage" in a hotel room.  The only skin to skin contact was with her hand, however, I'm converned that I may have caught something from the bedspread while I was laying down naked. About 3 days after I noticed a slight discoloration on the tip of my penis, and the same day had a STD panel test done (all results came back negative).  However, the spot is still there, and I have mild discomfort in my genitals that comes and goes.  I'm pretty sure it's stress, but the spot worries me.  I was planning to get another panel test in a couple weeks (after a month). If they all come back negative, am I in the clear?

Thank you so much.

[auntiejessi]

Oh I'm happy to hear that you are feeling better.  :)

And Merry Christmas to you, too.

Aj

[ncguy]

Well, I think the eye stuff is taken care of. It took a few weeks, but the worst was definitely the first week or so.  And since the antibiotic with steroid didn't make things go absolutely nuts, it's safe to say it wasn't anything serious.  Once again, you were right.  Thanks, and Merry Christmas.

[auntiejessi]

You have it in both eyes?  Nope, not likely to be herpes at all.

Aj

[ncguy]

PPS -- Reason #5 that this is probably not HSV... and this is just a wild-@$$ guess, but it makes sense to me.  I suspect it'd be very difficult for a virus to "move" or "reproduce" from one eye to the other.  The mechanism of their commandeering your genetic soup to reproduce (and the phenomenon of recurrent sores in the same spots all the time) seems to point to a virus staking out a location and sticking to it.  Bacteria, on the other hand, seem more likely to get into the other eye... then again, I'm not a doctor -- and I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express either.

[auntiejessi]

Oh good point.  I'll be looking for those from now on.  :)

[ncguy]

PS -- yeah, off the ledge. You can tell because I'm listing the reasons why things will be OK instead of how they're falling apart.