ARE THESE HERPES LESIONS??? PLEASE HELP!
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i am on the last day of my period and about 2 days ago i started feeling discomfort. I shaved a few days prior and knicked myself soi assumed it was a cut that was hurting due to the pain from blood from my period coming into contact with it consistently (I wore pads this time around but I usually wear a menstrual cup). Im currently on the last day of my cycle so i have minimal spotting so I wanted to check out the area and feel around. upon touch, things are painful, maybe a 4 out of 10, there are only cuts/bumps on one side which is tge left side of the area the penis enters and none of the bumps are touching it in a cluster. there are 10 tiny cuts/bumps 6 of those 10 havea clear liquid. The other 4 aren’t even bumps, they are open sores with blood. while taking the pics I tried to dry the cleae liquid with toilet paper which is what the white stuff is. I an going to see the dr in a couple days as well, I just want the opinion of others who may have herpes and can tell me whether it nit this is what their initial out break looked like. I am so scared and confused bc the sores are only on one part and arent in a cluster and the sores without clear liquid havent turned into crust like I read that herpes does. I also have a latex allergy and have recently re-entered the dating scene and have required my sexual partners to wear condoms which have been latex but id rather suffer the internal discomfort than get an std ironically. Before and after having sex I use a disposable Summers Eve douche from walmart which does cause internal burning so I’m not sure if this could be what caused it. I don’t have any does in my mouth or in my mouth at all which is also confusing me because when performing oral sex I haven’t used protection so Id assume that if it’s herpes it would be in my mouth as well.
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dee16966
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I went to the ER today. The first er didn't take my insurance but the doc agreed to see me. i showed him photos I took the night before and he was pretty non-chalant which iI get bc he knew he wasn't getting paid. he said plainly, "yeah those look like herpes lesions" and suggested I go somewhere that takes my insurance and has a female. For reference my primary care closed her practice during the pandemic so I couldn't schedule an app with her and my insurance requires referrals for seeing anyone else so everything for me is in limbo atm. I went to a hospital down the street, they had a female dr and a nursing staff full of women. I showed the nurse the same pic I showed him and asked her objective opinion and explained that i couldn't locate many pics of melanated people with herpes to compare my situation to, however, the photos I was able to locate looked different then my situation as I am not experiencing clusters and have not had any type of bump appear and subsequently burst and at the time of writing this i have not experienced anything crusting or hardening over. she said it doesn't look like herpes but in her career she has only seen it on caucasians as well. The doc came in and I prefaced by explaining the possible irritants to her, she looked and did a swab test and something else. In her observation, she said it doesn't look like herpes at all. She told me I would know if i had herpes because I would be in so much pain i couldn't stand it and the way i reacted to her touching the area suggests its likely just irritation. I mentioned the groin tenderness/swelling and told her I’m scared the lymphnodes in my groin are swollen indicating herpes but she said she doesn’t feel anything. It will take 3-5 day to get the culture results and I've been freaking out bc the area is still there although the sores aren’t really bloody anymore and I just want some peace of mind. I have two doctors giving me conflicting info. I am obviously not having sex during this time due to the location of the sores as well as the uncertainty about whether or not it is the result of hsv. The area doesn’t itch. since it’s only on one side and that part is exposed it touches my undies and the other side of my vagina which hurts because the open lesion gets stuck to other skin and clothing. i had been wiping with scented summers eve wipes which the doc said not to do so I stopped and now lean forward when i pee to avoid urine getting into the area and stinging. I just tried to put baking soda on a cottonball and put it on the area which hurt so bad bc the cotton got stuck to the lessons, I didn’t know it was supposed to be a paste until after it was too late. I don’t want to have to tell my partners that I’ve experienced a herpes outbreak, this last few days has been so debilitating. I am thinking of dropping out of college now because its finals week and I cant focus on my work thats due on Tuesday and I may fail. I was supposed to catch up this weekend while my kids were gone. I wish the damn things would just scab and blister already if they're herpes so i at least know. I am laying down cammando with my legs open so the area won't touch the other side and the fan is on.
I've attached a pic. the area in question is circled in yellow, the pink area below it has been like that for several years. The doc did say that no lesions appeared on my cervix or inside of the vagina which is also why she doubts it's herpes. This photo was taken after the baking soda a little while ago. I went straight to an HIV testing center after leaving the hospital and got rapid results. I'm negative for HIV and have to wait 3-5 days for the other std results from the hospital (they dont do hiv testing) and the lady gave me tons of latex free condoms and unscented lube so I am not going to allow anymore latex down there.
erika33429 dee16966
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looks like herpes to me
dee16966 erika33429
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my update is still waiting to be moderated but i went and got tested and the doctor said it didn’t look like herpes to her, it looked like an allergic reaction. In still waiting in the test to come back and confirm it isn’t herpes but she told me if i experience puss pockets or scabbing then i should be concerned and return. i still haven’t experienced scabbing or puss pockets or even blisters..
dee16966 erika33429
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i just spoke with the lab and my results were negative! i am going to leave this post up so that others who may have a similar break out will have hope that it may not be herpes. I've been tested at 2 different locations so I'm sure my results are accurate. Best of luck!