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Can Anyone Tell Me What This Is?

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johndoee6678
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about 2 weeks ago i got a big painful cyst that popped and left a big hole. a few days later i noticed these itchy red bumps that turned into a rash. fast forward to yesterday i have been having pain on the bumps so when i looked at them they looked like warts. then when i put the flash on them i saw they are fluid filled blisters. it looks like Herpes to me but that doesnt make sense because i havent had sex for 5 years and havent recieved oral sex for 3 years so why would herpes show up now? these blisters are on the crease between my leg and groin on both legs. is there any chance that this isnt herpes? does anyone know what this is please help

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  • Marina_Dee
    Marina_Dee johndoee6678

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    It may be shingles. It starts when you had chicken pox as a child. The virus sits dormant on a nerve in your body and something has triggered it to become active. Shingles rash usually follows a nerve path. If it becomes very painful you can get antiviral drugs from your doctor and pain killers,but apart from that there is no specific treatment as it will clear up on its own,although can take time. Keep away from pregnant ladies and babies and anyone with a compromised immunity system. eg anyone undergoing radio/chemotherapy.

    Shingles is often triggered by extreme stress.

    • johndoee6678
      johndoee6678 Marina_Dee

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      thank you i was thinking that because i looked up pictures of it but my mom said i got the chicken pox vaccine as a kid so i dont know how it would be shingles? im really hopin its not herpes but it kinda looks like it but it wouldnt make sense as i havent been sexually active for 3 years and never had this problem

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