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Could this be anything other then herpes. Please help!!

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19882009
19882009

I'm so scared I have herpes and I can't stop looking online at symptoms which all match mine. But then I wonder if it could be irritation. I'll tell you the story, I stupidly had sex with someone new without a condom, (I have the implant so pregnancy wasn't an issue) I did this because I trust he's clean. We have had sex quite a few times now and one night we went a bit over board and started to get sore, and quite dry. The next day my vagina was swollen and really sore,a couple of days later I noticed very very painful ulcers. But there not clusters. They're spread out individually, it's so painful I can hardly walk. I've also had an infected wisdom tooth which has made me really I'll, I've had the worst flu of my life and I have a bacterial infection in my throat which has given me over ten ulcers. And along with hardly any sleep lately I think it's safe to say I am very run down. Sorry I know this is a long post but I just wanted to get all the details across. Does it sound like its deffinatly herpes,could it be from anything else? or could it be from too much sex and being sore from that, plus my illness. I'm so scared and praying I don't have it. Oh and also I plan to go to the Drs but as it's the weekend now I have to wait. Thank you.

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  • pixie1989
    pixie1989

    Posted

    Hi hun tbh to me it does sound like herpes iv just been diagnosed but just before i had blisters/ulcers down there i got a lot of ulcers in my mouth that the doc said it was an infection. My blisters and ulcers down there are not in clusters either i have one big one on its own and then i have a few little ones i also have a really sore white line running straight from the opening up to my clit that is alot more painful then all the blisters put together.

    And plus with your flu symptoms thats a common symptom of herpes so i would go docs hun. If its really sore down there have a few salt baths just normal salt you put on your food i found this helps if you still have ulcers in your mouth then you can get antiseptic mouth wash from the chemist it stings but its great help.

    As soon as you can get in to the docs even if you have to tell them its an emergancy x

  • Mollymalone
    Mollymalone 19882009

    Posted

    I googled my current issue and found this. Exactly the same happened to me, and I have exactly the same symptoms. Was it herpes, or something else? I'm terrified of this being herpes!

    please answer!

    • j06350
      j06350 Mollymalone

      Posted

      This is my story too. Did you get it checked out?
  • SW12345
    SW12345 19882009

    Posted

    Hi. Although you should definitely get the ulcers swabbed for confirmation, it does sound a lot like herpes. The fact that around the same time you had flu-like symptoms makes the diagnosis very likely. To be honest, herpes isn't often protected by condoms so I wouldn't dwell on not using one too much, also it is likely that this guy doesn't know he has herpes and genuinely believes he is clean. You could also have caught it from a previous partner and the timing is just coincidental. Definitely get it checked out, but unfortunately it is very symptomatic of herpes. It sounds exactly like what happened to me: I was diagnosed with the flu by a doctor, but later swabbing of the ulcers which occurred around the same time proved that it was herpes
  • GSXR1000Life
    GSXR1000Life 19882009

    Posted

    I don't have flu like symptoms, an infected tooth, a bacterial infection in the throat, or rundown, but I have one small ulcer and a few little bumps, spread out. I got tested yesterday and find out next week. I wish it didn't take so long so I could be of some help.
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