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Herpes Lesion?

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Mb1935
Mb1935

http://tinypic.com/m/jjmg09/3

Is this a herpes lesion? I've already went and gotten tested for it and I'm waiting on the results but I'm FREAKING OUT I feel like my world is about to crumble down around me

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  • Mb1935
    Mb1935

    Posted

    How long did yalls result take to come back? I still haven't got them back from Friday.. also day 7 on Valtrex and it hasn't changed anything... could this be something else? I doubt it is, but still holding on to that little bit of hope??

    • cartercali
      cartercali Mb1935

      Posted

      If you already was going through an outbreak then it's really pointless to take the medicine and when you are going through one it won't do nothing for you ...

      It shouldn't take no longer then a week for your results to come back pretty sure that's how long it took for mine ..

      Everything will be okay .

      Are you at least feeling better ? Or are you having the same issues down there?

    • Mb1935
      Mb1935 cartercali

      Posted

      Not really... I've had no relief. It's been almost two full weeks 😵

    • cartercali
      cartercali Mb1935

      Posted

      Aw man.

      Definitely sounds similar to it..

      It's crazy.

      The only thing you can do is hope the best if you do have it then it's best to find out where it came from .,

      And you will get through it regardless .

      Everything you are saying all sounds to similar .

    • Livelife
      Livelife Mb1935

      Posted

      I got mine exactly a week after, my friend got hers just under 2 weeks after!!

  • Mb1935
    Mb1935

    Posted

    Finally got my blood work back guys!

    Need some help understanding some blood work?!

    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus Mb1935

      Posted

      I thought you had a swab? The blood test for herpes is no good until 3 months after infection. That's the IgG antibody test. (IgM is not even advised due to problems with accuracy and reliability.) A blood test at the time of a first outbreak is only good for establishing your baseline (existing status). Did your swab results come back?

    • Mb1935
      Mb1935 FelizCastus

      Posted

      Yes, I got the swab and blood work...

      Positive for HSV1 Negative HSV2

      Blood work(IGG)

      HSV1. 0.10

      HSV2. 0.11

    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus Mb1935

      Posted

      If the swab says positive for HSV1 and negative for HSV2, then that's the main thing you need to know. From your IgG, it looks like it's a new HSV1 infection, as your score is still very low. The scores are never zero, so ignore the numbers for HSV2.

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