I tested positive for genital herpes
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I got my results yesterday and it was positive for genital herpes. I was hoping for the best but expecting the worst so I prepared myself for the bad news. It started with a big boil like pimple on the top of my vagina just under my stomach. I just thought it was a boil or hair bump from completely shaving my vagina. Then as soon as that one goes down I get another one on my labia. This one even more painful. I started googling my symptoms and bunch of stuff popped up. Herpes was one result. But it didn't look like herpes and my symptoms weren't necessarily the same. But I had a pap smear coming up and I requested a herpes test. I got my results back yesterday and I'm upset, I can't stop thinking about . I've been with same man for years no other sex partners since 2012. I was tested for herpes in 2012 but test came back negative. I know results can be false sometimes so I'm going to get checked again by a different doctor. I want a blood test and a cell culture done. I won't be surprised if I get the same results because I know herpes is very common. I'm just feeling very anxious right now, I feel dirty and nasty. I suffer from major depression, I hope this doesn't put me back in the dumps. But I can't stop thinking about it.
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Livelife Kirby359
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If they did a swab test there is absolutely no need to have a blood test they are very very reliable
If you've been with him for years you could of literally just caught it off him or you could of caught it before him and only now just showing symptoms
The first month is the worst I have depression and I was very suicidal
But 6 months down the line and I'm fine
I got over it and so will you
You are with someone you love so it really shouldn't effect you
t2345 Kirby359
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Which one did you test positive for? Also it's only the blood test that can sometimes throw out a false negative or positive. If you had a culture done it's pretty accurate at that point.
Kirby359 t2345
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Thanks, I tested positive for genital herpes. And I had the culture test done. My doctor told me the same thing you said. So I feel it is pretty accurate but I just feel so anxious I want a second opinion even tho I'm pretty sure I'll get the same results.
t2345 Kirby359
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Genital Herpes can be hsv1 or 2 though. I was cultured and it came out to hsv 1 which is the cold sore virus. The blood test igG is the most accurate one to do so you don't get a false negative or positive. If you do get a negative it doesn't mean you don't have it. Since the culture did provide the positive.
Kirby359 t2345
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I have hsv 2. She's putting me on valtrex for 10 days. She told me don t have any type of sex till the meds are gone and and the bump too. It's gonna take time for me to feel better but since this is new information to me it's depressing. But I try to look at the pros and cons, and the pros outweighs the cons. She told me my results over the phone so I didn't have a lot of time to talk about it with her. My bf took the news okay, I mean this is a nasty virus but there's worst things that could have happened. I told him he needs to be tested too. I think I got it from him but When I was tested a few years ago that could have been a false negative. So there really isn't a way to tell who I got it from.
maddy5683 Kirby359
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i only just found out as well, and it was from a very small pump i had. if the sore was swobed then you will def have herpes. a swob test is the best test to get as it's direct contact with the virus not like a blood test people can have a blood test that comes back positive and never has any symptoms.
as soon as i found out i balled my eyes out thinking how disgusting i was i couldn't shake it off. it still now plays on my mind. i rang my family doctor as soon as i found out and he honestly the best person to talk to about it. he made me realize this isn't a bad thing. we aren't going to die from this. it may hardly ever recurre and if it does it may be once a year! taking valtrex when you have an outbreak will help it heal faster and not having sex with an outbreak will prevent it being given to your partner. if your partner doesn't care then that's great but as long as he knows the risks. you can still live a completely normal life, please don't think you can't. Using a condom if your really worried about giving it to someone will also help.
when someone sees us in the street they don't know by looking at us that we have herpes only we do and the ones we trust to tell. the social stigma around herpes is horrible and hopefully one day it will stop being thought as something "disgusting" when really it isn't, it's a cold sore that people get on their face but it's just in your genital area a place no one can see only you and your partner. you will get thought this i promise, if your really struggling maybe go to your doctor and get him to suggest someone you can talk to about this so it doesn't mentally affect you more then it should.
i promise it will be okay, your not alone! there is more people on here then you realize that are going through the same thing and all over the world but we don't know because everyone is too scared to be open about it.
good luck xxx
Kirby359 maddy5683
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Thanks for your kind words and advice Maddy. I've been reading a lot about this and watching YouTube videos. I understand that the social stigma is the hardest part about this and the people saying mean things about people with herpes don't really know a lot about it and how common it is. They could have it and not even know, because a lot people don't have symptoms. Also it's so common 1 in 6 people have it. I read it's more common than asthma and diabetes. I'll definitely be okay, I don't have to go through the social stigma cause I'm already in a committed relationship but when I hear people say mean things about herpes and act like they're invincible from catching this, and saying things like it's my fault, I should have been more careful. It hurts my feelings, but I know they're only saying that cause they obviously don't know the facts about herpes and they probably haven't even been tested.