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I think I have herpes even though I tested negative 3 times

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My partner I have been currently dating has genital herpes. We have never had unprotected sex not even once. The end of November I had tingling in my mouth and noticed little red bumps appear in the inside of my bottom lip and on my lip. No cold sores ever formed but my lips were tingling . I went to the urgent care that night and by then the bumps went down on their own but the tingling continued. I was afraid I had oral herpes. The doctor told me he didn’t see anything but if it made me more comfortable he can prescribe me valtrex. My lips continued to tingle weeks later even though the valtrex seemed to work at first. I went back to an urgent care and demanded a test for hsv 1 & 2. I had no antibodies for either one and I tested negative for all STDs. The test came back negative and that was the beginning or mid December. The end of December I had a burning sensation on my legs, butt, lower back, around my vag, my upper back, my right arm, hives on my back, wrist, neck , red bumps on my back, and neck, and I was very itchy in just those places, and I had dark brown discharge for 2 weeks. I went to the gyn & I went to my primary care doctor finally . Told them everything. I showed my primary care doc the pictures of my hives and she said she thinks I’m having a serious allergic reaction to something and she would also send my blood in to be tested for herpes. My gyn saw the discharge & thought it was an std such as chlamydia based on my symptoms and the discharge and she also put in for a herpes test. BOTH TEST CAME BACK NEGATIVE TODAY BUT IM STILL SCARED. my urgent care said negative for hsv 1 & 2 , the primary said negative for both , and the gyn said negative for both plus all other STDs & that my blood work was very normal. I haven’t ever had a cold sore or a lesion or an ulcer ever. I did not have any bumps down below. I’m not sure if the discharge stopped because my period just came on. The gyn told me that maybe my ph balance was off or maybe I was having an allergic reaction which I didn’t even know was possible to have down below . My allergy test came back and said I am class 3 allergic to wheat which is considered high and highly allergic to dog dander and I have a dog. Im very exhausted from everything. I just want to know what can possibly be wrong with me. Idk if it’s allergies because I’ve never had allergic reactions before. And I keep testing negative for both hsv 1 & 2. I just want to be okay. Any help on here ?

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  • dora29322
    dora29322 Guest

    Posted

    This whole scenario sound scary. You may be searching to find something that isn't there. You are doing the right thing for yourself by making sure you are getting checked out. If you are negative by two tests & still unsure wait three to six months to be tested again. Everything will be fine. Keep searching for answers to your questions so you have peace of mind but remember you are doing alright no matter what the outcome.

    • dora29322
      dora29322

      Posted

      Meant to type: This whole scenario soundS scary. Sorry for the absence of the capital S. Also the test you want to have is an IgG
    • Guest
      Guest dora29322

      Posted

      Hi thank you for the reply. I went to the hospital last night because my arms, shoulders, & legs felt like they were on fire. A bad burning sensation. Idk if herpes symptoms cause burning all over body and idk if it causes itchy hives on hands. The e.r doctor told me last night that it’s not a symptom of herpes. They prescribed me oral prednisone. Today I felt a little better & I applied calamine lotion to my body & I feel slightly better. I just wish I had someone to give me answers. I haven’t had any bumps or blisters or cold sores. I have no idea what’s going on with my body.

  • imani89801
    imani89801 Guest

    Posted

    Yes it might be an allergic reaction bc my daughter recently had hives everywhere too and was itching and burning. So it can be that with also your mind playing games on you. TRUST me this happens. Especially if you already going through something . And they say men are less more likely to get herpes than women . Not sure how true that is but there's many men who test negative after being with women with herpes. 

    • Guest
      Guest imani89801

      Posted

      Thank you so much you don’t know how much your words helped to calm me down. I may just be overthinking things. I don’t think my arms, hands, & neck would be burning & breaking out into hives if it were herpes 

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