Is this Herpes? Terrible anxiety
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Hey, so after a week of my gf staying over, there was a lot of sex, both vaginal and anal,( it may be important to add that i used a lubricant that i hadnt before, which stayed very sticky after when i fell asleep, which could have been a breeding ground for bacteria, especially after anal, and a new body wash, i also suffer from very dry skin all over) but no oral as i had a cold sore at the time, which we both get. about 5 days i got a raised area on my penis that looked almost like a small whitehead, just a raised patch of skin that had a tiny pin sized white spot on it ! (1st and second picture) image
which my first instinct was to pop, so i did, which i regret but oh well. it didnt hurt much, there was a tiny amount of white liquid then some clear, it felt like more of a small pinch and was almost healed in 3 days. the day after it appeared i had a sti check and a herpes swab which all came back negative. (which i found out today) the person i saw at the clinic also said it didnt look likely, but regardless the next day i went to another clinic who also said it didnt look suspect.
however 2 nights ago i noticed a very similar raised area, which i didnt touch this time, and went back to the clinic as id been instructed to if it got worse. At the time of this examination it looked like a small pin whitehead on a raised bump, also barely painful (3rd and 4th photo)
She took one look at it and completely disregarded herpes. and took no further swabs.
i was still doubtful of this due to my ridiculous anxiety and decided to get a private swab, which i am currently waiting on results for.
What makes me think it is herpes:
The fact i only recently started getting cold sores from contact i had on the same day as i received oral
The fact there are 2 sores.
Headaches and feeling hot, but my anxiety has done both of these before in the same manner.
What makes me think it isnt:
The fact they dont hurt much.
How fast they are healing
No ulceration so far
possible bacterial infection or clogged pore
Anyone with experience recognise anything ive mentioned?
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not sure why the second picture didnt post, only the first picture is of the first sore 😃
Xefo Guest
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from the pictures, there is no thing to worry about.
Mariah.Erixon Guest
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no worries, I agree with sefo
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Okay so here are the results i got. All three tests came back negative, they were all within 48 hours of the sores popping up, so i dont know how accurate the tests actually are, but it looks good.
both sores healed within a week, leaving a small white scar looking patch that is still slowly fading. Everyone ive spoken to has said its unlikely (4 professionals) but theres still that worry that it might happen again, but hey ho.
Not sure where to really go from here as i cant test without symptoms to make extra sure but i mean i guess life goes on
was going to delete but im going to leave this post here as i hope this thread helps someone worrying like i did. 😃