LS v HSV2 - both? Misdiagnosed?
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Hi everyone, I've been suffering for years with vaginal issues and no one can ever get to the bottom of it. I am almost positive I have Lichen Scleroses as I literally have all the symptoms. But no one has ever diagnosed me.
I have Ulcerative Colitis as well and am prone to lots of weird other things.
Last February i received oral sex from a man i was seeing who had a big beard and i felt immediate irritation. The next day i got my period which always makes my immune system even weaker and i felt unwell. I started having lots of soreness, pain, my clitoral tears(although sometimes i think they may be fissures) returned and i had a couple of little bumps but not in a small circle as you see in HSV. They were random they were also not blisters(to me anyway). I also used to get lots of yeast infections and my gyno back home never knew what the tears were from. i remember going to her once and her saying i may have herpes did a test and said no. then it never happened again hntil last year. So a couple of days later i went to a sexual health clinic bc i was in pain esp when urinating and i just didnt feel good. Hot mess down there with BV, my tears, inflammation and the bumps. she just looked and said it does look like herpes but then proceeded to swab everything. No blood tests were taken that i can remember . they gave me the Aciclovir but it still didnt help aftee five days so i took it for ten. domt rmemeber how i felt after that but then a few weeks later i got a text saying i was HSV2 positive. I've accpeted it now, the stigma made me fee like it was the end of the world. But now I'm on the aciclpvir a year later and i still am suffering with the tears snd inflammation and pain and these were the same feelings i had when i was diagnosed witj HSV2. I am going to the GP Monday but i wws just curious if it's possible to have been misdiagnosed with HSV and its actually LS or both? i don't know but it id very frustrating. i was told also by the GP back in december that i had eczema and thats what the tears were and she gave ne a steroid cream whixh i use when i flare up and it does help but obviously doesnt fix the problem!
Any words of advice you can offer would be so greatly appreciated
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wes14334 michelle15027
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im sorry to hear about your story, I am male and have various issues with my penis, red glans, irritated, also get cuts on my bum like tears. Nobody can get to the cause of it, only positive was HSV1 but doctors say not how herpes presents and not typical presentation. I dont think any doctor in the world really understands herpes. depressing. hope you work it out.
no32029 michelle15027
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I understand completely no one has any idea what's going on with mine..they wont test me for herpes or lichen. the herpes cause it doesnt look like typical herpes the lichen cause my skin i"isnt bad enough to warrant a biopsy " its beyond frustrating...only positives I've had were chylmadia which got treated and I have constant yeast infections but they havent tested me for a bacteria infection for months..I'm having wierd pimple like bumps pop up wierd tears dry skin itching burning the works and a ton of wierd discharge..I have been trying to figure out what's wrong with me since I was 13... the only thing I know is that it isnt just a yeast infection for me..I undersyand so much..the doctors are just guessing sometimes..I've been looking into dermatologist that specialize in vulvar skin conditions..or a clinic that deals specifically with vulva issues..I wasnt sure if you have looked into those types of places but i would highly suggest it..I havent been yet and dont have any links cause I just found out they were a thing but when I get more information I can post a link. good luck to you hun, eventually everything will work out and you'll feel better.