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Still unsure if I could have herpes?

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michelle32585
michelle32585

Please if anyone could help, I recently had unprotected sex with someone 6 weeks exactly to the date apparently he has herpes for I saw he is prescribed medicine for herpes infection and it is for a longer time so I know its not for cold sores. When I asked he said he was tested and does not have anything but still do not trust that for some just do not want to admit to it. So basically after exposure I got a yeast infection but for the past year and half every time I have sexual intercourse I get a yeast infection so I did not think anything of it except this time it was so bad never had it this bad took like 4 different doses of diflucan for it to finally go away after a month a half. When I went to the doctor a week after exposure the test came back positive for heavy growth of a yeast infection and negative for a new exposure for herpes 2, I read that antibodies cant appear till later so I recently got retested last Wednesday and once again the test came back negative for herpes, all the symtpoms have gone away except I still feel like it burns sometimes but I dont know if I am just overthinking and making my body feel like that. I also feel like nerve numbness under my butt cheek and down my leg sometimes do not know if it is related to something else. Other than the normal itch burn and discharge with a yeast infection did not have any sores or fever. Since I got tested after 5 1/2 weeks again it was negative does anyone think it still could be it? I am still so nervous even though my doctor said I should be fine unless I want too, its just those symptoms really scared me and the fact that I still think it burns worries me.

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  • christine_44474
    christine_44474 michelle32585

    Posted

    Well , are you certain that your boyfriend has herpes and the medicine was actually for that or you over reacting and maybe you should wait3- 6 months to rechecked again could give you more accurate result
    • michelle32585
      michelle32585 christine_44474

      Posted

      I know that he has a prescription for Valtrex 1gm and he takes it once daily in the morning for 21 days every like other month so thats a typical outbreak for a genital herpes infection not cold sores. I am getting rechecked at 3 months cause I still believe I have it, I just do not know how to contain my anxiety till then.
  • molly40975
    molly40975 michelle32585

    Posted

    This is a bit tricky. The Herpes virus doesn't always show signs and symptoms so people can go on Years before they know. If, like me, you get an out break you would notice having a flu like sickness. Herpes hides behind having a flu; aching muscles, fatigued, tiredness, nausea ad vomiting, high temperature and headache. You'll then get blisters around the genital area (HSV-2) and/or oral area(HSV-1, an intense and very painful feel when passing urine and itching. Due to the virus hiding behind the flu like symptoms I thought my blisters were down to sweating and heat and the pain was nothing more then a water infection, cystits or just because I had the flu until my boyfriend told me he had Herpes did it kinda come together as to what I was going through. 

    The Herpes Virus lies Dormant in the immune system, once you've got it you can't get rid of it. But is could lie i your body for months/years before you even get an outbreak. You'll only really know if you have the virus if you were to get an outbreak or if you have a blood test done. By doing a PCR Blood test will show if you're carrying the virus even if you don't show symptoms. 

    If your Doctor has given you the all clear and any test had come back Negative then I wouldn't worry too much. Burning in the urine can be quite a few things but if you're clear from Herpes then I wouldn't worry too much. 

    • michelle32585
      michelle32585 molly40975

      Posted

      Right I kinda did some reading and saw all that, I thought I had it cause I had symptoms of a severe yeast infection, only for the yeast infection to come back positive and the herpes test to come back negative. Did your outbreak happen right away or months-years later? I got tested twice for herpes both the IGG blood tests once right after the initital exposure 1 week to be exact which I know this test is not the most accurate that one I had the IGG and IGM and it came back negative so I got retested a few days before 6 weeks and it came back negative. All the symptoms of the yeast infection cleared up after medication now, but it still feels like it burns on the outside kinda like they are cuts but I do not see anything so now I do not know if I am psyching myself out because even though my doctor said I should be okay I still keep thinking there is no way I cant have it
    • molly40975
      molly40975 michelle32585

      Posted

      Yeast infections and Herpes do share some common ground but Herpes causes blisters whereas yeast infections do not. I don't know when I contracted the virus, but when mine did come out; i was sick for one day and then blisters had begun to appear. A blood test for Herpes is the best and most accurate way to find out if you have the virus. 

      Like said; if you've been told you're all clear for herpes then I'd take the word of a professional that everything is ok. If you continue to stress yourself out and overthink this it will make you worse off. Unless you have slept with someone who has the virus, shared a drink, shared saliva or a kiss then you couldn't have gotten the virus any other way. 

    • michelle32585
      michelle32585 molly40975

      Posted

      But I did have unprotected sex thats why I am freaking out so much about it, my doctor before telling me my results and telling me I should be okay did know that I did have an probable exposure to it I just do not understand why I would still be feeling some burning and itching after taking medication for the yeast infection and it clearing up
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