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justbeinglex
justbeinglex

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Is this herpes? I'm getting tested in 3 days but I wanted to get some other opinions

THE HISTORY:

  1. My partner told me 6 months that he believed he contracted herpes from another girl. He and I had not had sex during this so I was clean. We continue not to have sex
  2. In November he finally gets tested via blood test, and his results come back NEGATIVE. We have protected sex in late November, and unprotected sex in mid December.

    -I shave before sex, so it is common for me to get ingrown hairs. These ingrown hairs usually manifest by turning into large pus filled bumps that eventually burst, drain, and then disappear.

    -I had one of these bumps close to the anus after shaving, and I figured it was just this cycle

    -I also had an itchy anus previously that I was treating with tea tree oil but it wasn't painful

  3. I notice the itchiness in my anus and finally find a way to look at it. At this point it is burning and very itchy.

OTHER FACTORS:

  1. I know flu like symptoms are associated with herpes. I did have a headache before noticing the sores, but I was skiing in Vermont with no water so I chalked it off to being dehydrated.
  2. After noticing the scars I had a sore throat
  3. I originally just thought they were infected anal fissures so I bought fissure oil that came today. So far it has helped immensely in comparison to my mix of tea tree oil, vaseline, and hydrocortisone cream.

Please let me know what you think, especially those who have had similar cuts.

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  • justbeinglex
    justbeinglex

    Posted

    An update just in case it can help anyone else:

    I got an appointment early and got a swab test for accuracy. However, just off of looks, the doctor said it did look like herpes and went ahead and gave me the antiviral prescription.

  • xDx91xPi
    xDx91xPi justbeinglex

    Posted

    yeah the bottom pic does look like herpes!

    hopefully the antivirals kick in soon for you.. herpes can lie dormant in people and most tests dont include a herpes screen! but even doing blood test arent always correct!

  • Pana1
    Pana1 justbeinglex

    Posted

    Good morning and wishing you the best!

    Just to confirm, he took the igg test after 6 months of his last sexual encounter with his ex and test results were negative? Did you get a full std panel done prior to being sexually active with him? Did he ever have bumps/sores on his genitals which is why he suspected he contracted herpes?

    • justbeinglex
      justbeinglex Pana1

      Posted

      I had to ask him. I am LIVID because he took the IgM test per his doctor's suggestion. It's infuriating because his doctor didn't explain to him that there was a difference (the doctor just said there were two tests, one would give results faster than the other) and literally everyone in this community can communicate that the real difference between IgG and IgM tests are the antibodies it detects, not how fast the results come. Given that my partner communicated that the potential date of infection was approximately 4 months ago from his testing date, I felt like one, the doctor should have administered the IgG test, and two, the doctor should have explained to him that a negative result isn't an automatic f*****g "in the clear" pass, and that he would need to come back after 6 months to get more conclusive results. It's just unfortunate because he went to a doctor for information, and wasn't given the right resources/information from a medical professional to make a conscious choice about what he needed. It also just sucks because if all that was done correctly I wouldn't be in this situation.

      Prior to being sexually active with him I was clean for all STDs.

      He had a single lesion on his pubic area and a deep cut on his penis back in July but he didnt get it swab tested because he's a naturally VERY quick healer and it healed within 2 days.

    • Pana1
      Pana1 justbeinglex

      Posted

      I completely understand your frustration and I'm so sorry that this happened to you. Does he plan to go back to get the IGG test and have you gotten tested?

      I'm here to talk if you ever want to pm me. If you check out my post I'm kinda in the same predicament as him- guy I dated before did get tested and was positive for herpes 1&2. prior to him testing we had protected sex except 1 (and last time we had sex) was 9-1-19. I've been tested multiple times so far and it's been negative 🤞🙏

      I'm praying for you and either way you will be ok and this is not your fault. ❤

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