[Question #1798] Possibility of having genital herpes?
90 months ago
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Hi, never had cold sores and had raw sex with this girl from
Feb. to Oct. last year. The night after the first time, I got really sick from
a cold and food poisoning so I don't know if I experienced initial
symptoms. I experienced a bit of urine coming down to my urethra towards the
end of Dec. or in the beginning of Jan. On Jan. 13th I felt a cold so
I went to bed early with symptoms like tender lymph nodes underneath my neck. I
woke up with the lymph nodes in my groins hurting instead; they were solid and
seemed swollen on both sides. There's a burning sensation while urinating, and
had to go to the bathroom frequently, (maybe from drinking too much?) Itchiness
throughout the body (from anxiety? BUT), especially in the penis, perineum, and
anal areas. My penis seemed a bit swollen, and red but not too sure if I
misdiagnosed. I drank a lot of alcohol and walked around a lot which really
hurt my groin lymph nodes, and the next morning I saw my penis head showing a
little bit of weird dry area; my penis shrunk; and some sort of soft but
painful lump on the shaft. It could have been underneath the foreskin. After a
day or so, the lump disappeared so I couldn't get that checked at local clinic
and by a urologist. Everything came back negative except HSV because they
didn't test for it. About a week ago, after masturbating I noticed redness underneath
one side of penis and it hurt, following that other small areas began hurting. Maybe
from trying to observe too much? I see no visible lesions, but small bumps
could be normal skin seems like herpes too. What’s my chance?
Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
90 months ago
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Do you have any idea about your previous partner's HSV status?
The bump that you described - did it break the surface of the skin at any time? Herpes would likely break the skin.
The symptoms that you describe are a bit general and vague. General redness and possible general swelling are not really classic herpes symptoms.
Yes, most people have some bumps in the genital area - hair follicles, etc.
Have you ever been tested for herpes?
Terri
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90 months ago
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Yes, I have never used condom with this girl. This girl never had any sexual relationship besides me and this other guy.
I went around to see all kinds of examples of herpes breakout from mild cases to bad ones to compare my lump and the small bumps, and the only the latter looked similar to some of the VERY mild ones which had no skin breaks, and regular skin at the same time. She claims that she never had cold sores, nor any weird signs like the pictures that I made her take a look at. Her test results are the same as mine.
Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
90 months ago
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Terri
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90 months ago
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I'll make sure to get IGG test soon, but for now I can finally stop worrying about having herpes because it doesn't sound like it. Thank you.
90 months ago
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
90 months ago
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Terri
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