Just to re-cap my story (I ran out of follow-up questions) :

- I kissed a girl who appeared to have a sore on her lip.

- 3-4 days later came down with a sore throat, red blotches in my mouth (on upper palate, specifically) and a very bad headache.

- NO sores anywhere- none inside mouth or on lip. 

- never had a history of cold sores. 

I did get throat swabbed. I forgot to include the result of the swab in my previous message.

Also: I was put on valacyclovir for 5 days after my doctor's visit.

Any idea what's going on? Is it coming to get an "acute herpetic infection" (as the doctor described it) with these kinds of symptoms? I always thought herpes = blisters...

I answered this post on westoverheights.com, extensively.  This is the same person answering here.  As I said there, these tests are not definitive for a herpes diagnosis and the IgM should never have been done in the first place.  Please repeat your IgG when 6 weeks have passed to see if the value is increasing and if other lesions appear, be certain to have them swab tested.

Terri

The reason I followed up is that you asked if my throat has been swabbed- a detail I forgot to mention in the original post- and I wanted to share the result of the bacterial culture.

Given that the swab did not pick up a bacterial infection, is there a diagnosis you’re leaning towards?

aaaaah, OK, good to know.  No, this doesn't change my position because your sore throat sounds more viral to me than bacterial - not herpes viral - other common viruses most often cause a sore throat.  I am leaning toward a viral sore throat that is not herpes related.

Terri