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Red rash on penis - herpes ?
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Dear Sir,

I had sex with a prostitute on 27 jan 08 and then after 30 minutes, i went to another prostitute and had sex with her . I used condom with both the prostitues . First prostitue used a gel with condom and second one did not use gel but did use condom. I got redness around my penis hole after 4-5 days, i went to many doctors and they said its normal allergy , it will go with elovera (moisturising cream).but it didnot go . slowly my half skin of penis went little grey. Still it is grey after 16 months of exposure but doctor says its normal , its blood inside. I got tested for all stds including chlamydia,syphilis and hsv including serology in March 09 after 14 months . All tests were negative including herpes. That test was for hsv-1 and hsv-2 , serology .Only in bloodtest easophils were more in number . It was 8 for easophilis. Normal men have easophilis between (1-6). 2 days before getting these tests done my penis was touched by a doctor for examining std. He did not open the sealed packed , he used gloves which were already in use . on 7th April , i got a red rash under the cap of my penis , skin just broke out (like a fissure) and there was a red line of 0.5 inches , doctor said it was herpes . and gave me occurax (5 tablets each for 5 days)and t-back ointment and some anti-allergic tablets for 5 days . On 5th day , red rash went less severe and slowly slowly disappeared on 6th and 7th day of taking medicines , but i found two round circles full of small dots on my penis on 6th and 7 th day of taking medicines .It disappeared after 2 days . That was my first outbreak . I still feel itching on my penis after 2 months of first outbreak. I think i got herpes from that used hands glove which doctor used 2 days before my labtest for std. but doctors say that its not possible that u get herpes from gloves . I felt too much of fatigueness 1 month before the outbreak and this fatigueness went fine after taking occurax during outbreak . After one week of taking medicines i felt like i got my full power . but now i still feel littly fatigue when i get back home from office in the evening . but its very little . My tendons (nerves on upper hands) feel swollen a bit , specially my left hand tendons . Right hand tendons are also bit swollen and i feel pain in my one finger which is connected to heart . I feel a little pain in my backbone too , i feel like virus is in my nerves . How could herpes antibodies be -ve after 15 months , i showed this report to many doctors , they say it was some bacterial infection not herpes which went away , because after 15 months of exposure , antibodies test cannot be -ve . and the laboratory pathologist says that these tests are 60% correct , if i m not sure then i should go for this test again . now it has been 50 days after outbreak and i still feel itching in my penis . Doctor who said i had herpes was a senior doctor in a big goverment hospital and was sitting in std room . he just saw my rash and detected that it was herpes , gave me hiv test and vdrl , hiv was -ve and vdrl was non-reactive . but symptoms of rash went away as told by him that it would take 7 days to go . His occurax worked . i m confused that antibodies test was wrong or doctor is wrong , if it was not herpes , then what was that red rash . Now after 50 days , what test shall i go for , igg antibodies hsv type specific or pcr for hsv dna .
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replied May 31st, 2009
maybe you should get your blood test again to give you a piece of mind. it takes up to 30 days for the HSPV2 so show up in your blood anyway I was the same way I got tested 2 times and on the 3rd test it was there so the doctors know what they are talking about but you just need to do the test again so that you can start the process of knowing that you have this virus and take you daily medicine to eliminate your outbreaks. But hopefully when you take your test it will come back negitive. I will pray for you GOOD LUCK!!!!
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replied June 2nd, 2009
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they said to me that the blood tests CANNOT pick up herpes?
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replied November 17th, 2009
Blood tests do pickup herpes. Also, if you have a physical examination and there is a visible outbreak, the doctor can diagnose you right there an fill out a prescription. Also, the simple stress of having to think about herpes can exacerbate an outbreak. Try and remain calm and realize that this disease is manageable. People even get herpes BY ACCIDENT! It's a highly contagious disease but not something that is life threatening, just life altering. Look on the bright side, it could very well be a simple skin rash caused from outside stimulants like laundry detergent. In any case, seek medical advice from a doctor. Sometimes it's best to just go in and get tested than to search the web to justify our suspicions. Good luck.
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replied November 19th, 2009
definitely get the blood test again.

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Herpes is nothing to be embarrassed about
Jolexy Hurtado
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