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Q: Freakin Out Man
asked by: gg4real on January 4th, 2007
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Okay, im a seventeen year old virgin. I got really drunk one night and I went down on a girl who I know who has had sex with a lot of people. I dont know what I was thinking. The next day, my face started to feel kind of funny, like it was itching sort of on some spots around my mouth and nose. Like the paranoid person I am, I started freaking out cause I thought I had an std, I initially thought it was oral herpes. I called her later that day and asked her if she had any std's and she assured me she did not. I did a lot of research on herpes and learned to not touch my genitals or eyes or anything after I have touched a sore. I was prone to rubbing and scratching my face where it was itchy, but I never touched my penis after I scratched unless I thoroughly washed my hands. Over the next week, the itching slowly went away and there were no signs of anything around my mouth, but I did wake up one morning and thought I had strep throat and I had a mild fever, like I had a 99.5 degree temperature or something. I went to the doctor and they said I did not have strep throat, but they said it might be in the early stages so they gave me some penicillin medicine. I took it and the sore throat went away. 11 days after I went down on the girl, everything was going good and I had no signs of any std's. But today, its day twelve, and my penis head is all red in certain spots and around the shaft close to the head has big red spots. The red spots are not itchy or irritating but in some spots are slightly bumpy. Now im really freaking out, because I think im a virgin with genital herpes. I know for a fact my penis did not come into contact with her mouth or vagina in any way. I know theres a slim possibilty that I could have gotten genital herpes, but I just dont want to believe it. Please give me some support!
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RedDelight replied on January 5th, 2007
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Re: Freakin Out Man
You are going to be ok- alright? I will try and help you at least calm down.

Now...Do you truely know if you did not have sex with this girl? You claim you were really drunk... She could have while you were drunk or passed out. First... You really need to go while you have this symptoms...To a doctor, so he can take a swab. Next- he will check to see if you have herpes. I have gential herpes and have experienced my first breakout. Let me tell you what I went through:

1.] fever- high to low changing daily.
2.] severe back pain.
3.] upper thiegh pain.
4.] genital sensitivity..Hurt to sit- throbbing pain.
5.] drainage
6.] burning when pee
7.] I felt off. Like something was severly wrong- depreiving me of sleep, slept most of the time, until medicine was given.
health forum/slight burning- only where sore was.

Now... The only true way is to go and get this check while you have the breakout. If that goes away, you won't know unless you have another breakout. It can lay dormant for years, and stress/low immune system can bring out the virus- causing a breakout. It hides.

Unfortunately, people aren't always loyal.. Or honest about these types of situations. I found out- when I thought I had the flu, a month after moving out of my apartment I shared with my new "ex". He lied to me about being clean, and I found out on a rainy friday night, in an urgent care by myself. I had him and only one other partner, sexually- in my entire 26 years of life. I did the right thing, I checked myself between partners, and took the proper actions to stay clean. Unfortunately.. It only takes one time without a condom.. And he didn't get checked inbetween partners- and lied to me about it. People will lie about this.

Now.. If you find out that this is what you have... It will freak you out- hearing the word herpes, would to anyone. Think of it as a skin condition. That is what it is. There are many different types of herpes, and can be curbed to the point you might not have an outbreak for years. May I suggest you go to this website:

datingwithh.Com or herpes.Org

it breaks down terminology- in simple terms of what to do- and how this will effect your life. This isn't the end of your life. You will have to tell her if you test positive. But..Really.. There is only one way to test for herpes..And that is with a doctor and a swab.

I am here for you- if you have any more questions. There is a prescription you can take.

It will be ok.

-red-
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gg4real replied on February 6th, 2007
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Alright so it turns out I didn't have herpes at all...Although I have contracted genital warts of my mouth and on my face. There is one big one on the right side of my mouth next to my lip, there are little ones on the tip of my tongue and on the floor of my mouth, and some fair sized ones on the inside of my bottom lip. They also somehow got transmitted to my penis, as there are warts all around my shaft below the head. I'm still a virgin...And I have genital warts. I never even got to have sex. Do you know how that makes me feel?...Truly horrible...I dont know how im going to live the rest of my life. I can't even kiss another girl without spreading the virus to them. All i'm saying is be careful who you hook up with...Make sure you know them very well and their sexual history, or don't have any kind of sex at all or it will come back to haunt you...I learned it the hard way.
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