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scaredandwondering

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Joined: 15 Jun 2007
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Location: Cleveland
Herpes Scare
Posted: 06-15-07 22:42pm

I am a male and had a unprotected vaginal sex 7 days
ago with someone I didn't know very well, additional I
performed a small amount of oral sex-but saw no
visible signs of anything. The day following the
exposure I had an abrasive masturbation session. The
next day I felt a generalized burning sensation all
over my genitals, but mostly at the tip of my penis
and a bit on my testicles. I also had an odd burning
on my left foot(hopefully this is all just anxiety)
But the anxiety is through the roof- I check for
symptoms 30 times a day. The Burning sensation has
lasted 6 days from exposure and is somewhat
fading...... I look at my penis and can see small
bumps that could be anything - there is no overt
redness and no obvious irrations-but little bumps seem
to come and go as I stretch the skin. ON day six i
developed a cold sore(I get cold sores maybe once a
year during stress) and this time the cold sore
appeared on both upper and lower lip - but not all
that bad....I went to see my doctor on day five for a
respiratory tract infection, I told her what happened
and she did a chlamydia and syphilis test but said
Herpes test this early would not help without visible
lesions-she saw none. I intend to go back for HIV and
Herp blood test at the appropriate time... during
this six day period I have had terrible anxiety -no
sleep in a day and a half and not eating! My
questions are:

1) if I developed a cold sore on my face is that
indicative anything other than stress-from oral?

2) additionally, if the cold sore(HSV1) appeared
wouldn't HSV2 also appear and is it a good sing that
the HSV1 came and no HSV2 symptoms(as no visible
lesions and the burning is subsiding mostly at day
7-almost)

3) or is all a crap shoot and I should be expecting
something to happen soon?

4) Finally- If my HSV1 provides some protection
against HSV2 symptoms could the be so minor that
although I have HSV2 I have no visible lesions

Last question-sorry - IF I test positive for HSV2 is
it possible that THE COLD SORES ARE hsv 2 AND not HSV1
and is it really all that helpful if the test cannot
determine the actual location of the virus?

THank you very much
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Rosie H

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Posted: 10-09-07 15:18pm

sorry no one has gotten back to you. HSV1 is in the mouth, HSV2 is on the genitals. They are in the same family but they arent the same.

You could be positive and not have any syptoms either in your mouth or genitals. Only a blood test will tell you and you can have one and not the other. I think you are just stressing yourself out way too much. Your body is just reacting to the emotional and mental rollar coaster you are putting it through.

Get the blood test so you can know for sure.
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