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  1. So far what i noticed after exposure was itching in my pubic area but no lesions. But this has happened before prior to exposure. It stopped after awhile. There was a time i had anal itching but also stopped after i started washing instead of just wiping. Right now i have a bump on my penis which has been there for months. Ive tried clotrimazole but doesnt seem to be working. Ive actually been having jock itch prior to exposure. A doctor also said i had balanitis prior to exposure as well. But other than that I've never seen any lesions cause if i did id be panicking already.
  2. Hi everyone, I just received my 3rd Igg test result 6 months after exposure. Both hsv1 and 2 came out negative. I said 3rd because i took the test on the 3rd and 4th month post exposure which also came out negative. Just a back story, this all started after my Igm test came out equivocal and my doctor told me i had hsv1 or 2. So should i still take a re test after a couple of months or am i truly negative? Thank you all.
  3. Hi everybody, Ive had 3 tests so far. The first was an igm test taken a month after exposure which was equivocal. The 2nd was a negative igg test taken 3 months after exposure. Amd the 3rd was a negative igg test taken 4 months after exposure. Should i still take a test 6 months from exposure?
  4. Hi everybody, So I've just scheduled an appointment with my PCP for June 9 which should be 4 months from my exposure. This was after getting a result of 1.04 equivocal on an IGM test and then a few weeks after a negative result for both hsv 1 and 2 on an IGG test which i took 3 months from my exposure. From the time i can remember when this started, i had itching in my pubic hair are around my genitals a few days after which stopped after a few days. There were no lesions. I also had a persistent rash on my thigh and calves which comes and goes. I have really dry skin. And then for about a month now, my anus has been mildly itchy. I havent told my PCP about this since i was expecting the last IGG test i had would be positive. So my question is, do i wait for my next test which is 2 weeks from now? Or do i let my doctor know about the itch in my anus? Am i delaying the inevitable by just waiting for the next test? Do doctors swab the anus?
  5. hi everybody, so yesterday i received my igg test results in the mail which says i am negative or <90 for both 1 and 2. i know i should probably give it a couple of month and get myself tested again. so if may 9 was supposed to be 3 months since my exposure, when should i get tested again?
  6. yesterday i received my igg test results in the mail which says i am negative or <90 for both 1 and 2. i know i should probably give it a couple of month and get myself tested again. so if may 9 was supposed to be 3 months since my exposure, when should i get rested again?
  7. so i took the igg test last may 9 and for some reason i still haven't received the results in the mail. i haven't gotten a call either from my doctor to tell me which hsv i have. just a little background, i took an igm test which came up 1.04 equivocal. my doc tells me if i have not had an outbreak then i probably have oral hsv. that was it. so i came back 3 months after my supposed exposure and told him i wanted to get an igg test for closure. i cant just take his word it was oral cause it might put any potential relationships i have in the future at risk. so here i am. trying to still deal with it. i think ive accepted my fate pretty well or maybe ive just gotten so used to keeping my feelings buried inside. the reason i got exposed to this was because of a failed long term relationship. but one thing ive learned thanks to people who have responded to my earlier posts is that its not the end of the world. you are still you. herpes doesnt change that. everyday i strive to be a better person to my family and to anyone i meet. honestly, when i do get the results though i hope i dont spiral back to depression once i see it. its different when you finally have it in your hand. but thats life. the sooner you accept it, the better you will be.
  8. hi hopefulaz, sorry to hear about that. i would definitely do that as well. looking into my results, i noticed it was an igm one. im actually going to my primary care doctor tomorrow to request for igg. tomorrow would make it 3 months since my possible exposure. im not feeling hopeful about the results, but like you i guess i just want to see the results saying which one and that it really is positive. right now, i just dont think about it. i refuse to let it affect my daily life. only difference is, i dont see sex the same way anymore.
  9. thanks so much for your replies. it means a lot to me. i wont let this define me. i never changed. im still the nice quiet shy guy ive always been. i know i have a difficult road ahead of me but I'll take it one day at a time. and will always extend a helping hand to those in need. it actually makes me feel better when i do and helps me not dwell on the sadness. I'll cross the bridge when i get there. for now I'll live my life the way i always have. thank you again.
  10. thanks for replying. thats another possibility i am worried about. could it have been there all along and only surfaced now. tbh this was the first time i ever had been tested for hsv. but from what ive read, doesnt equivocal mean recent exposure? but also going back to the escort, i had unprotected oral and there was some rubbing that happened with genitals. should i even still get tested?
  11. hi everybody, im still fairly new to this and have yet to get tested to confirm which one I have. i got 1.04 equivocal with hsv 1/2 lgm test. though judging from what ive been feeling i pretty much think its hsv 2. would like to hear from the guys as to what i should expect in the next couple of days. and what they did to get past depression. i really hate myself cause i just came from a 13 year relationship that ended in a break up and depression for me. so i decided to go on a vacation and stupidly got an escort. i used a condom but i can still see how careless i was. now i have hsv 2. i honestly thought things were gonna start looking up for me and that ive finally gotten over my depression but thats life. ive considered several times to just end it all cause i feel so alone.
  12. hi, im glad to have found your post but realized its been years since someone replied. im also very interested to hear from other men's experience. I recently got my results, with hsv 2 showing at 1.04 equivocal. my doctor as well as others who have replied to my initial post have pretty much said that im positive already. my exposure was back in feb where i had unprotected oral. i had vaginal sex with condom but she rubbed her vag against my penis before putting the condom on. not sure if ive had outbreaks. i remember having an itch on the hairy patch above my penis. no rashes, lesions or pimples or bumps. i also had a rash on my leg that took weeks to disappear. im having another test on may 9 cause i cant live having an equivocal result.
  13. i had just come from a 13 year relationship which ended due to the distance and that my gf cheated on me and got pregnant while i was away. i migrated to another country and promised her to wait for me. i was able to remain loyal and not fool around. but when i broke up with her, i just went through the worst depression of my life. and out of frustration and loneliness slept around and even acquired the services of an escort from i assume where i got hsv 2 from. just when i thought i was about to end my depression from the relationship, i get hsv 2. i actuallu thought 2017 was the worst year of my life and that things would get better. but it turns out, things have only gotten worse.
  14. thank you so much for replying to my comments. I was just wondering if my having auto immune problems has something to do with my results. ive had colitis, psoriasis and tingles in my back for years. my doctor's have never been able to give me an answer and all they say is that its all just stress.
  15. thinking back a couple of days after exposure. i remember my genital area itching but never had any lesions. after a couple of days it was gone. would that count as an outbreak?
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