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Ice2423

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  1. I don’t have any of the classic symptoms. The only thing that’s been happening for a while is from time to time, I get a stinging pain in my penis and groin area. I also have had nerve pain from time to time. Out of curiosity, how long ago were you potentially exposed?
  2. I have a question regarding the accuracy of blood tests for herpes (I tried asking a follow up question in my other thread, but didn’t get a response); is the IgG blood test most likely conclusive six weeks after possible exposure? Ever since I signed up here, I’ve seen many users say you need to wait at least 12-16 weeks for this test to be accurate. But the more and more I read online, and also from speaking to doctors who are knowledgeable about herpes, seem to suggest that the test is extremely accurate, if not conclusive after six weeks. I actually just got an IgG test done at about the six week mark (five weeks and three days to be exact) and my test came back negative, written as <0.91. I ask this question, one, because I would like to know if I should put any faith in the test I just had done, and two, just for the sake of educating myself. Any information regarding this is highly appreciated!
  3. So I just got an update by the way; I took the IgG test at the 6 week mark. I know that everyone here suggests waiting at least 12-16 weeks, but from what I’ve read and heard from doctors, it’s usually detectable more than 70% of the time after this time period. Plus, I my anxiety has been horrible so I just wanted to do something to give me some kind of reassurance. I’ll get retested again at 12 weeks just to be sure. With all that being said, the doctor told me that my tests came back negative for both HSV-1 and HSV-2. When I got the test results emailed to me, they both read as <0.91. Can someone help me understand exactly what this means? I figured it means I’m below that range, but if there was no chance of infection, would it not just be 0.0? Thanks in advance!
  4. So if the immune system doesn’t react, I’m assuming that there won’t be any antibodies for the blood tests to pick up, correct? I’m somewhat a little concerned again. About 2-3 weeks ago, a woman I dated for two years and I decided to get back together. I’m in love with her, so I was really happy that she decided she wanted to try again, and things have been going great. Since I got my negative herpes test result, we started having sex (we don’t normally use a condom). But a few days ago, she ended up getting sick. She was running a fever the first day, but from there she was just congested and overall didn’t feel good. I’m worried because I haven’t gotten sick, which leads me to think this is something I could’ve given her, even though I haven’t felt sick myself (although the day after she got sick, I was running a 100 degree fever for two hours, but then it went away). And I feel like I would’ve gotten sick because we were extremely intimate for two days before she got sick. I guess my question is, is it normal for someone to get sick after potentially getting herpes WITHOUT getting any of the classic herpes symptoms, like sores and what not? Because she hasn’t had any pains or issues downstairs. Also, ever since I was potentially exposed, my diet hasn’t been great, I’ve been exposed to a lot of sunlight, and I’ve been extremely stressed (because of this), which I know are all supposed to be potential “triggers” for an outbreak. Do you think if I had it, that with doing all of these things that I would’ve experienced an outbreak by now? I know that’s most likely based on the person and is circumstantial, but I just thought I would ask. I feel like I’m going crazy. I feel like I could live with this if it happened. I’m just worried that the woman that I’m with wouldn’t understand, and she wouldn’t want to be with me anymore. I know that she loves me, but that’s something she’s expressed fear about before. And if I gave it to her, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself. I feel like that’s the root of my anxiety in all of this...
  5. Hey! Sorry for the late reply. I did get a full STI panel, so they did test for syphillis as well. It’s been over a month now, and I still haven’t had any noticeable symptoms, so I’m feeling better about it as time goes on. And I’ve also read that the IgM test is mostly unreliable, but it seems to be in relation to false positives. My tests for HSV-1 and HSV-2 came back negative, and my doctor said my levels were almost non-existent. And I was tested for this 10 or 11 days after possible exposure, which I think is good because the IgM is supposed to detect a recent infection from what I understand. So is there a good chance I still could’ve gotten a false negative test result? Here’s another question too; would antibodies only appear if you displayed symptoms of herpes? Because besides the occasional burning in the urethra, I didn’t really have any other symptoms up to that point. So I’m wondering if antibodies still would’ve developed due to infection even if my body wasn’t showing symptoms of fighting the infection.
  6. The test I had done 10 days after possible exposure was the IgM test, which from what I understand, is designed to detect a recent, acute infection. My doctor was telling me that normally enough antibodies develop in 7-10 days for the IgM test to pick up. So is that still not at all accurate then? He said my HSV-1 and HSV-2 levels were almost non-existent from that test. Also, I noticed a few days ago that aside from the occasional on and off throbbing in my penis, I was also getting a throbbing pain in the area of one of my inguinal lymph nodes (the area above the penis and below the stomach). Not an excruciating pain, but a noticeable one. Is that usually a sign of herpes? Again, I don’t have any sores or blisters or anything yet, but I’m wondering if people normally get pains like that even if they’re not about to have an outbreak.
  7. I appreciate the response. I didn’t necessarily think it was either. It’s more so just that I can’t seem to figure out what’s causing the pain. On another note, how accurate do you think a blood test is a week after possible exposure? That’s really been the main thing I’ve wondered about. Cause I know most people don’t exhibit symptoms after infection, and I’m wondering if I should put any stake in that test since I did it only a week after I had sex.
  8. Hello, I was just wanting to get another opinion here about a possible exposure I may have had. Three weeks ago, I had unprotected sex with a woman I didn’t know very well, which was a huge mistake, but it is what it is at this point. Fast forward beyond that, and I haven’t had any noticeable symptoms, like that of an outbreak. No blisters, no pain, no flu-like symptoms. I even got a blood test done for herpes a week after this incident and it came back negative for both HSV-1 and HSV-2. The one thing that has me concerned though, is that every once in a while, I’m getting this throbbing pain in my urethra that last for about 10-15 seconds and then goes away for a while. I had every other test done at the doctor for anything bacteria related and everything came back negative. The only reason I have it in my head that it could potentially be herpes is because I know you can get false negative tests. I guess my question to you all would be, is it normal to every once in a while get a throbbing pain in your urethra without any other symptoms if it’s herpes, or would actual sores have to be present in order to cause that pain? Also, I’ve noticed that my butt has been itchy on and off as well, which I was reading could also be a symptom of it, though I don’t know why it would be there. Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask or if questions like this shouldn’t be asked. I’m just trying to ease my anxiety and also get a little more educated haha.
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