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Thank you for the reply! The swab was positive for HSV2. I've been on antivirals as a prophylactic until the Dr gets this sorted out but not the whole time. I was told they shouldn't interfere with antibody production? The person I think exposed me told me recently he never had any sores I described. He said he also recently had blood work and it was negative. Is there ANYTHING else that can cause small ulcers? I know the swabs are highly accurate but I also know a degree of human error exists. Still, I don't understand how I wouldn't have ANY IgG. It wasn't even in the questionable rage.

Hi! I believe I was exposed in late Sept of last year. I had been tested for H in the past- all negative. Swab was POS, blood neg. I had blood work drawn in April and recently. IgG is negative for both types. It's been almost 10 months and I know I do not have HIV. (Was tested in Jan and again in June.) What could be the deal? Could it be a lab error with the swab? Does my body just blow at making antibodies?

That's unfortunate because it's so hard to find pics online that are clear and really show what they can look like. Especially for women.

So I'm quite sure I was recently infected for a plethora of reasons. Was tested for HSV 1&2 (IgM) before recent partner and was negative. Spent the weekend with the guy, within a week- surprise! When I went to the Dr my "spots" weren't at a stage to be swabbed so they did IgM and IgG for both types. They both came out negative. Thing is, the spots ulcerated and HURT. Valtrex really helped and now there's almost no sign of them. The nurse is telling me that I don't have herpes because I'm "negative". I'm saying no and that my body just hadn't kicked in making even IgM yet because it's so new. Help? I'm going to attach a pic. Sorry if TMI, but I'd like opinions, please.

I'm going to tell him, for sure. I'm waiting on my blood work to come back just so I have all the info. I know I was negative for IgG tests for HSV1 and HSV2 the last time I was checked. I've been with someone else months ago and him. It's all been a blur 😕 I'm sorry you know what this is like ❤️

I'm so sorry for your heartache. 💙Any kind of rejection is hard, but I'm sure this is much harder. I hope you feel better soon. I'm trying to tell myself to relax because what's done is done, but it's so hard. I'm going through a divorce right now (it's amicable, thankfully) and had been with only him since 2010. Well, enter Tinder (yes, I know) and hello H 😑 It's like, FFS, really? I'm scared about sex again too. Right now it's the last thing I want, but I hope it's like having a baby. Evict the small human and think you'll never want sex again. Then you heal up and... ✅ But to have this talk... Damn.

This will be long, but I need somewhere/ someone to vent to besides my mother. I met a guy online back in June. I slept with him then and spent Oct 4th-9th with him. There was no one in between- at least on my part. On the 9th I started getting uncomfortable down there but thought it was from too much action. I was super rundown that entire day then had really bad chills that night. I went to work the next day and was freezing despite multiple layers, my lower back was killing me, and my lower belly was tender. I went to the Dr afterwards and I had a 102 temp. I was told I had a kidney infection. The next morning my temp was 104 so I went to the ER. They did the same tests but did the actual microscopic exam and my urine was totally clear. CT scan showed no stones, swelling, anything with my kidneys. That morning I had noticed what I thought were razor bumps, but thought they were just that so I didn't mention them. Next day they were looking funny and I came across initial herpes outbreaks articles online. Oh here we go. Went BACK to the Dr and she said they don't really look like herpes to her, but they could be. They weren't weepy so she said she couldn't swab them? She told me she did labs for Type 1&2 (IgM and IgG) though. The little "nick" I had- it got a lot worse. It was like the mother of all the other "things" on me. The sores all ulcerated, and my temp was between 101-104 for the past five days. Not to mention the bladder pain, body aches, weakness, etc. I have felt awful. On the upside, the Dr had me start Valtrex "just in case" and I think it's helping. The sores are looking a little less angry. I know you can't "tell-tell", but does it sound likely I got this from this guy I was just with? I'm waiting on my blood work to come back to talk to him because I don't know if we'll speak again after. To make matters worse, I really like him but we decided a relationship is not right for us right now so we've dialed back talking. I miss him and now we have to talk about this. If I have an old infection that just appeared it's going to be hard to tell him. If this is recent... Ugh. Either way, I'm not angry even if he knew he had it (in hindsight there are two things he's said/ done that lead me to believe he had seen sores on himself). I'm just really, really sad. I know it's super common, but I feel like this walking disease cesspool. How long did it take for any of you to feel like yourself again? Now that my fever's down and I feel a little better systemically, I can't stop crying about this. Sorry to be so long winded.