Hi @RingofFire,
Reading through your posting history reminds me very much of my experience.
I know with 100% certainly I did not have HSV earlier this year. I know i received oral sex from the first new partner I’ve had in years in September. I know today i test positive for HSV1 and i also know that after years of perfect health that roughly 2-3 days after the oral sex a slew of various issues have plagued me. Since that date i have had two separate fungal infections around my anus (first such experiences of my life), I’ve had the first notable acne breakout of my life since i was a teenager decades ago, and most impactfully I’ve had significant nerve type pain and discomfort on my penis, testicles, anus, buttocks and upper thighs. Occasionally my lower back as well, although not nearly as frequently. When seated the symptoms are significantly worse. What i have yet to experience is a rash, blister, lesion or ulcer.
Now my doctors and the herpes experts say none of these symptoms are herpes.
I’m here to say they are probably right. These aren’t “symptoms” of herpes, however, they are most likely issues that herpes can lead to. Like if my tire blows out, that could cause my car to flip. That doesn’t mean it’s normal or frequent, but clearly it makes that more likely it could happen. In other words there is a link.
Thankfully my urologist has referred me to a pain management doctor and advised a nerve block on the pudendal nerve to see if that eliminates the nerve pain, even if temporarily. If it does that seems likely to be a diagnosis of pudendal neuralgia, which the NIH shows can be triggered by herpes simplex. Again, maybe not a symptom of herpes, but linkage.
I will definitely come back to this chain with my experience post nerve block.