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I just noticed a rash on my bottom. Can someone tell me if this is HSV or just a rash?

In the daytime, I excessively sweat around my nose and beard for no reason. So much so, I have to keep wiping my face repeatedly. I wasn't having thees issues prior to my other symptoms but now it's part of my other symptoms. Can HSV cause excessive sweating in the face?

I explained my symptoms to a Urologist and told him about the IgG test I took. Of course, he doesn't think HSV-1 or HSV2 are causing the symptoms (of course, why would he?). He at least admitted that HSV can affect the CNS, but still didn't think that it was causing what he called a "constellation of symptoms," and then explained to me how the test works to look for the antibodies. I then had to point out that my body may have not built up the necessary antibodies to get detected. He admits that's possible and says I could take the test again in a few months to be sure and then says "But your symptoms do not sound like H, so I would expect it is still going to be negative." During an endoscopy, they found gastritis, which they have sent off to the lab to test for H. Pylori infection. I asked if other possible infections l could cause my symptoms or even exacerbate them and he said no. So I ask "what else could it possibly be?" Of course, he had no real answer, but stood his ground that my symptoms sound more like they're anxiety-related. I assume this is what it was like for many in the H community?

I also explained my symptoms to a Urologist and told him about the test. Of course, he doesn't think HSV-1 or HSV2 are causing the symptoms (of course, why would he?). He at least admitted that HSV can affect the CNS, but still didn't think that it was causing what he called a "constellation of symptoms," and then explained to me how the test works to look for the antibodies. I then had to point out that my body may have not built up the necessary antibodies to get detected. He admits that's possible and says I could take the test again in a few months to be sure and then says "But your symptoms do not sound like H, so I would expect it is still going to be negative." During an endoscopy, they found gastritis, which they have sent off to the lab to test for H. Pylori infection. I asked if other possible infections l could cause my symptoms or even exacerbate them and he said no. So I ask "what else could it possibly be?" Of course, he had no real answer, but stood his ground that my symptoms sound more like they're anxiety-related. I assume this is what it was like for many of H community?

@Seeker1960 Gotcha. As you know, I started experiencing symptoms in Novmeber and had a test earlier this week. Just realized yesterday that it was an IgG test, which came negative for HSV2. I plan to get a test again for both HSV1 and 2 in other few weeks. As you build antibodies for the virus, does the symptoms start to subside?

I got my first negative result, but I'm wondering how many times will it take to finally get a positive result. How many times does it take on average?

Thanks for clearing that up, that actually helps explain some things. She also gave me oral sex, so it's definitely possible. I'm sorry this happened to you. You are stronger than me, I am not in a good place mentally. So what is the difference between HSV1, GHSV1, HSV2, and GHSV2?

Also, I forgot to ask but wouldn't HSV-1 cause more cold sores? And HSV-2 cause the more serious symptoms like the neuropathic symptoms?

@Flowerteacher55 I have been having symptoms as well and wonder if you can help. I hadn't had sex in over three years and was fine for the most part, except for a breathing issues. I had unprotected sex with someone in late October going into early November and since then I have been experiencing facial spams, shooting pains in my legs and buttocks, anal itching, itching everywhere, pains in my eyes, shooting pains in my spine and around my eye sockets, painful pressure in my penis and groin area, itching in the groin area, ringing in the ears, constant diarrhea, nausea, constant feelings of warmth and malaise. I even seemed to be losing control of my rectal muscles, and at times, I'm afraid I'm going to defecate on myself. These symptoms come and go. For almost two weeks straight, I've had regular night sweats. So far, there haven't been any obvious visible sores on my genitalia, but I notice that the skin is dry, white-ish and cracked. But I do see small bumps that look like irritation. I am also experiencing increased irritation in the face and have begun to break out in small random bumps like acne on my face, just a bump on my cheek, a few on my temple, and one on my chin near my goatee. And my lymph nodes in my jaw swell and get tender from time to time. My tongue tingles and crackles periodically but haven't had sores and I had one huge bump that was underneath my lip that was hard as rock, but it never burst open into a blister or a sore and is now getting smaller and it seems like it's crusting over (I'm not really sure). I have gotten checked for everything: Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, HIV, UTI, and HSV2, which all came back negative. But it's the electric, stinging, and tingling pain that's making me confident it's HSV. Some say it may be HSV-1 but I don't have any cold sores, just dry and cracked lips. Some say it's stress and anxiety, but I've been stressed on many occasions and never experienced this. I know they say the first HSV test can come back negative, especially if you're body has not built the necessary antibodies to fight off the HSV. So, I think that may be the case with me. I have extreme abdominal pain at times, and it feels like an infection is moving around in there, but I just took an endoscopy yesterday and all they found was mild gastritis. They took a biopsy to test for H. Pylori infection, but other than that, things were normal. I don't know what's going on, but do you think it could be a possible HSV infection?

I just took a pic of the bump! Under the light, it looks almost yellowish. Somebody please tell me, what should I do?

I know may just be freaking out, but I found a small bump on the bottom of my eyelid and when I blink, I keep feeling it in my eye. I thought it was a piece of cotton at first but upon further investigation found it to be an actual bump. Isn't this dangerous? What should I do??

Gotcha. When I asked that question, I was getting ready for my endoscopy. After the procedure, they said that they found mild gastritis in my stomach and were sending it off for a biopsy to check for an infection. If I'm not mistaken, HSV can cause gastritis, right? I got the results from my HSV2 tests, which came back negative, but I know better now than to believe that at face value. Especially with the symptoms I'm exhibiting. Didn't experience the symptoms much most of the day and evening, just a few crackles and itches in a few places. Now its 12 am and the symptoms have begun to pick up a bit and there's more crackles going through my cheekbones and random spots like my nose that are itching. The itching on my scrotum is starting to get real bad, and becoming a little more constant. For a second, I thought my OB was finally calming down, but sadly, I think it was just a brief reprieve.

So an update: Got the test back for the endoscopy, which found mild gastritis. They going to do a biopsy to see if it's an infection. Speaking of that, HSV can also cause gastritis and uretheritis, right? Moving on... So, felt the electric crackle in a few places today, but nothing serious. Got home about 5:30 and was fine for a bit. Ate a Subway Sandwich and then ate some cookies. It's now 8 and I'm starting to feel the crackle. The lymph node under my right jaw is also starting to get tender. Pains going through my sides, some just electric and others are throbbing and painful. Soreness on the inside of my bottom lip. Had a few little crackles and a little itching down there, but that has subsided. Off and on feeling weird pressure at the top of my head. Bump underneath the lip is still hard, but it at least feels like it getting smaller. No breakage or fluid. But my fingers itched and crackled with a weird numbness. And now they feel really cool underneath the skin. I assume that may be due to anesthesia from the endoscopy. Regardless, it feels like I can still feel the HSV roaming around my body. Eyes are feel like they're swelling, pulsing and itching here and there but not as serious. My feet still crackle and itch every now and then. And I still feel itchy near my neck, shoulders, and collarbone at times like I'm wearing a furry sweater (I'm not). I'm not sure but the OB may be trying to die down. I've been taking Elderberry for the past two days and it helped in the daytime, but at night, I started feeling the symptoms again. Still not as bad, but bad enough. Been checking periodically for changes. I still don't feel any sores where the tingling is the worse and I can still sit comfortably so I don't think I have any of the "painful sores" that make it difficult to sit or lay down, which is good. However, the top of fingers have been periodically itching all day and still feel pressure and pain inside my urethra every now and then. Can someone tell me: is this what it's like when your OB is starting to end?

I think I'm experiencing symptoms of HSV2 and have been feeling tightness in my sides. I already had various issues with my liver and my esophagus, where it felt like I was sitting on my organs or sides were tight, but now there are sharp and dull pains that have started that didn't appear until I started exhibiting HSV2 symptoms. Can HSV2 cause further damage to your organs and if so, can the damage be reversed?

Thank you for the encouragement. I took a HSV2 test yesterday and the results came back negative, but after reading all of the posts, I know not to fully trust the initial test. I actually have an endoscopy today to figure out what's wrong with my esophagus. Is there any way to treat the Urethritis caused by HSV2? I keep getting pains in my urethra and it's getting really uncomfortable. The symptoms are dying down some, but still present, and got a little worse last night.

Thank you for the help and support. The mother and I weren't together and hadn't done anything in years. I hadn't had sex with anyone in over two years and had never tested positive for HSV or exhibited these symptoms. She claimed she hadn't been done anything in a while but I suspect she wasn't being truthful. When I confronted her about it after I started experiencing symptoms. She claims she got a Pap smear and got tested and everything came back negative but I also believe she's not being truthful about that. But after reading your posts and seeing how similar the symptoms were, I'm pretty sure that I have HSV2. In addition, my immune system may be compromised because I have an esophagus issue, so you may right about having immune system issues. That may be making the symptoms as bad as they are. I actually have an endoscopy tomorrow and have a pretty good feeling they're going to see the damage from the HSV2, since it feel like it's also tearing up my stomach. I'm not going to lie...after reading all the posts...I don't think I can do this. I can't live like this. I'm trying not to do something crazy like harm myself, but it's getting really hard. And when I hear about the antivirals not working, I honestly don't have much hope. Most of the posts I read discuss struggling for years with persistent OBs and worsening symptoms. My side and stomach have been killing me off and on for days, I can't imagine going through it for years. I don't want to give up but I am already under extreme stress, easily depressed, and in a bad place in life. And although I understand that it can be managed, there's a LOT more unfortunate stories out there with less positive results. I'm trying not to stress, so I don't make it worse but it messes with me even when I'm calm. Sorry, just venting a bit. I saw what you said about Lion's Mane in earlier posts. I may try that, but I'm afraid that my body might take too to it. To the rest of the community, what other natural supplements do you recommend? Is Sea Moss an option?

Oh, just to add: I seem to be getting bad facial pain in my cheekbones, new warm pains on the left side of bladder. And now it seems my itching's spreading to the top of fingers. I'm also getting shooting pains going up the right side of my upper back. Pains traveling upwards in my stomach. And the itching got worse near my anus as it got dark. Please, I really need to talk to someone whose been through this!

You seem to know a lot. I need some help from the community, please. So, near the end of October, I had unprotected sex with the mother of my child-- we're not together--while she was over seeing the kids. Near the end of October going into the beginning of November, I started to experience several STD symptoms. It first started with flu like symptoms such as a warm sensation in my stomach, followed by nausea and feelings of malaise. Then it went away and a few weeks after, I began feeling intense itching near my scrotum, anus, rectum, and on my palms and penis. I also began experience intense pressure at the tip of my penis and shooting pains going through my urethra. Shortly after that, I began experiencing electric tingling pains shooting through my spine, neck, near my eye sockets, and in my eyes. My eyes themselves even crackle, tingle, and itched. I have even experienced crackling, tingling, and soreness in my throat. My lips, gums, and tongue even tingle and crackle, but I haven't seen any cold sores. My gums are even in pain like I have gingivitis, which also has never happened before. I also experienced shooting pains going up and down my butt, thighs, groin, legs, and pain in my joints. To make matters worse, I also began experiencing sharp pains in my lower abdomen upper groin area. It even feels like it's attacking other organs like my kidney and liver. It even feels like something is stuck in there. And since then, I have been experiencing these symptoms off and on, with some days being worse than others. I have also experienced ringing in my ears, which I've come to find out through research is called tinnitus; a symptom associated with hsv2. I confronted my baby mother about the symptoms and she threw a fit. However, I also began to notice she was exhibiting symptoms that seemed questionable. She continued to complain about headaches, she vomited constantly, was in the bathroom for long periods of time, and even complained that she was so dizzy that she had to sit on the bathroom floor for an hour at a time. She also complained about pain in her lower abdomen upper groin area. But what really set off a red flag is when she casually told me that she had experienced discharge from her anus as she was using the bathroom. She also claimed to hear voices, which struck me as odd, but I didn't think about it too much until my own ears started ringing constantly. And they've been ringing off and on since then. Since then, I've gotten tested for UTI, yeast infection, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV, all of which came back negative. The only thing I hadn't tested for was herpes and I just did that today. I have been dealing with these symptoms for most of the month and although it seems to subside at times, it always feels present, never going away. However this whole time I haven't experienced lesions or sores like most people expect to see with herpes. For about a week I had constant night sweats and was excessively sweating during the day, which caused me to wipe my face a lot. As a result, I ended up with a huge hard bump on underneath the side of my lip. I don't really see a rash on my anus, my penis, or scrotum, but they still itch like crazy. My face constantly feels hot and a flushed with mild irritation, but once again no sores, aside the large bump. The bump itself became big and red but now it's getting smaller and blacker. Even the doctors said that the bump is just an ingrown hair. When I describe symptoms and bring up HSV2, many say that symptoms don't sound related, despite the fact that many of the symptoms seem to match up not only to what I found online, but to other symptoms posted by the community. I was on another herpes forum and two people said my symptoms didn't sound related to HSV2. In fact, many people have told me that I'm simply suffering from stress and anxiety. But I've been stressing anxious before and it never felt like this. So basically in a nutshell, it seems like I'm experiencing neuropathic hsv2 symptoms, but I'm not breaking out into the lesions and sores. What does the community think? Many in this forum have had experience with this, so I need some help. Does this sound more like hsv2, or could it be stressing anxiety like the doctors and other people have been telling me?

So, near the end of October, I had unprotected sex with the mother of my child-- we're not together--while she was over seeing the kids. Near the end of October going into the beginning of November, I started to experience several STD symptoms. It first started with flu like symptoms such as a warm sensation in my stomach, followed by nausea and feelings of malaise. Then it went away and a few weeks after, I began feeling intense itching near my scrotum, anus, rectum, and on my palms and penis. I also began experience intense pressure at the tip of my penis and shooting pains going through my urethra. Shortly after that, I began experiencing electric tingling pains shooting through my spine, neck, near my eye sockets, and in my eyes. My eyes themselves even crackle, tingle, and itched. I have even experienced crackling, tingling, and soreness in my throat. My lips and tongue even tingle and crackle, but I haven't seen any cold sores. I also experienced shooting pains going up and down my butt, thighs, groin, legs, and pain in my joints. To make matters worse, I also began experiencing sharp pains in my lower abdomen upper groin area. It even feels like it's attacking other organs like my kidney and liver. And since then, I have been experiencing these symptoms off and on, with some days being worse than others. I have also experienced ringing in my ears, which I've come to find out through research is called tinnitus; a symptom associated with hsv2. I confronted my baby mother about the symptoms and she threw a fit. However, I also began to notice she was exhibiting symptoms that seemed questionable. She continued to complain about headaches, she vomited constantly, was in the bathroom for long periods of time, and even complained that she was so dizzy that she had to sit on the bathroom floor for an hour at a time. But what really set off a red flag is when she casually told me that she had experienced discharge from her anus as she was using the bathroom. She also claimed to hear voices, which struck me as odd, but I didn't think about it too much until my own ears started ringing constantly. And they've been ringing off and on since then. Since then, I've gotten tested for UTI, yeast infection, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV, all of which came back negative. The only thing I hadn't tested for was herpes and I just did that today. I have been dealing with these symptoms for most of the month and although it seems to subside at times, it always feels present, never going away. However this whole time I haven't experienced lesions or sores like most people expect to see with herpes. For about a week I had constant night sweats and was excessively sweating during the day, which caused me to wipe my face a lot. As a result, I ended up with a huge hard bump on underneath the side of my lip. I don't really see a rash on my anus, my penis, or scrotum, but they still itch like crazy. My face constantly feels hot and a flushed with mild irritation, but once again no sores, aside the large bump. The bump itself became big and red but now it's getting smaller and blacker. When I describe symptoms and bring up HSV2, many say that symptoms don't sound related, despite the fact that many of the symptoms seem to match up not only to what I found online, but to other symptoms posted by the community. Even the doctors said that the bump is just an ingrown hair. In fact, many people have told me that I'm simply suffering from stress and anxiety. But I've been stressing anxious before and it never felt like this. So basically in a nutshell, it seems like I'm experiencing neuropathic hsv2 symptoms, but I'm not breaking out into the lesions and sores. What does the community think? Many in this forum have had experience with this, so I need some help. Does this sound more like hsv2, or could it be stressing anxiety like the doctors and other people have been telling me?