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@2Legit2Quit, Yes I have shared the news with a few close friends and a family member. I will take it day by day and your advice on whom I share this with. So I guess it's not so bad right now but than again I have not had to have the talk with someone I want to share my life with. HaHa got that to look forward to one day. I am doing good though after talking with a good friend and getting his feed back. Thanks for listening. How many people do you talk to a day give them reassurance that things are going to be ok. I think you might have the incredible heart.

@2Legit2Quit, Thanks for the compliment but I will be honest my stomach is knots and I think the fear of the pain I might have caused someone truly hurts me more than this gift ever could. No I have not slept with anyone, last thing on my mind right now. I am sure urges will return but I need to learn to deal with this and find a way to be open about it. It sounds tough though. Are you open with everyone that is a part of your life?

@2Legit2Quit, Yes I contacted the woman I suspect of sharing this gift with me. She says she is planning on getting tested soon. Like I said before her nonchalant way about it makes me wonder. Or she could be freaking out, she hasn't shared much with me. Part of me hopes the chain stops with her but I also don't want anyone else to have it. It won't be any easier contacting passed partners and inform them of my situation and how it might effect them. I know it's the right thing to do though. I am sure life will continue just with some new concerns. I have shared with some close friends and family but that's it for now....well and this forum. So far the ride has been interesting to say the least. Thanks for your help.

@2Legit2Quit, My values were 5.0 for HSV 2 and Negative for HSV 1. No the rash was not swabbed I was overseas when it happened and there was no way to do that where I was. We were limited in medical support. I am positive it was type select IgG so I guess that shoots down that theory. Well it's been 2 months since I had the outbreak on my back and hip so I guess I will stand by and see what happens next, oh happy days. Ha!

@2Legit2Quit, the original question was are my symptoms normal before getting the test I had no idea I was positive or not. The follow on question was......If I had a shingles outbreak could it cause a false positive with high IGG levels. The only reason I ask that is because all medical professionals who saw the rash that was their diagnosis. None of them could say for sure if a current/recent "shingles rash" could cause a positive result on a Herpes test. They all say anything is possible.

@2Legit2Quit I believe it was the Herpes select. I got it at quest diagnostics. about 2 months after suspected exposure . I know it was early in the window so either its always been there or something else. My IGG levels were high apparently 5.0 Thanks for the POC

@WCSDancer2010, @StillMeButWiser, @2Legit2Quit I am back in the United States and had my tests run. Negative across the board except abnormal for HSV2. I was shocked but prepared. When I talk to the counselor he said to get checked out again cause all the symptoms mentioned he said "sounds like shingles". One look at the scar and pictures when I saw my doctor he said "shingles". Went to planned parenthood looking for an expertise in the field cause I am sure it was not my doctors primary field of study, she said "shingles". The one question I posed to all 3 and could not get an answer on was if I had a recent shingles outbreak could that cause the positive result. Have you or anyone heard of that, is it possible? This happened first week of Sept since than I have taken no antiviral drugs and had no other symptoms. My hope or is if it comes back it will confirm something so I can go forward. I know I am probably like everyone else and praying not me, not me. I will except it either way and I already contacted my last partner as soon as I got the results. Her reaction was not the one I expected it was very nonchalant which made me wonder if she knew she had something. She has been taking her time to get tested. I could be wrong but thats how it seems. Anyways I am still in good spirits thank you all. I will pose that shingles question in a new discussion and maybe I'm not the only one it happened to. Take care......oh yeah anyone in the Raleigh NC area?

Thank you all for the positive feed back. @WCSDancer2010 and 2Legit2Quit, I will look to have that test upon return. It will be at 9-10 weeks since possible exposure when I am able to get that test. Will that be too soon to get any confirmation if it is or isn't not HSV 1 or 2. Should I expect any time frame of symptoms again? @StillMeButWiser no one is sick and I don't feel any worse or sick symptoms. I have been running outside in this dry climate and I am a total mouth breather when I run. Could be part of it, lol. I truly appreciate knowing I am not the only one who's mind is racing and reads a symptom and now trying to attune myself to be aware of each symptom. It could be me over thinking it all. Thanks once again.

It all started about Sept 4-5 I am overseas in an austere environment and when I got here my left buttock and hamstring were sore and extremely tight, similar to sciatica. About a few days later my left kidney area was numb and tingly with a warm sensation. I continued my everyday routine with out any issues to include running and working out. Soon after a red mark appeared on my belt line on my back side/upper butt and a small rash on my lower middle spine, one dot on my left kidney are, and three on the left side of my hip/pubic bone. All were small bug bite size except the on my back side hip area. I saw the doc and he started me on hydrocortisone and after a about 5 days nothing changed. After some pustules formed on the red area. Only the one on my back and rear hip produced pustules from what the doc said and I could see the others they were just slightly red. I saw the Doc again and and he asked if I had shingles before, I had not. I informed him I did have protected and unprotected sex (aug 23 and 28th) both oral and intercourse a few weeks prior with a new partner but have had zero symptoms associated with any type of STD itch, discharge, etc. Nor was any of this in my gential region or anus. The rash area did not itch in any way nor was it painful, more uncomfortable cause my belt rested on that area to keep my trousers up. I was given a shot of Rocephrin (antibiotic) and a few days later it started to dry up. They got red and seemed like blood was in the pustules but went away and left a scar. I am back on full duty no issues at all just the scar but now I have a sore throat its red and seems like a canker sore in the back of my throat. Could these be related and are they common or am I having a bout of plain old bad luck. I am concerned because it had resembled HSV in every way in the beginning according to my paranoia and of course the internet. I have had zero symptoms or so I think. As soon as I return home I plan to have a blood test or what ever test is needed but as you all know anxiety and worse case scenario is filling my head. I have never been diagnosed with HSV 1 or 2 or ever had symptoms like this. I have asked one forum and the one person said the symptoms were not conducive to HSV and West Over Heights clinic forum replied and said they were concerning. Thanks for reading and taking the time to reply.