GUYS IN HERE: Do ANY of you have this?

[UnluckyMan]

Have any of the males in here ever experienced constant penis tip stinging/burning/irritation for weeks on end?  Ever? Anybody? I just want this crap to stop.  I'm not even sure I have herpes yet, but I was exposed to it.  This burning sensation almost never goes away, it's like a constant reminder that something is wrong with me, and I can't do anything about it, and it's driving me insane.

[Stillconfused]

You should get a blood test to be sure.  I had burning in the tip of my penis  that went on for weeks and it turned out to be my prostate.  So consult a physician. 

[UnluckyMan]

My problems started a day after I got exposed to HSV for like 5 seconds.  Thats why I’m pretty sure it has something to do with it.  I took a IgG blood test at 6 weeks post exposure and it was negative.  I’m going to take another one at 12 weeks in October.  So tired of waiting.

was your burning during urination or after?  Mine is never during, and usually after or when just randomly throughout the day.  Did you end up getting rid of it? And if so what worked?  Im going to a urologist but my appointment is in November.  Its like everything is a big waiting game.  

[Jack101]

Your symptoms do not sound like herpes.  You likely have a prostate infection.

[UnluckyMan]

I've been doing a lot of reading online and prostate infections (prostatitis) can be caused by the herpes simplex virus.  All my symptoms started after having sex with someone who is HSV positive.  I'm almost 90% certain if I do have a prostate infection, it is because of herpes.  My penis started tingling less than 2 days after I was exposed.  It's still stinging/burning now after I piss and ejaculate almost two months later.  Herpes has been cited as a cause of prostate infection on various websites.  

[New2GH]

Yes I read that too recently, about herpes causing prostate issues.  Problem is finding a doctor or urologist that will take that seriously.  The urologist I went to (one of the top one's in my area) basically told me it was in my head.  I almost wanted to cry then and there like seriously.  Why would I be making such a devastating issue up in my head.  Anyway, I also read that taking the antivirals helps, not sure how true that is but I've been taking 400mg of Acyclovir daily since the end of July and so far I haven't noticed a difference but since my symptoms have been ongoing since November I assume it takes some time for things to calm down below.  Geez, what a nightmare this has been.  Absolutely the worst experience of my life thus far.  Had I known herpes could be so troublesome I just would have shunned off sex altogether NO JOKE!!  None of the ''fun'' I ever had was worth any of this, not in the least bit.

[New2GH]

@Stillconfused, could you tell us what tests they did on you to conclude it was a prostate issue.  For me the only test was the PSA which I'm still not what exactly that checks for.  Also have had multiple urinalysis and no bacteria is showing up.  

[Derekstriker]

For me it was a prostate infection. Had a doctor do a DRE and I screamed like a mad man when he hit my prostate. Gave me some antibiotics and it cleared up in a week. 

Now I have had herpes outbreaks in my urethra before and it pretty much feels like pissing glass. I guess the difference would be, herpes only really hurt every now and then or when I was dehydrated and urinating. The prostate issue was continuous like you've described. 

[UnluckyMan]

Interesting.  Because my doctor said the same thing, that if it was herpes causing it it would be quite painful during urination.  And i havent experienced that at all since I was exposed.  So it may just be that my prostate is infected, but i wonder if that would cause burning pains in my legs and feet as well as my hand?  But thanks for your input as well.

[Stupida]

@UnluckyMan I’m a woman and had burning less than 6 hours later and lasted over a year. It finally stopped! I have tested IGG negative at 8 months and 10 months. I’m losing hair and have hives in the groin/thigh area on occasion which is STD related. All doctors shrug me off as well saying it’s all in my head, which it is not.

 

[New2GH]

@Stupida, I'm assuming the burning was in your private area?  Was it constant, 24/7 all that time?  It's nice to hear that it finally stopped for you even if it took a long time, gives us hope.  And you started to feel this six hours after exposure??

Btw, you probably already know this but the IGG misses 8 percent of type two infections (it misses 30 percent of type one).  And if it misses it once, it's likely to miss it in future tests as well.  Perhaps you fall into that category.  Do you think you will get the western blot for a definitive result?  

Thanks for your input!

[UnluckyMan]

@Stupida  damn for a year?  Thats crazy.  Well im happy for you that it finally stopped like New2Gh said, but just to clarify, the person you were exposed by...do you know that they have HSV or is it just a possibility?  And if they do have it, do you know if its type 1 or 2?

and im assuming youve never taken antivirals because ive heard that those can interfere with your IGG test results.  Im sorry to hear youre losing your hair.  i really would be pissed if i start to lose my hair because of a damn STD.  

But if I was you, and all your other STD tests are still negative, I would definitely invest my money in that Western Blot test.  Cause im guessing you dont have anything to swab and thats the only assurance you can really get at this point that you dont have herpes.  

It seems like most doctors easiest course of action when they cant find an answer to your problems is to tell you that you’re imagining  things.

[Stupida]

@UnluckyMan @New2GH yes, so thankful that the burning finally stopped. Yes, I heard about the percentages of negative IGG and I probably fall in that category. Actually, my obgyn was like you have a bad yeast infection, swabbed me for yeast at what was my original OB. It came back negative as well.  I am such a healthy person and never had anything wrong with me before. Never had a UTI or yeast infection, etc.

They swabbed me before several times and all negative for herpes. They could’ve also swabbed me late. One doctor said it was a anal fissure when my tests came back negative.

Also since all this, I have had sever vitamin d deficiency and low ferritin levels, which can cause hair loss. 

i want to get a western blot to figure this all out. Just need to make time for it and order everything online.

 

 

[UnluckyMan]

Just wanted to update you guys.  Took another blood test at 12 weeks and it came back negative for HSV 1 and 2 still.  Sad part is I still am just as worried that I have it and that I’m going to infect someone.  My penis tip still almost always burns after I piss for at least a good 10-15 minutes and it burns after ejaculation too. It also seems to start to burn when I feel like I need to pee... like when I wake up in the morning or Im washing dishes at the sink.  And all of this started after I tried to have sex with an HSV-2 positive woman for 5 seconds but Mr.Condom failed me.  

Thats why I feel like I still have it. Have a urology appointment next month.  Im going to take another blood test then too and see if anything changes. 

Still no lesions on my penis, but the veins seem a little more “out there” now sometimes.  Like I can feel them too sometimes.  Its kinda strange.  

I dont really trust the blood test though.  Wish it was as accurate as HIV blood tests.  Getting a negative result should make you feel relieved, but it doesnt and its pathetic.

 

[Notgoingthere]

Sorry I am a female... but I’ve done a lot of research and I’ve come to see that blood tests aren’t all that accurate....if you have any sores immediately go to the doctor because that is the most accurate way of testing if it’s herpes.

[Notgoingthere]

Have you been to a doctor about the burning!? It could be something entirely different.. it might even be a uti.. which guys don’t really get but they can.

[Fml93]

15 hours ago, UnluckyMan said:

Just wanted to update you guys.  Took another blood test at 12 weeks and it came back negative for HSV 1 and 2 still.  Sad part is I still am just as worried that I have it and that I’m going to infect someone.  My penis tip still almost always burns after I piss for at least a good 10-15 minutes and it burns after ejaculation too. It also seems to start to burn when I feel like I need to pee... like when I wake up in the morning or Im washing dishes at the sink.  And all of this started after I tried to have sex with an HSV-2 positive woman for 5 seconds but Mr.Condom failed me.  

Thats why I feel like I still have it. Have a urology appointment next month.  Im going to take another blood test then too and see if anything changes. 

Still no lesions on my penis, but the veins seem a little more “out there” now sometimes.  Like I can feel them too sometimes.  Its kinda strange.  

I dont really trust the blood test though.  Wish it was as accurate as HIV blood tests.  Getting a negative result should make you feel relieved, but it doesnt and its pathetic.

 

I hate to say this, but the body and mind is such a powerful thing. It sounds like you have high anxiety, as do I. Sometimes if I Obsess about something to much, I feel those symptoms. Legit, I can make my vagina feel like it’s on fire just about obsessing that I have something. If you want to know for sure, for sure. Take the western blot test.. if it’s been 12 weeks, it’s the most accurate test out there. 

[UnluckyMan]

@Notgoingthere  yes, I went to the doctor three times.  The first time was a routine appointment 4 days after the exposure. I told my doctor about my encounter and got tested for HIV and the urine STDs.  She examined me and basically said since I didn't have lesions there was no way to tell if I had contracted herpes yet. It became a waiting game. 

Right after that a big single bump that felt pretty hard appeared in my pubic hair region. I remember looking in the mirror, my heart pounding thinking this is it when i first noticed it swelling up, but it didn't look like herpes, so I thought it was an ingrown hair.  At that time I was expecting herpes to look like blisters, and be painful and clustered and whatnot.  It wasn't painful.  It wasn't itchy.  It just was a bump.  And it was hard. Went back to my doctor again 11 days after exposure to take my first herpes IGG blood test, another full STD panel, and even give a urine sample.  Everything came back negative again. Even the herpes test, which I expected because it was still too early to develop antibodies.

Weeks later at the 6 week post-exposure mark, I asked my Dr for another herpes IGG test, which she was highly opposed to.  She is the infectious disease specialist where I go, and she doesn't believe in the herpes blood test.  But she caved in because she could see I was very stressed out.  That came back negative.  She looked at the single bump that was still there in my pubic region, and she also wrote it off as an ingrown hair.  But I wish I had gotten it swabbed at that time.   But I trusted her, and wanted to believe her.  Now it's just a scar, and the scar has been there for over 2 months now.  I can even still feel like a smaller hard bump under the scar when I press on it. She said there's nothing more she can do and set me up to go see a urologist.  They gave me an appointment in November back in August.  Sucks for me.

It's been over 3 months now, and every day I have waited for some bump to appear on my penis.  Nothing has.  

@Fml93 I wish this was all in my head, but unfortunately it isn't.  The penis tip tingling/burning/irritation has been with me almost every day.  I could be in the happiest of moods and it does not matter, it will show up eventually and remind me that something is not right with me.  I never had this issue before I was exposed to HSV-2. 

I became extremely constipated for a few weeks as well about a week or so after that night.  My body also began to burn in random places during that time, which the internet let me know is nerve related.  I was having intermittent lower back pain out of nowhere.  That's when I pretty much started to believe I was infected with herpes after reading about so many others infected with the virus having similar burning symptoms. 

But my IGG test is negative still.  I'm going to take another IGG at 16 weeks when I go see the urologist.  Hopefully he has some answers for me. But I'm just tired of waiting.

 

 

[UnluckyMan]

@Fml93 and oh, i believe the western blot test is after 16 weeks.  So im going to get another IGG test next month at 16 weeks and if thats negative, and the urologist cant help me, then ill probably end up going that route.  Finding a lab to draw my blood and give it to me to ship out will be the toughest part.  Blowing another few hundred dollars also sucks.  But my biggest fear is that my body may never make the antibodies or enough of them to be detected by these tests.  I have read stories of people online saying they've tested negative for herpes blood tests including the blot, and then end up finding out they have it later usually by swabbing.  That makes me worry. I just wish doctors could go in my damn spinal nerves and see if this bullshit virus is hiding down there so I can know without a doubt whether or not i have this.

[Shortcake]

I highly suggest taking magnesium and oregano oil once daily. I'm on valtrex and it made the blisters go away, but all my other symptoms stayed. Started looking into things to help, and not only does magnesium help to make your nerves healthier, but it made all other symptoms stop (for me) within 3 hours. Oregano oil pills fight against viral infections so thats why I started taking that daily, and you can find it at sprouts. I also started taking a urinary tract vitamin daily as well, and that significantly reduced the burning, stinging pain when urinating. I really urge anyone with this virus to give these things a try as it has helped me a lot. 

Again I take:

250 mg of magnesium 

Uva Ursi (Arctostaphylos)

Oregano oil 150mg softgels 

Found them all at sprouts. And take them all once, every single day along with my 1000mg of Valtrex every day. Good luck guys!