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I went to the doctor thinking I had a UTI or a yeast infection then get told that he's over 50% sure I have herpes.
afilteredview posted:
This morning while I was at work, I noticed that I had some pain down there when I used the restroom. I checked out the area when I got home and the area about my vaginal opening looked a little red so I made myself an appointment.
My usual doctor wasn't there so I went to see another one in the same practice. I gave my nurse a urine sample and she said there was some blood in it. My period ended Saturday but I've been spotting a little bit so I guess it was that. I got asked if I had any sores and I told them I didn't notice any but the area was a little irritated and I thought I saw redness. I put my feet in the stirrups and he looked around for ulcers and sores but he didn't see anything. He touched one area with a q-tip and I told him that it really hurt so he took a culture.
I walked into his office and he started off by saying it isn't typical but the culture would let him know for sure. I have to wait until Thursday or Friday to find out for sure but I'm going to worry myself sick about it until I find out. I asked him in his opinion, how sure was he that it is HSV. He told me over 50% and in the same breath told me that he could be wrong. He prescribed me a cream and I made him send it to a different pharmacy than I usually go to because I work there and my co-workers don't need to know about this.
I didn't have my insurance card on me so I asked them to run it through without it because I wanted to see how much it would cost. They didn't have it in stock but it doesn't matter because the pharmacist told me that it's pretty expensive and would've cost me over $200 anything
Fun thing is is that I already have HPV. Genital wart kind, it's only ever been internal and I'm not even sure that wart is still there. I'm on a dating website specifically used by people with STDs and I've been talking to a guy there for a while now. We seem to click, get along really well, have the same sense of humor and what not but I don't think he would still see me as a potential dating partner if I do have herpes. I don't think he wants to risk getting something else and it sucks because I feel a connection there. I'm not going to tell him until I'm sure (no worries, there will be no sexual contact between he and I in the meantime, we haven't had sex yet)
I don't know what tog do. My doctor told me all of the stuff I already know, blah blah stimga blah blah it's more of an inconvience than anything but that doesn't mean other people are going to see it that way.
I do not understand at all. No ulcers, no sores, but a culture on a painful spot that turned out to be HSV. Has this happened to anyone else?
My usual doctor wasn't there so I went to see another one in the same practice. I gave my nurse a urine sample and she said there was some blood in it. My period ended Saturday but I've been spotting a little bit so I guess it was that. I got asked if I had any sores and I told them I didn't notice any but the area was a little irritated and I thought I saw redness. I put my feet in the stirrups and he looked around for ulcers and sores but he didn't see anything. He touched one area with a q-tip and I told him that it really hurt so he took a culture.
I walked into his office and he started off by saying it isn't typical but the culture would let him know for sure. I have to wait until Thursday or Friday to find out for sure but I'm going to worry myself sick about it until I find out. I asked him in his opinion, how sure was he that it is HSV. He told me over 50% and in the same breath told me that he could be wrong. He prescribed me a cream and I made him send it to a different pharmacy than I usually go to because I work there and my co-workers don't need to know about this.
I didn't have my insurance card on me so I asked them to run it through without it because I wanted to see how much it would cost. They didn't have it in stock but it doesn't matter because the pharmacist told me that it's pretty expensive and would've cost me over $200 anything
Fun thing is is that I already have HPV. Genital wart kind, it's only ever been internal and I'm not even sure that wart is still there. I'm on a dating website specifically used by people with STDs and I've been talking to a guy there for a while now. We seem to click, get along really well, have the same sense of humor and what not but I don't think he would still see me as a potential dating partner if I do have herpes. I don't think he wants to risk getting something else and it sucks because I feel a connection there. I'm not going to tell him until I'm sure (no worries, there will be no sexual contact between he and I in the meantime, we haven't had sex yet)
I don't know what tog do. My doctor told me all of the stuff I already know, blah blah stimga blah blah it's more of an inconvience than anything but that doesn't mean other people are going to see it that way.
I do not understand at all. No ulcers, no sores, but a culture on a painful spot that turned out to be HSV. Has this happened to anyone else?
6 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:I went to the doctor thinking I had a UTI or a yeast infection then get told that he's over 50% sure I have herpes.This morning while I was at work, I noticed that I had some pain down there when I used the restroom. I checked out the area when I got home and the area about my vaginal opening looked a little red so I made myself an appointment.<br />My usual doctor wasn't there so I went to see another one in the same practice. I gave my nurse a urine sample and she said there was some blood in it. My period ended Saturday but I've been spotting a little bit so I guess it was that. I got asked if I had any sores and I told them I didn't notice any but the area was a little irritated and I thought I saw redness. I put my feet in the stirrups and he looked around for ulcers and sores but he didn't see anything. He touched one area with a q-tip and I told him that it really hurt so he took a culture.<br />I walked into his office and he started off by saying it isn't typical but the culture would let him know for sure. I have to wait until Thursday or Friday to find out for sure but I'm going to worry myself sick about it until I find out. I asked him in his opinion, how sure was he that it is HSV. He told me over 50% and in the same breath told me that he could be wrong. He prescribed me a cream and I made him send it to a different pharmacy than I usually go to because I work there and my co-workers don't need to know about this.<br />I didn't have my insurance card on me so I asked them to run it through without it because I wanted to see how much it would cost. They didn't have it in stock but it doesn't matter because the pharmacist told me that it's pretty expensive and would've cost me over $200 anything<br />Fun thing is is that I already have HPV. Genital wart kind, it's only ever been internal and I'm not even sure that wart is still there. I'm on a dating website specifically used by people with STDs and I've been talking to a guy there for a while now. We seem to click, get along really well, have the same sense of humor and what not but I don't think he would still see me as a potential dating partner if I do have herpes. I don't think he wants to risk getting something else and it sucks because I feel a connection there. I'm not going to tell him until I'm sure (no worries, there will be no sexual contact between he and I in the meantime, we haven't had sex yet)<br />I don't know what tog do. My doctor told me all of the stuff I already know, blah blah stimga blah blah it's more of an inconvience than anything but that doesn't mean other people are going to see it that way.<br /><br /><br />I do not understand at all. No ulcers, no sores, but a culture on a painful spot that turned out to be HSV. Has this happened to anyone else?
abe648 responded:
There is no need to worry about it till you find out for sure. The only way you can know for sure is to get the results when they are available. Go back and read the posts where people are sure that it is herpes and that will give you some incite into what to do when and if you find out for sure.
Let us know once you have the results so we can help further if needed.
Let us know once you have the results so we can help further if needed.
To learn more read the Herpes Handbook. Terri Warren's book The Good News about the Bad News. It is available now as am e-book. Click on The Tiger to get more details.
Report This| Share this:I went to the doctor thinking I had a UTI or a yeast infection then get told that he's over 50% sure I have herpes.There is no need to worry about it till you find out for sure. The only way you can know for sure is to get the results when they are available. Go back and read the posts where people are sure that it is herpes and that will give you some incite into what to do when and if you find out for sure. <br /> <br />Let us know once you have the results so we can help further if needed.
afilteredview replied to abe648's response:
I'm mostly confused because I've never heard of someone being diagnosed with HSV-2 through a culture on an area of skin where no sores are present. Maybe I'm wrong about that
Report This| Share this:I went to the doctor thinking I had a UTI or a yeast infection then get told that he's over 50% sure I have herpes.I'm mostly confused because I've never heard of someone being diagnosed with HSV-2 through a culture on an area of skin where no sores are present. Maybe I'm wrong about that
afilteredview replied to afilteredview's response:
And a little more info: I started my period Monday last week. I am not a fan of tampons so I used pads and did some jogging maybe 5 days during it in addition to working at a job where I am on my feet constantly. I would assume some of the irritation could have been from the pad rubbing against my skin. I went out Sunday and had some alcohol which usually makes me have to urinate a lot. I'm having some brownish discharge but I don't know if that could be considered spotting. I got a depo injection on the first day of my period after having gone a year between shots.
I don't know if I'm trying to convince myself that it isn't herpes or not. I know I have to wait until I get the results but it is nerve-wracking and I know that torturing myself and worrying about it isn't going to change anything. Kind of hard to shut your mind off though
I don't know if I'm trying to convince myself that it isn't herpes or not. I know I have to wait until I get the results but it is nerve-wracking and I know that torturing myself and worrying about it isn't going to change anything. Kind of hard to shut your mind off though
Report This| Share this:I went to the doctor thinking I had a UTI or a yeast infection then get told that he's over 50% sure I have herpes.And a little more info: I started my period Monday last week. I am not a fan of tampons so I used pads and did some jogging maybe 5 days during it in addition to working at a job where I am on my feet constantly. I would assume some of the irritation could have been from the pad rubbing against my skin. I went out Sunday and had some alcohol which usually makes me have to urinate a lot. I'm having some brownish discharge but I don't know if that could be considered spotting. I got a depo injection on the first day of my period after having gone a year between shots. <br /><br />I don't know if I'm trying to convince myself that it isn't herpes or not. I know I have to wait until I get the results but it is nerve-wracking and I know that torturing myself and worrying about it isn't going to change anything. Kind of hard to shut your mind off though
abe648 replied to afilteredview's response:
You said that there was no real pain till the Doc touched one spot and that is what he swabbed and will culture. So the Doc is guessing that it is herpes and once he has the results ask him for a copy of the results. If Doc says it is herpes ask him which type. If the Doc does not know ask him to call the Lab and get the lab to type the results so you will know which type if you are infact positive for herpes. There is really nothing you can do other than get educated about herpes as if it is not herpes then you need to still know how to avoid herpes.
Let us know when you get the results.
Let us know when you get the results.
To learn more read the Herpes Handbook. Terri Warren's book The Good News about the Bad News. It is available now as am e-book. Click on The Tiger to get more details.
Report This| Share this:I went to the doctor thinking I had a UTI or a yeast infection then get told that he's over 50% sure I have herpes.You said that there was no real pain till the Doc touched one spot and that is what he swabbed and will culture. So the Doc is guessing that it is herpes and once he has the results ask him for a copy of the results. If Doc says it is herpes ask him which type. If the Doc does not know ask him to call the Lab and get the lab to type the results so you will know which type if you are infact positive for herpes. There is really nothing you can do other than get educated about herpes as if it is not herpes then you need to still know how to avoid herpes. <br /> <br />Let us know when you get the results.
afilteredview replied to abe648's response:
I just got my results. It was negative.
I read up a lot about both HPV and HSV-2 when I was diagnosed with HPV. While I don't know everything about herpes I do know what precautions to take to avoid it/lessen my chances for contracting it.
Thank you so much for the replies.
I read up a lot about both HPV and HSV-2 when I was diagnosed with HPV. While I don't know everything about herpes I do know what precautions to take to avoid it/lessen my chances for contracting it.
Thank you so much for the replies.
Report This| Share this:I went to the doctor thinking I had a UTI or a yeast infection then get told that he's over 50% sure I have herpes.I just got my results. It was negative.<br /><br />I read up a lot about both HPV and HSV-2 when I was diagnosed with HPV. While I don't know everything about herpes I do know what precautions to take to avoid it/lessen my chances for contracting it.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the replies.
abe648 replied to afilteredview's response:
You Are Welcome. I am happy for you and I am glad that you got educated about HPV and Herpes.
To learn more read the Herpes Handbook. Terri Warren's book The Good News about the Bad News. It is available now as am e-book. Click on The Tiger to get more details.
Report This| Share this:I went to the doctor thinking I had a UTI or a yeast infection then get told that he's over 50% sure I have herpes.<b>You Are Welcome.</b> I am happy for you and I am glad that you got educated about HPV and Herpes.
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