10 weeks ago (April 2nd) I had sex with a new person. four days after the sex I developed 3 spots on the base of my penis that were seperated from each other. two of the spots were ulcers and one was a bump. i popped the bump and it turned into a blister-ish thing. i picked at the spots and they got infected and took 3 weeks to heal. none of them ever itched or hurt at all, but did ooze clear liquid the first week. also the girl i was with was super suspicious about all of it and said she got tested but wouldnt show me the results. so i thought i had herpes. i went to two different doctors who did swabs on the open sores, and swabs were negative. i read that swabs arent always accurate so i went back in the same week and got an IGM blood test that was also negative.
i waited 8 weeks and got an IGG blood test that was negative. at 10 weeks i got another that was also negative.
At 12 weeks im feeling sick, but not sure if its related. doctors dont seem to know much about herpes at all, and i cant shake the anxiety. ive read that tests may not be accurate until 12-16 weeks. what is everyones opinion
anyone??
If everything is coming back negative then you very well may be negative!
I would go to another doctor to verify fully. It does not look like herpes to me.
any idea when igg is completely trustworthy though? i keep reading that if its too early it wont detect
No idea! I will be getting mine done tomorrow. I read that it will detect 2 weeks after?
We shall see, if it is a neg and more symptoms occur then I would retest.
I would say Infected ingrown hair at best.
update: ive had several blood test which were negative, but im still highly suspicious of herpes. anyone have any guidance?