Hi all,
I have been going through the worst period of my life and am seeking some answers. One month ago, I was sexually assaulted. 6 days after, I developed about 8 pimples on my labia lips. I am not prone to getting ingrown hairs or pimples there, so I suspected something is wrong but ignored it as there were no other symptoms. A few days later, I felt small electric shocks in my genital area. This increased to spread to my legs (especially upper thighs), lower back, arms, and even my face, lips, and eyes. After doing research, I was convinced that I acquired herpes 2 even though the onset/timing of symptoms was not usual.
I performed a blood test 12 days after the assault, and got a negative result. However, this was too soon. At the 3 week point, I got a viral culture swab which also came back negative… but this can be inaccurate as no liquid particles were swabbed and it was after the bumps healed slightly.
I visited two family physicians and both visually deemed it to not look like herpes. However, I just learned that my assaulter has herpes 2. Combined with my symptoms and the fact that my immune system was compromised at the assault (extremely drunk), should I give up false hope that perhaps I do not have it…?
Some other info: I took Valtrex 2000 mg a day for a week and it didn’t seem to help.