So for tha last 5 days or so, my vagina has been very uncomfortable. It stings (not burns) when i pee, as if there is a cut there. Also, right in the opening of the inside of my vagina has been slightly painful and irritated enough to not use a tampon. I figured maybe i was real itchy or something down there and was scratching through my panties a lot or something. So as im experiencing that, i have been dizzy, lightheaded, slight fever, cold sweats at night, and over all just not well at all. I told my mom these symptons as well as what's goin on in my vagina, and she told me that tjose are signs or herpes. So I had my boyfriend take a look, and we spotted several tiny red bumps. Naturally, freaking out takes me to the urgent care. I told her of my symptoms and turns out i have an extremely bad uti. I also had her check the small bumps (theyre on my labia). She said they could possibly be herpes but im currently waiting on results from the blood test. Also i just noticed l my clit hurting within the last few hours. They dont look like blisters, i cant feel them only see them. No white. Just freaked ouuuut.
That soreness just at the opening of the vagina was a symptom for me, along with a small lesion that was like a paper cut, then after a few days I got two tiny little spots. Did the nurse take a swab too?
I am experiencing the same symptoms as you just no visible sores ...i feel like someone is pushing on my clitoris and it makes hard to urinate despite how full my bladder is ...my symptoms have been for 2 wks now and its horrible
Hope they swabbed you as well, otherwise go back and get swabbed. An IgG blood test is not useful if it's a new infection and is only good for baseline purposes, not diagnosis in this instance. If the test is for IgM antibodies, then it's not useful at all.
Oh man. Could that have anything to do with sores being inside the vagina? Even with a hand mirror its hard for me to see myself. She didnt swab me, she hardly even looked around just asked me where it was, i showed her n that was pretty much it. So she only did a blood test. I now have something on my anus which appears to be like a hemorrhoid, but with all these othwr things going on im not goin to bet on it... Its pea sized and slightly hard but still slightly squishy. Itches, bothers me to sit down, cant make a BM. very uncomfortable..
Are yoy sure you dont have a UTI? The pain in my clitoris just started late yesterday, but id say all of these other symptoms started in the beginning of the week for me.
Im not totally sure what type of test it is... I just know i wont have results until monday.. She didnt swab me, she hardly even poked around down there
Go back and get swabbed asap. Better yet, go somewhere else and get swabbed asap, because your doctor doesn't sound very competent if she failed to look much or do a swab.
I never actually found out if I had sores inside or just the one outside but it hurt me to pee and I had that soreness at vagina entry, it felt like as I'd imagine it starting to tear in labour or something. Like FelisCatus said you have GOT to try get swabbed ASAP. If that's a new infection your bloods could come back negative and you'll never know if it really is herpes, swab is the most important thing and you need to get it done while the bumps are fresh.
I know, the only place i can think to go to is the ER. Urgent care obviously sucks because theyre the ones who checked me out and didnt swab. Planned parenthood doesnt have any appointments until next week and im wondering if they will be gone by then. I mean i definitely want them to be gone by then but i want ro make sure that it is or isnt herpes.
So where should i go, the ER? Dr doesnt have any appts until late next week. What if theyre gone bu then? Also, Ive been faithful for over 3 years and my boyfriend is definitely a cheater. But he has no symptoms? He would have been the one to contract it first. Unless i contracted this like 3.5 years ago, never shown any symptoms until now.
If you want to confirm or rule out herpes, you need to get the bumps swab tested while they are still fairly new. A week will be too late. I don't know about going to ER, as I only ever go private and it's easy to get appointments. Many different clinics and doctors available where I am, so it's not an issue. Surely you can just go to a different clinic? You don't need a specialist. Any GP will do. They just need to swab you and request the test for herpes.
You can go to an urgent care facility such as patient 1st
Yea urgent care called to follow up with me and told me to come back in if needed so ill definitely be going back today.
Well i went back to urgent care yesterday. She told me they didnt have authorization or some bs to do a culture there. So she looked at it, and the infection did in fact spread or multiply. She said shes pretty sure they are herpes. She went ahead and prescribed me valtrex and told me to put some feminine relief cortisone on it. It made my vagina feel like it was on fire. Although i dont feel like they look like blisters, just red sores. What are the cycle of herpes? Also I know i contracted ot from my babys father but hes had no symptoms. How is this? This is the first time ive had a period in months due to being on the. Depo shot. Is it possible my period brought on the first outbreak? Of so, is thos going to happen everytime i start my period?
That's ridiculous they can't or won't test! So glad I live where I do in that respect, as i never have a problem getting tested (for whatever) when I want to. Perhaps you still have time to visit a walk-in clinic or something. It's important to verify that it's herpes, and if so, the HSV type.
Cortisone is bad for active sores and could make it worse, unless the cream also contains acyclovir. Use topical lidocaine for pain relief instead.
Herpes lesions don't have to blister (only happens on regular skin, not mucosal skin) and can turn up as sores that eventually heal in up to two weeks or so (first outbreak). You won't get scabbing if it's on mucosal skin. Herpes carriers without recognizable symptoms are common, so that could be like your partner. Outbreaks can be related to periods, but not always.
I have an appointment at Planned Parenthood on Tuesday and the sores are definitely goin to still be there. Its so excruciating that I think about going tobthe hospital when i go pee and even after. I have a bump on the underside of my clit, still kinda the labia and it hurts to wipe. Its lile my body knows how bad it hurts and wont allow me to go pee, but i have a severe UTI so I have to keep going pee. If a hospital asked me my pain from 1-10, its definitely a 12. Its worse than child birth. I just pray that I am one of the lucky people that rarely gets outbreaks. I really appreciate all of your replies.
Were you confirmed to have bacteria as the cause of your UTI? Because burning urination (not so much increased frequency) is also a symptom of herpes caused by lesions inside your urethra. Either way, increase your fluid intake. You may not like the idea of having to pee more often, but believe me, it hurts far less with diluted urine, whether the cause is bacteria or herpes!
The first outbreak can be awful, but you will get over it (2-3 weeks, but much improved after the first week) and it won't be nearly as bad again. If you and your bf are young, this is probably Type 1, which is way better to have (recurs far less, not very infectious genitally). Hang in there, and drink more!
Yes I have bacteria due to the uti. Its not a burning when i pee, its a stinging due to the sores on my labia surrounding the hole where i pee. I have definitely been going through water botttles lile crazy. Theres also a clear discharge coating my labia area, very moist. The dr checked for BV but thats not it. Is that a fluid from the herpes? and my urine is extremely yellow due to my uti and the medication im taking probably doesnt help.
If you have a bad UTI, it should burn to pee regardless of external lesions (the burning is from inside), and if you are drinking lots of water, your urine should not be really yellow, meds or not. You need to drink enough water until it becomes pale, then keep it that way. Were you given antibiotics for the UTI? Clear, watery discharge can be herpes-related.