Urgent Advice Needed, Need Someone to Talk to

Sexual health
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Hello,

Sorry to drag this out but at the moment I'm really quite worried that I may have contracted genital herpes and if I'm honest wanted some advice. I'm a straight male who had unprotected oral and vaginal sex with a girl 6 weeks ago. I hadn't had any symptoms up until a month after when I noticed some yellow discharge from my penis and pain when peeing. Upon discovering this I immediately went to my local GUM clinic on Monday the 12'th of March to be tested for Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea & HIV all which came back negative on the 18'th of March. I also had a swab test but the Dr said that she couldn't see anything on the slide. However, I did notice a developing cold sore on my chin on the 16'th which has since appeared and is finally subsiding (within 5 days), however I'm certain I've never had a cold sore before. By this point the pain whilst peeing had subsided, however was still experiencing some yellow discharge upon waking up in the morning. Upon hearing the results for my STI test were negative and the appearance of a cold sore, I immediately began to panic that I contracted genital herpes therefore went to my GP on Monday the 19'th to which she didn't inspect my penis at all and barely offered me any information on it, just prescribed me Valacyclovir which I have been taking since Monday the 19'th. I now have discovered one small red spot on my testacles, no head or anything on it but I feel that its tingling such as concurrent with a herpes outbreak. I know that the Herpes test cant be done unless you have an open sore, however I'm terrified of what it might be and/if I have also contracted something else as I know normally herpes doesn't cause yellow penile discharge. I'm extremely stressed that every little itch on my body could be it, I've been religiously washing my hands so much so that I've got dry, cracked skin on my hands and I can barely sleep exacerbating the problem.

I couldn't bring myself to talk to someone I know. I'm so embarrassed of this but also feel I have no one to talk to. I just don't know what to do next and needed some advice.

  

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It’s hard to Say ... I’ve never seen it from the other side of the tracks.

However .. if all your tests came back normal don’t stress too much of it. I’m 4/6 months go back for a blood test .. and if it’s still saying your negative then count your blessings and learn from this ...  it’s so many diseases out there now days that’s it’s not safe for unprotected sex unless you’re in a monogamous relationship with that specific person ...

go somewhere else and see if you can get a swab test with the little bump that just appeared .   

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Thanks very much for the reply, I'm trying to keep a cool head about it but the fact that I have a cold sore on my mouth and experiencing some tingling feelings down there leads me to think that it could be nothing else. I'm currently on my third day of Valacyclovir, would I still be experiencing tingling sensations if this was the case? I've made an appointment at my local gum clinic for Friday so I'm very nervously waiting. 

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I’m glad you made an appointment. I do have a tingly sensation with outbreaks. I’m not sure about the discharge, im a female so idk how that is. It’s good you made an appointment... just stay positive, stuff like that isn’t always and STD.

If you do happen to have Herpes, don’t stress. I know you are freaking now but it’s more of having a label of having Herpes than a health problem. I don’t even feel like I have it. And most of my partners have been understanding.