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Hi everyone,

 
It has been nearly 10 weeks since I had sex with someone new. It was a one time encounter, with a condom and he said he was STD-free. I received unprotected oral and performed oral while he was wearing a condom. 
 
I have been having worrisome symptoms since a few days after. It began with a sore throat and itchiness down below. I went to the doctor that week and she brought up HIV and how that can cause a persistent sore throat. She thought what I may have in my mouth are aphthous ulcers (which I have never really gotten). My gums began to be sore with tiny white bumps that do not go away. 
 
I ran home and did an oraquick HIV test which was negative. Then, at 4 weeks and 6 days, the doctor examined me and did a quick culture for yeast and bv so I took metronidazole twice a day for a week. I also did two doses of diflucan. Once at the beginning of the antibiotics and once after. 
 
Test for syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia and HIV were negative. 
 
I noticed bumps on my vulva. Not ulcerated, but they occasionally sting and itch. No discomfort while peeing. I do not think they have gone away the whole time. 
 
I have had HSV 1 since childhood.
 
At 6 weeks and 6 days I got IGG test for HSV 1 and 2. I have had HSV 1 on my mouth since childhood so my results were 
HSV 1 >8.0
HSV 2 <.20
 
And now I am experiencing pretty constant discomfort and my lower back is aching. And the bumps have not changed or gone away now at 10 weeks. And I still have sore throat with my mouth burning and I sometimes feel the same kind of inflammation in my vaginal area. 
 
I am frustrated at the constant pain and discomfort and scared of the possibility of herpes. 
 
I went to an ENT last week and they looked at my throat and only saw inflammation where my throat has been hurting but no signs of lesions. But it was on a day when it was not hurting has bad. 
 
Does it sound like it is likely that is what I have? Or I wonder if it could be warts? Or a bacterial infection? 
 
I am having a hard time waiting for 12 or 16 weeks so I can retest. Oh! I retested for HIV with oraquick this last week and it was still negative. 
 
I read that people with existing HSV 1 are slower to seroconvert. Is there an estimate to how much slower? And, is <.20 considered high and I am likely to test positive next time?
 
also, how often to people test negative at 7 weeks and go on to test positive?
 
Sorry for the long post and the panic questions. 
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What did the doctor say about the bumps? If the bumps are still there, couldn't he/she swab them? Did you try taking any HSV meds, like valtrex/valacyclovir?

It really doesn't sound like herpes to me, especially the throat stuff. I'd be more worried about the vaginal discomfort/bumps, but I don't understand why the dr wouldn't swab them. Also, 10 weeks is a crazy long time for a herpes outbreak to not go away. ~10 DAYS would be more normal.

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Thank you for your reply!

i have been surprised that she has not swabbed either my throat or the bumps. She did do a culture for the yeast and bv. she has just sent me for bloodwork. I think she assumes it is all stress-related. But I have had more stressful moments this year and have not felt like this. It only started after sex. If anything my immune-system may not have been the strongest at that time because I was not getting a lot of sleep or eating very well because of being stressed, so maybe it left me more vulnerable to something. And then my immune system is sometimes out of whack and goes into overdrive and causes me inflammation. So, I really have no idea what is going on, and it is making me feel worse! 

 

Next time I go to the dr I will be more insistent to get a swab. I should have asked the ENT to swab the inflamed area of my throat. She just poked it and asked if that was where I was experiencing pain and said it was inflamed and a little swollen. 

 

It is reassuring that it does not sound like herpes. But I am still so scared about it. I want to test again, but I have to wait - and the waiting and wondering is terrible, but I have also been terrified to look at the results every time. I sound like an absolute emotional wreck... And I guess I am. 

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