Went to my Primary Dr
Yesterday I had an Appointment with my primary Dr. concerning HSV on my genitals. I had a rash that got wider after 30 min in a jacuzzi. Keep in mind the rash was present in small amount prior to jacuzzi. 36 hours later rash stayed around. If it feels warm or hot it’s at night when I’m laying down but not during the day. Doesn’t itch and no issues urinating and no discharge. I explained to my Dr that over the last 58 Days since I had sex last with a female while wearing a condom that I’ve been extremely anxious and taken quite a few STD panels to include HSV 1 & HSV II IgG test which showed Neg for II & abdominal for HSV I which I already knew from previous test g decades ago. He looked at my penis and said Balanitis not HSV. And then told even it was HSV nothing he could do cuz it’s a rash no ulcers, blisters ect. That sort of took me back. I explained I’ve had some nerve pain on my hamstrings, buttocks, and thighs he said sounds like a skeletal issue. He said since I wore a condom the rash wouldn’t be on the tip of penis it would be around the base of the shaft or on my skin where it made contact with the virus. Also told me to just put fungal cream on. Rash. I’ve done that now for the last 24hrs little to no improvement. I plan on just paying for a lab test since I’m in the USA, at LabCorp as I’ve read numerous. Medpub articles and other sources stating the abcorp utilizes the highly sensitive and specific Roche Elecsys HSV assay to detect IgG antibodies to Herpes Simplex Virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) in blood samples. It is frequently used for screening and diagnosing past exposure to herpes. With Clinical data demonstrating that the automated Roche HSV assay offers high accuracy, with HSV-2 IgG sensitivity at roughly 96.1% and specificity at 99.7%. He told me having what I think are symptoms for 9 weeks but nothing to show for it sounded like anxiety to him as well. And to start with a rash on the head if penis that was covered completely with a condom after touching the rash and examining it he’s calling it balanitis.