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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Herpes / December 2003Can a herpes "sore" occure that doesn't hurt at all?
I made an appointment with my physician, but can't get in until next week. I just went through a bit of something... headache, dizzyness, thought it might be a touch of the flu everyone has. Well, I got a red rash on my penis, with a small black dot in the middle. No pimple like, just smooth skin, but red and irritated. But there is no pain whatsoever. Can a herpes "sore" occure that isn't sore? Or do they hurt? Does anyone who has been diagonosed with herpes have outbreaks where you just get a red rash but no soreness? > I made an appointment with my physician, but can't get in until next week. I > just went through a bit of something... headache, dizzyness, thought it [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Can a herpes "sore" occure that isn't sore? Or do they hurt? Most people with one of the relevant viruses don;t notice anything. THose that get outbreaks can have a spectrum ranging from the classic lesions to lighter effects that are more rash like. However that doesnt mean what you describe has to be herpetic symptoms...you need tohave some doc somewhere run the battery of tests needed to decide what it is. You could just have got a rash and a cold at the same time.... Tim -- When playing rugby, its not the winning that counts, but the taking apart ICQ: 5178568 >I made an appointment with my physician, but can't get in until next week. I >just went through a bit of something... headache, dizzyness, thought it >might be a touch of the flu everyone has. Maybe you should see if there's a clinic in your area that can see you quicker. >Well, I got a red rash on my penis, with a small black dot in the middle. No >pimple like, just smooth skin, but red and irritated. But there is no pain >whatsoever. >Can a herpes "sore" occure that isn't sore? Or do they hurt? They can vary. A Primary or first outbreak is more likely to hurt than reoccurrences, but even that might not hurt. My outbreaks don't hurt. >Does anyone who has been diagonosed with herpes have outbreaks where you >just get a red rash but no soreness? Sure, outbreaks are widely variable. Large numbers of people with herpes never have any recognizable symptoms. Others, like you possibly, will get a red spot or small red rash. Others experience outbreaks of varying severity. Since you don't have blisters you probably want to look into one of the herpes type specific blood tests, which can determine if you have herpes even without those overt symptoms. Has it been like 12 to 16 weeks since you think you might hvea been exposed to the virus? Take care, Mike This is just happening now, for the first time. I've never had this symptom before. So if it has been about 4 days of rash, which by the way is already clearing up with a small dot that might be a scab although you can't pick it off, when might I have been infected? > >I made an appointment with my physician, but can't get in until next week. I > >just went through a bit of something... headache, dizzyness, thought it [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Mike >This is just happening now, for the first time. I've never had this symptom >before. So if it has been about 4 days of rash, which by the way is already >clearing up with a small dot that might be a scab although you can't pick it >off, when might I have been infected? Don't know about that black dot. That's a new one. Herpes can lay dormant for quite awhile so knowing when you got it is often difficult, if not impossible. More people have it and don't know it, than have it and know it. BUT, if you're one of the ones that are going to know it, usually, you'll see signs within 2 or 3 days to three weeks or so. So, if you had unprotected sex withing the last three weeks, that would be information that a doctor would like to know, which would help form a diagnosis. If you haven't had sex recently then the chances for herpes are less likely, but by no means ruled out. Feel free to ask more. Take care, Mike All I can say is mine hurt....so I dunno.....=/ r. >I made an appointment with my physician, but can't get in until next week. I >just went through a bit of something... headache, dizzyness, thought it [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Does anyone who has been diagonosed with herpes have outbreaks where you >just get a red rash but no soreness? My first outbreak did hurt, and it was a reddish rash spot on the back of the shaft with a black spot. Painful urination and sore testicles. Unpleasant and I was all alone in a ageing soviet hostel in rural Slovakia: bad times. my second was pretty mild, it was from UV exposure but I was in Greece and eating healthily and exercising. With one possible OB since, I've had nothing but an occasional warning tingle, which I respond to with R&R, saunas followed with tea tree oil to the ganglia, and upping my dose of vitamin C and lysine and generally taking better care of myself. Anyway, I hope that you don't have herpes since every other symptomatic disease can be cured, but if you have it, the situation is really not so dire after the first couple months, I go for weeks forgetting I even have it. -John |
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