Reply To: Testing and Risk Assesment

[memphis]

Terri,

That input is appreciated. It is true though, that I cannot stop thinking about it; I have terrible anxiety thinking about how I might handle the news. Of course it would make me feel better to know I was still negative, but the news if I were positive might be too much. I’m not sure how to proceed, but I might just go ahead with the test.

In your experience, have you seen people develop flu-like symptoms, but no other symptoms? I know this would be hard to tell unless, like me they equated their flu to their sexual encounter. Also, a negative test 10 days after this particular encounter wouldn’t really mean anything would it? Would the igg levels even be affected?

I’ve received oral sex countless times without protection. I’m 32. I can’t recall any sort of breakout though. One time about 8 years ago a doctor diagnosed me with Molluscum when I had small white bumps around the shaft of my penis. I can’t remember what swabbing or testing was done though. It looked like Molluscum to me. A few years ago I started getting dermatitis like bumps around my nose, but it almost always shows up on both sides when it comes back now.

I just don’t know what to do with the test, and I realize you can’t offer me a definitive answer. Is it better not to know? I guess that’s the question with these tests. This is causing me a lot of anxiety that I don’t know how to deal with. I guess I have to just get tested, but even the agony of waiting for the results is going to be bad. Ugh. Thanks for your help though.