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Hello Terri,
Since the last set of questions I have continued to have these nerve pain symptoms which puts me at about 8 weeks of pain every day. I also get stabbing prickly sensations all over my pelvic area and labias. But there’s nothing there.
I had what seemed like a cut or scratch right at the edge of my fourchette and I immediately got it swabbed via PCR the next day. It came back negative for both HSV1 and 2. Went away in like 2 days.
After I found that cut I started checking myself aggressively again and now my vulva area has been burning off and on for almost a week. Some slight redness but nothing there. I got tested for BV yeast and all other stis. My doctors looked and said there is nothing there concerning.
I got urgent care to swab the new redness and still waiting for results.
1. Does this sound herpetic to you? Or like a outbreak? Is it normal to have over 7 weeks of prodome?
2. My neurologist thinks I have fibromyalgia/vulvodynia because I get nerve burning on my ribs and arms and has me on nerve pain meds. Have you heard of herpes causing such conditions?
3 would you recommend I wait to retake the blot since I took some antivirals or take another IGG? Or is that a bad idea because once you test false positive you always will?
4. I see you only have availability on Tuesday’s, is that what your availability will be from now on?