Has anyone felt this??? - Herpes Message Board

veryworriedguy · 11-20-2003, 02:58 PM

Well, I'm not sure if this is something else someone has felt...but I cannot go to the clinic to get screened for a month, so I'm freaking out right now...and I suspect it might be Genital Herpes.

Anyway, for the past 5 days I have had a slight burn on the inside of my upper LEFT leg....it covers just about a 2 inch by 2 inch area. It basically feels "hot" and then when clothing rubs against it it feels a little itchy. When I put a cold compress in it it definitely feels better. I have looked at my skin in this area as closely as possible and it looks completely normal on the outside, no redness, swelling, cracks, bumps...nothing. Additionally, I feel this on just one leg.

Does this sound like it could be Genital Herpes? Has anyone else ever had this sort of sympton? The last time I had unprotected sex was about 6 months ago.

Please help...I'm prepared for the worst. Just not being able to go to the clinic for a month is killing me (its all booked up).

ReadnWrite · 11-20-2003, 06:05 PM

I feel something like this. What happens is that there is a burning or icy feeling in the back of my left thigh. It stays for a few seconds and then goes away by itself. No itch, no pain. Sometimes I feel it moving down towards my feet and othertimes I feel it close to my genital area. I am more than sure that its the genital herpes virus cuz I never felt this before I got infected totally out of innocence. I wish if she had the decency of informing me that she had herpes, in response to care and love I extended to her.

veryworriedguy · 11-20-2003, 06:49 PM

Thanks for the reply.

Well, mine seem to be there constantly, and the pain never shifts, its just in one area. What I did notice is that some of the hair follicles in the area of the burning look "infected"...there are several slightly raised red bumps each with a hair coming out of the middle.

Does this sound like one of the symptons of Herpes? Should there be hairs coming out of the red bumps??