ingrown hairs...possible symptom? - Herpes Message Board

Don dada · 10-01-2003, 10:46 AM

I have a couple ingrown hairs on my lower thigh, upper thigh, and one on my stomach. My arms and chest also have some. I notice yesterday that I have three tiny ingrown hairs on the base of my penis (I can actually see the hair comming out of it). The doctors tell me its normal. What do you people think?

MSJade · 10-01-2003, 12:50 PM

Ingrown hairs are normal. If you see the hair coming out, then that sounds like what you have. Also based on your test results, I would think you are ok. Believe me, I'm not judging you, I understand about stressing over every little symptom, but maybe it is time to talk to a professional about this.

Don dada · 10-01-2003, 02:25 PM

I know that ingrown hairs are normal. But I NEVER had the combination of symptoms that I currently have. I find it more than a coincidence that after I had sex with a strange female that these things all decide to pop up.

PS-I would see a shrink if my insurance covered it.

confused20 · 10-02-2003, 09:22 AM

Man Dada, I'm going through the SAME thing u are, I've read some of ur other post and it seems like were in the same exact position as far as the symptoms and what we did to believe we have H. I have ingrown hairs too that I was terrified would be Herpes. But I think that when U get scared of having something, u notice things that maybe were already there u just never saw before. Did u already take a blood test? and at how much time? And how was ur believed first OB?

Don dada · 10-02-2003, 09:28 AM

IGG herpeselect after 6 weeks was NEGATIVE. Doctors said "told you so".

less than.9 is negative

my scores were .08 for herpes 1 , and .04 for herpes 2

The std doc's and pcp told me that is conclusive. they said that 6 weeks is plenty of time to have sufficient antibodies. They said at 3 weeks i would have had sufficient antibodies.

They say Im fine and have no symptoms. The urologist thinks that stress is making all this happen (yeah right)