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Yes they were just day before yesterday.They bursted yesterday and fluid's traces still left on the skin. I cannot take a shower because it was so painful 3 days ago. Is it vital to take the shower everyday in my situation? Because I feel pain and burning in my genital area.
In my haunch (top of the left foot) I also have a fungus trace or herpes trace, actually it looks like a crust. But it was just a red spot but then it has become a crust.
If I had fluid blisters does it mean that it might be other illness than fungus? Can Herpes do such things?
Yes. In fact, the presence of vesicles in the genital area at any point in your illness would indicate herpes rather than fungus. The vesicles do pop, but often the area continues to remain very painful until your immune system contains the virus. Do not put any creams, lotions, vaseline, etc...on the area, for these will encourage the virus to replicate for a longer period of time. You need to read these resources & have a long discussion with your provider about HSV. Resources:
Yes. In fact, the presence of vesicles in the genital area at any point in your illness would indicate herpes rather than fungus. The vesicles do pop, but often the area continues to remain very painful until your immune system contains the virus. Do not put any creams, lotions, vaseline, etc...on the area, for these will encourage the virus to replicate for a longer period of time. You need to read these resources & have a long discussion with your provider about HSV. Resources:
thank you for your answer. Tthe 3rd doctor who told me that it might be a Herpes prescribed me a Acyclovir ointment 5% cream against herpes and pills against herpes.
thank you for your answer. Tthe 3rd doctor who told me that it might be a Herpes prescribed me a Acyclovir ointment 5% cream against herpes and pills against herpes.
The acyclovir cream specifically for herpes is OK to use, of course (as are the pills). Hope you are following through and taking the medication. Good luck.
Last edited by west seattle gal; 09-27-2013 at 06:14 PM..
What is wrong with your freakin Drs'? The very first thing any Dr. does here is to take a scraping and send it to the lab!!!It's just total incompetence if they don't. With my ears they sent in a sample and found it was fungal and because the fungal infection screws things up so bad the bacteria get right in there and infect things further. The Lamisil took care of the fungus but I also needed a good antibiotic to knock out the bacteria. The antibiotic also contained a steroid to sooth the inflammation. Why a Dr. would not use the lab for a diagnosis is just stupid. It ends up costing the medical system WAY more $$$$, not IDing the condition and treating it correctly the FIRST time.
I could be way off, but it sounds a lot like hidradenitis suppurativa, and if it is, everything you are doing is essentially only irritating the problem. This is very often misdiagnosed. I hope you get a correct diagnosis, whatever it is.
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