Question:
Hi. I guess I just wanted a little support, so I'm reaching out. I am getting my blood test today...finally. And I'm a little nervous. When my doctor told me I had herpes, I cried and cried. Then the culture came back negative. I have since been tested and treated for everything under the sun from yeast infections to chlamydia to bacterial vaginosis and on and on the list goes. Everything is negative and I am having these symptoms again. The burning, the stinging, the itchiness. I can't imagine what else it could be and my doctor told me that she did see sores last time. I am almost 100 percent sure that my culture was a false negative. I guess living with the little hope that it wasn't herpes was semi-comforting, but a blood test doesn't lie and I'm truly nervous. At this point, I'm pretty much prepared to live with the fact that I have herpes, but I'm trying to hold onto that little inkling of hope and it's slipping away fast. Please pray/cross your fingers/wish me well. I need it.

Answer:
We'll keep a good thought for you nygirl16. It's a scary thing, I know, when you're facing the unknown, but I can can honestly say, for me, the not knowing was worse than the reality. I hope you test negative, but if you don't, remember that there are lots of people here to help you over the hump. Good luck.