Lorry Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) I thought I had genital herpes (2 clusters of tiny blisters on the glans, burning), so I took aciclovir. After 10 days, it became erosions, so I saw one of the skin doctors recommended here. One look: "Oh, it's herpes, it's healing. " It didn't heal. I went to Bumrungrad. One look: "Oh, it's yeast." I got the usual steroid-combination and an expensive Eucerin cream. The Eucerin helps, the steroids I didn't take. Instead I went to the Institute of Dermatology. "It looks like yeast, let's do a lab test" The test confirmed yeast, I got oral and local antifungals. I asked the lab technician whether they can do herpes PCR - no. All these private hospital dermatologist do anti-aging, Botox, Laser etc. Almost all are women. I don't think a female Botox specialist would be appropriate for me. I would have expected the private hospitals to do some tests, but no. Can anyone recommend a male dermatologist who is interested in skin diseases, not aesthetics, for the future? Edited September 18, 2023 by Lorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post In the jungle Posted September 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2023 If it is herpes it is a virus. Try a specialist in STDs. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FruitPudding Posted September 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) I'm no expert, but it sounds like you've had this for too long for it to be herpes. My general understanding is that herpes goes through a cycle (bump, blister, open sore, scab, heal) which completes within a week or so. Then,there would be no symptoms for a couple months or more until the same process happens again. It also sounds like your skin lesion did not respond at all to the anti virals that you took for herpes (and I assume you took them as per the instructions) which would also go against herpes. So, both Bumrungrad and the Institute of Dermatology said yeast and they even did a test to confirm it? That sounds pretty conclusive. Did the antifungals help? I am failing to see the problem here. Why are you still searching for a doctor? Edited September 18, 2023 by FruitPudding 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SuperSaiyan Posted September 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2023 Just man up and let a female touch your private parts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Lorry said: I thought I had genital herpes (2 clusters of tiny blisters on the glans, burning), so I took aciclovir. After 10 days, it became erosions, so I saw one of the skin doctors recommended here. One look: "Oh, it's herpes, it's healing. " It didn't heal. I went to Bumrungrad. One look: "Oh, it's yeast." I got the usual steroid-combination and an expensive Eucerin cream. The Eucerin helps, the steroids I didn't take. Instead I went to the Institute of Dermatology. "It looks like yeast, let's do a lab test" The test confirmed yeast, I got oral and local antifungals. I asked the lab technician whether they can do herpes PCR - no. All these private hospital dermatologist do anti-aging, Botox, Laser etc. Almost all are women. I don't think a female Botox specialist would be appropriate for me. I would have expected the private hospitals to do some tests, but no. Can anyone recommend a male dermatologist who is interested in skin diseases, not aesthetics, for the future? Have you seen Pof. Niyom at Bumrungrad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 47 minutes ago, FruitPudding said: Did the antifungals help? I tried antifungal cream when it all started, it made things worse. I will start again. Its anothe cream. 49 minutes ago, FruitPudding said: I am failing to see the problem here. Why are you still searching for a doctor? For the future. This was not a pleasant experience, and not for the first time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 37 minutes ago, Sheryl said: Have you seen Pof. Niyom at Bumrungrad? No, he wasn't available for a couple of days. I have seen him years ago and cannot complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudleySquat Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Lorry said: I thought I had genital herpes (2 clusters of tiny blisters on the glans, burning), so I took aciclovir. After 10 days, it became erosions, so I saw one of the skin doctors recommended here. One look: "Oh, it's herpes, it's healing. " It didn't heal. I went to Bumrungrad. One look: "Oh, it's yeast." I got the usual steroid-combination and an expensive Eucerin cream. The Eucerin helps, the steroids I didn't take. Instead I went to the Institute of Dermatology. "It looks like yeast, let's do a lab test" The test confirmed yeast, I got oral and local antifungals. I asked the lab technician whether they can do herpes PCR - no. All these private hospital dermatologist do anti-aging, Botox, Laser etc. Almost all are women. I don't think a female Botox specialist would be appropriate for me. I would have expected the private hospitals to do some tests, but no. Can anyone recommend a male dermatologist who is interested in skin diseases, not aesthetics, for the future? Please tell us her name and the bar where she works. YIKES! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Lorry said: I thought I had genital herpes (2 clusters of tiny blisters on the glans, burning), so I took aciclovir. After 10 days, it became erosions, so I saw one of the skin doctors recommended here. One look: "Oh, it's herpes, it's healing. " It didn't heal. I went to Bumrungrad. One look: "Oh, it's yeast." I got the usual steroid-combination and an expensive Eucerin cream. The Eucerin helps, the steroids I didn't take. Instead I went to the Institute of Dermatology. "It looks like yeast, let's do a lab test" The test confirmed yeast, I got oral and local antifungals. I asked the lab technician whether they can do herpes PCR - no. All these private hospital dermatologist do anti-aging, Botox, Laser etc. Almost all are women. I don't think a female Botox specialist would be appropriate for me. I would have expected the private hospitals to do some tests, but no. Can anyone recommend a male dermatologist who is interested in skin diseases, not aesthetics, for the future? Wrap the head of your "friend" up in gauze. Change it whenever it gets damp. Keep a lot of gauze around. You'll heal up quickly.Typical caveat: I'm not a medical practitioner and what I'm suggesting is from personal experience. It works. You need to wick that dampness away so your friend can heal. See a doctor and use whatever meds he/she/whatever gives you - and use the gauze. Or don't. Up to you! ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) 42 minutes ago, connda said: Wrap the head of your "friend" up in gauze. Change it whenever it gets damp. Keep a lot of gauze around. You'll heal up quickly.Typical caveat: I'm not a medical practitioner and what I'm suggesting is from personal experience. It works. You need to wick that dampness away so your friend can heal. See a doctor and use whatever meds he/she/whatever gives you - and use the gauze. Or don't. Up to you! ???? Very good advice, I know. An urologist in Iran once suggested I should be circumcised, I was horrified. His reasoning was similar. Edited September 18, 2023 by Lorry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 12 hours ago, Lorry said: No, he wasn't available for a couple of days. I have seen him years ago and cannot complain. He is the one I would recommend. (Prof. Niyom). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gungadin1 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 When I first got herpes I had it nearly constantly for 2 years.had to take aciyclovir every day for prevention 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cardinalblue1958 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) Once you have herpes, it’s for life…you can control your outbreaks by managing your stress levels, health (other illnesses bring it out) and lifestyle (exposure to sun, wind, extreme weather) The liquid/serum is highly infectious Edited September 19, 2023 by Cardinalblue1958 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 There are STD test clinics all over the place most include herpes test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Antiparovian said: Photos? not proper to expose the source 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 All you need to know...............https://www.healthline.com/health/does-everyone-have-herpes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBChiangRai Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Amputate - problem gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitPudding Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 15 hours ago, Lorry said: I tried antifungal cream when it all started, it made things worse. I will start again. Its anothe cream. For the future. This was not a pleasant experience, and not for the first time. You had blisters in exactly the same place before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 16 hours ago, SuperSaiyan said: Just man up and let a female touch your private parts. That might have started the current predicament. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2baht Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 The difference between herpes and true love........herpes lasts forever! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 unhelpful posts in violation of forum community standards have been removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ71 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Cardinalblue1958 said: (exposure to sun, wind, extreme weather) ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevemercer Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 You need a Terbinafine anti-fingal cream. There seems to be some built-up resistance to other older antifungal creams in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 18 hours ago, DudleySquat said: Please tell us her name and the bar where she works. YIKES! 67% of the global population have herpes. It's more common than you think. "More than 3.7 billion people under the age of 50 -- about 67 percent of the global population -- are infected with herpes simplex virus" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-thirds-of-the-world-population-has-herpes/#:~:text=More than 3.7 billion people,are highly infectious and incurable. More likely than not you or your partner have it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 3 hours ago, bkk6060 said: There are STD test clinics all over the place most include herpes test. They do PCR for herpes from the urine. The correct way would be to do it from a swab from a fresh lesion. I have yet to see anywhere in Bangkok where this is actually done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 2 hours ago, FruitPudding said: You had blisters in exactly the same place before? No, different places. It made me think I might have had herpes first, and it really healed, and then I developed yeast (I had to take antibiotics for an unrelated condition, which is a risk factor for yeast) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swm59nj Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Dermatologist are not all women. When you get an appointment for any doctor you have a choice to request a male or female. Just because a dermatologist is a female doesn’t mean she is only interested in skin aesthetics. See the dermatologist that Sheryl recommended at Bumrungard. Dr. Niyom. He was my dermatologist when I lived in Bangkok. He is very good. And explains everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 30 minutes ago, swm59nj said: Dermatologist are not all women. When you get an appointment for any doctor you have a choice to request a male or female. In several of the usual hospitals your choice of male doctors is exactly 1 person. 31 minutes ago, swm59nj said: Just because a dermatologist is a female doesn’t mean she is only interested in skin aesthetics. Correct. But just scroll through their interests, experiences, fellowships etc. and most of them (and their male colleagues, too) are really mainly interested in aesthetics. 33 minutes ago, swm59nj said: See the dermatologist that Sheryl recommended at Bumrungard. Dr. Niyom. He was my dermatologist when I lived in Bangkok. He is very good. Thanks for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 22 hours ago, DudleySquat said: Please tell us her name and the bar where she works. YIKES! No so simple, he may have gained the virus years / decades ago. Plus he may have passed the virus to many bar girls / casual sex partners etc., many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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