Possible herpes?

[geekypants.livejournal.com]

Hey all...

I haven't had any kind of sexual contact in 18 months. Last November I asked to be tested for all STDs at my annual exam. They tested for chlamydia/etc. at the office and sent me to the hospital lab for blood work. I was told that they would do a blood "screen" at the lab...so I guess my first question is, does that test for everything (HIV, Herpes, etc.)? Both tests came back negative.

About a two weeks ago, I started having neck pains and fever/chills. After a few days, this developed into even worse fever/headache...doctors suspected mono or strep but both tests came back negative. I had to go to the hospital on Friday night to bring down the fever. On Saturday I noticed the inside of my lower right inner labia was a bit swollen...it turns out I have a single, relatively large, white sore there. There doesn't seem to be any redness but it does hurt. Is this herpes? What is happening? I thought I had been cleared for herpes with the blood test...is it even common for a first breakout to occur this long after infection? I am away from home and don't have the means to get to a doctor right away and am nervous.

Thanks for your help!

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[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

Herpes can be detected with a blood test (http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn_testing.cfm#3), though blood tests can only tell you that the HSV antibodies are present in one's system -- not that a particular lesion is or is not caused by a strain of HSV. If the blood screen mentioned in the OP included herpes (which is not terribly likely -- in the absence of symptoms, HSV is not part of most STI screenings) and if the blood test returned negative results for HSV-1 and HSV-2, that would pretty much rule out HSV as a cause of this particular sore.