Oh my god. Are you me lol? I have one of the exact same theories and even got prescribed antivirals b/c I had a borderline positive herpes titer. I've been having random flares of back pain in different parts of my back. When it first started it felt like a hot area or burning like inside of my spine in my lower back. I didn't really think much of it when it began the first couple of times but then it kept happening but now I regret it because of my current symptoms. I have noticed tiny little skin rashes in the area but they've never really looked like herpes lesions and were never painful. I wonder if I've been having herpes flares without major skin symptoms, if thats even possible. I never had a major outbreak that I can remember.

I am still semi convinced I have MS or CIDP or something but my MRIs didn't support a diagnosis of MS. I have an EMG scheduled for next Monday. It is terrifying because I KNOW something is majorly wrong and I'm so tired of waiting because it keeps getting worse and people around me are starting to notice because they can see me tremoring. I am getting annoyed and angry because I feel like at some point it should be considered serious enough to expedite these tests for a young person that could end up suffering from permanent neurologic sequelae. Every day that I have these symptoms and almost trip from a foot drop or feel like my legs are giving out from underneath me or feel like I'm losing my balance that I should go to the ER and beg for help but then I chicken out and don't go because I am embarrassed lol.