herpes951

Fortunately, life will go on. There are millions even billions of people who wish they had your circumstance in life (presuming you live in America, Canada, or Europe). We have the freedom of opportunity to increase our social mobility and accomplish goals we have-- which you can still do even with herpes. In other parts of the world, say Africa, India, some parts of Asia, they do not even have the basic necessities of life-- food, clean water, clothing, housing, etc. Life is all relative.

The CDC recommends antiviral suppression therapy for people who have frequent outbreaks. Apparently the statistics are very promising-- that is, as long as you stick to the regimen of the therapy, you can decrease your chances of getting an outbreak by a large percentage. Also, I have seen others have said that as the years go on, the body gets use to the virus, and is able to fight it off easier; I do not know how true this claim is, but I have seen it many times. This might be your glimmer of hope :).

Hello, for all of you people who have had herpes for a long time, have you ever or do you currently use suppression therapy? How do it work out for you? Were there any noticeable side effects? Branching out to a more scientific approach here, I know many laymen people claim that taking pills everyday is bad for your liver, etc. Are herpes antiviral drugs included in this list? Or is herpes antiviral drug a relatively safe drug to take everyday (if needed)? Also as another remark, I have read many people on here claiming that tree oil, lysine, etc. help for herpes outbreak, but how truly reliable is this information? There is really not any peer-reviewed scientific articles on that stuff, so who is to say it just isn't placebo effect? The CDC claims that the best treatment for genital herpes is antiviral medications. source: https://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/treatment.htm

Hello, Late september 2017, I had unprotected sex with a female for a good amount of time. A few days later, I developed a rash under my penis, and it burned like no other. I then immediately got sick for a few days. Since then, the rash has still stayed there and still burns everyday (constant pain). The pain then spread to my anus also in January, and my anus gets inflamed a lot now (red color everywhere). I went to PCP, he prescribed SMZ-TMP, then cipro, then I got swabbed for bacterial and fungal infection... all negative results. Mid March I took a STD full panel test including Herpes 1 and 2 IGG, and all negative. (I was given fungal and bacterial cream also, nothing helped). Now here we are June, symptoms still persist: burning in penis and anus, rash-like/inflamed skin. I took another STD test but this time only Herpes 1 and 2 IGG: results came back negative. So I went to the dermatologist today and I was sad because of my pain, and she told me what she thinks it can be so here is what she said: She is giving me desonide to apply to infected area. She is also giving me acyclovir (tablet form) 400 mg, take 3 times a day. She said I might be an outlier in the Herpes IGG testing. She said if the acyclovir works, the rash and pain will eventually go away, and this would be good indication that I have genital herpes. Moreover, she told me worst case scenario, in 6 weeks when I have another appointment I will be undergoing biopsy on my rash on my penis to see what is actually causing this mess. Like I said, this is a rare case, and I hope the medicine works, or I hope the biopsy goes well and they find out what is wrong with me. The last 8 months of my life have been hell due to this burning pain and tingling sensation. Also, I am glad I have this rash that accompanies my pain because it shows proof that I am actually feeling these things, rather than having no rashes, the doctors might think I am crazy or having placebo effect. Truly sorry if anyone has gone under this pain for as long as I have. I will keep you guys updated with my story. Best, herpes951