Sunshine42

I guess everyone is different, but I had it on my finger, my legs, and arm. And the person I most likely gave it to got sores on his legs and neck. I also contracted HSV, along with chlamydia and trichomoniasis while using a condom, then because the emergency room doctor laughed at me and told me it was an ingrown hair, and my blood test was negative, I assumed I didn’t have it and slept with a friend one night. We used a condom and I had no signs of an outbreak, but he and I both got an outbreak a week later. That’s when I went back to the doctor and found out I did in fact have HSV-2. I honestly don’t think it’s responsible to even have any sexual contact with an HSV negative person within your first year. I read a study in a medical journal that said in your first year, asymptomatic shedding is happening 25% of the time. I would never risk doing this to another person.

My friend was having the same issue, every month before her period she’d get an outbreak. Antivirals didn’t really help. She found that avoiding nuts, caffeine, and chocolate helped a lot. I started taking some nervine herbs (meaning they calm the nerves) and that made a HUGE difference! I like the Wish Garden Emotional Ally tincture. To me, the anxiety that seems to come with this virus has been the worst part of it, but those herbs help so much with that part, allowing your body to relax and heal.