Gina99

Its your nerves ... after my first outbreak I had never pain which I thought was itching ... so please don’t scratch yourself because you’ll only make your sensitive skin worse. It’s horrvile yes and even now 4 months later I feel some nerve pain but I’ve learned not to stress to much over it or I go crazy and it makes it only worse. Aloe vers helped a lot too btw

@HopefulR i have read a gazillion articles on herpes and have yet to find a case where someone got herpes on their nose; im not a doctor, but i dont think its possible. HOWEVER i do not have oral herpes and i dont know if this could be because the nerves around your face are reacting to it or something... so i dont take my word for it.

@HopefulR i am glad i could bring some relief. I dont think you have HSV on your mouth unless that other person also had HSV1 on theirs. I would go back to the doctor if you really think thats the case; the only other possible spot to get herpes is your eye. So i think your nose is just the result of stress or as you said cold weather. that being said, wash your hands every time you handle your sores. one thing to keep in mind is that the more you stress, the more youre fighting against your poor little body whos trying to fight the virus making the outbreak even wrose. I know its easier said that done in this situation, but try to help your body calm down. Take a bath with some epsum salts, watch some netflix and relaaaax. everything wil be fine 🙂

hey! now, what kind of HSV do you have? if you have HSV 1 genital, then it would be very possible for you to infect your own mouth if you're not careful when applying creams or oils down there. If you have HSV-2 then it would be very very rare for that to happen. Now, it is normal that your first outbreak lasts that long, it takes a while for your body to adjust; mine lasted a month and then i had some itching and tickling for an extra week; the things that saved me was aloe vera gel= I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU GET IT, ITS A LIFE SAVER. other than that, dont feel ashamed, its seriously nothing more than a skin condition. dont let it get to you! its been 3 months since it happened to me ive disclosed successfully, still have the same life, go on dates, go to school work everything like i dont even have it. i remember when i first got it i seriously thought i would never be the same again.... but thats just not true. hope this helps 🙂

hey there, you do know its only a 2% chance of transmitting with condoms when you're not having an outbreak, but if you really wanna make it safer and make the viral shedding less frequent then i would suggest you do get the meds since it would make it only 1% (meds and condom). I believe it would really ease your mind. Ive only slept with one person who was H- , I take the meds and we had sex without a condom and he didnt get anything. to put it into perspective, you have more chances of getting pregnant using a condom than him catching herpes with all these precautions. there is a wonderful section on this website that has all of these statistics and maybe if you showed it to him he would also be less stressed about it. I hope this helps!

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@beBravebeBOLD Thanks for tour response 🙂 i am taking valtrex and so far I haven’t had any ulcers or lesions just constant itchiness which I hear it’s normal. hopefully mine will stay asleep for a long time too!

I know it differs from person to person but my first OB was horrible ... I’m still not 100% but I’m wondering... what are my next outbreaks going to be like?? I know they’re supposed to be less severe but what does that mean? Will i have deep wounds again? Will it just be itchy and go away ... can i have someone’s experience?? Thank you

If those symptoms are supposed to be an outbreak... then is a very very mild one to be a first. I had lesions and my lymph node beside in between my legs and my pubic bone was so sore I could barely bend my leg. .. 6 days after intercourse. I’m a woman so of course I don’t know what an out break looks like on a guy but... do you know if She was taking anti virals? If she did .... the transmission rate is extremely low!! I wouldn’t worry so much.

Im so sorry it happened to you with the first person you slept with .. I can’t imagine! Keep being so strong 💪

@beBravebeBOLD @Lvsandy @KRS17 Thank you all for making me realize that getting stuck on the source of the problem doesn’t help me move on from it. My life certainmy feels different but if all of you guys can do it and be so brave, than so can I! Thanks for being inspiring ❤️

The only way not to transmit ... is by not having sex haha. There’s always a chance!

Hey everyone it’s me again.. its almost been a month since this all started and I still haven’t had real relief. The person who I thought gave me the virus said he just got his results back... and they were negative. I don’t know why but I have such a hard time believing him ... he moved cities and he just arrived to his destination and said he went to the clinic right away and two days later he has his results ... I just don’t know if I should believe him. My symptoms appeared 6 days after having slept with him... how is that possible? I’ve been in so much pain and discomfort and stress the past weeks that I’m furious to think he might’ve be lying just so he can appear not guilty. If it was him and didn’t know he had it I Wouldn’t be mad, I just wanna know where this came from! I don’t wanna ask everyone I’ve ever slept with to go get a test... should I just move on ? Let go? Maybe I don’t need to know who gave this to me? I’m just so frustrated... I look at the pictures of me a month ago and I looked so happy and confident. Now every time I have an activity I dread it because I know I’ll be uncomfortable the whole time, no matter what I do my whole genital area is sensitive and itchy and just never feels right. Has anyone been through not knowing who gave herpes to you? Does the frustration go away?

@FunnyGirl hey ! Thanks so much for that information. Indeed I had my period before the crawling started so maybe it’s a hormonal thing... I will look into that!

Omg that’s amaZing! Sure gives you hope 🙂 I’m just wondering, the sex wasn’t amazing because it hurt? Just wanna know what to expect when I decide to date again

@DoHope35 yesss disclosing is very important. No one should impose something on anyone else. When you really care about someone, you’ll respect their choice and you know you’ll be juste fine without them as well. I guess it’s about practice... in love there always a risk of rejection... with or without herpes!! I’d really take things slow with a new person and get to know them super well and show your true self. If after that you disclose and they choose to leave, fair enough, you’re better off!

Girlllll, I’m a newbie here too but I can tell you this: I see herpes as something that’s gonna make be healthier, more selective of people I decide to date, and more confident! The way you view this infection is really all about self love and self esteem. If people find out about it, it’ll be hard because of they huge ingorace regarding this subject. But seriously, the people that know you and love you won’t think different of you.... and those are the only people that matter right? dont beat yourself up for this... it’s such a big dea for others just because it’s on our gentials... if you had herpes on your eyes or mouth no one would give a crap. So ... f*ck them. this is the time for you to nurture yourself and get to know yourself and your outbreaks. You will get through this just as we all are! Hang in there 🙂

@amber1326 @ML93 thank you both so much for your advice and support! I would like to let you know that I read somewhere on here that taking benadryl can help with the itch. Sure enough I was able to sleep last night, nothing itched after taking some before going to bed. I took some this morning and I can feel it a little but not nearly as much as yesterday where I had the impressions ants were crawling everywhere. I hope this might help you guys too if it happens again 🙂

hello everyone My first OB started on the 12th of July. By the 26th, so after a week on Valtrex and a antiobiotic cream the lesions disappeared and i was finally feeling better. we are now the 30th of July and i am SO ITCHY, i cant sit, stand walk its like millions of little tingles and itchiness. Am i having a second OB? or is this normal to have after your first OB? The thing is i cant sleep, it gets so bad at night my body starts shaking because i cant handle the itch. I work at an office, with my mom who has no idea about this. She can see that i am sick but i cannot tell her what this is; i am 24 and still live at home because i am in law school and cant afford to work during the school year, but she doesnt think of me as adult still, she will judge me and she will always question my relationship choices in the future..i am not ready for that. i am so hopeless because so many things have changed every since i found out about this; the guy i was seeing left me. My ex whom i dates 7 years is now dating someone new. Emotionally im a wreck and this physical issues are not helping me. I am seriously considering suicide almost.... i was trying to be so positive but i feel like everything is out of control now. i am going on holiday for 2 weeks next Wednesday.... HOW? if im still feeling this way physically i dont think ill be able to do anything. im seeing a doctor tomorrow... this would be the 5TH DOCTOR I SEE within 2 weeks. I am so tired to get dismissed by them; I have been given all sorts of medication... nothing works except i think the combo of valtrex and antibiotics. I hope she will give me Valtrex because i am losing my mind. P.S: i did drink alcohol yesterday, we had a family pic nic and there was sangria... could this be it? Any advice please?

@CatMom okay i will try the salts 🙂 thanks so much for all your concern and advise

@CatMom i feel better in that my lesions are gone and my lymph nodes don’t hurt anymore. The tingling and itching tho are driving me crazy, when I take a look down there.... there’s nothing. It’s healed. So I’m not sure what to do... I wonder if outrun vagisil (anti itch cream) will or if it will irritate ?

@mstanya1234 yes isn’t oubreak finished prett much 3-4 days ago. i think it’s a good idea to get your prescription, it’s obvious pour body is trying to fight it but it needs some extra help!

@CatMom hey thank you for you answer. My outbreak was two weeks ago and they gave me a 7 day treatment. It ended this Thursday the 26th. I went back to see my doctor and she said since the swab test hasn’t gotten back yet she doesn’t wanna give me more valtrex in case it isn’t herpes.... even tho it obviously. I gues it’s a legal thing. 😞

Omg same here 😞 I cannot stand it anymore! Specially at night i can’t aleep I just feel the sting and the tingling. I only took valtrex for a week so I’m not sure if maybe it’s better to take it forever. I’m also applying Vaseline but it doesn’t help really. Did you just have your OB and this is what’s left of it regarding symptoms?

Hey I just had my first OB. The lesions are now completely gone but there is an intense itch and some tingling. I’m finding it difficult to sleep because the tingling literally wakes me up 😞 were you able to figure out what was happening ?