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I’ve had hsv2 for nearly 2 years now and have mini outbreaks every no and again and then ones that remind me how bad the first time was! During Covid lockdown I have been anxious, my diet has been good but I have been drinking more alcohol and smoking and having less sleep. I’ve been getting lots of rashes on my chest and face last few weeks and also had a genital outbreak (small) at the same time I have a large painful sore on the back of my knee it feels like a little pea and it’s very red. Wondering if these are all connected and I’m having a mass outbreak. Can’t find any reliable information about outbreaks on the body not genitals. Interested to hear anyone else’s experience?

Thanks for replying. I live in the UK and the NHS will not test you for HSV until you get the blisters to swan so might need to advise him to go private. All the points regarding my partner potentially passing to me, the other woman or contracting from her is things that go through my mind constantly. I feel now because I have left it so long to disclose I feel guilty. Misinformation from these nurses is misleading and dangerous. I feel angry about it. Thank god for this website.

I had a partner for 8 months who come out of a 10 year marriage. I was his first sexual partner since his wife (who cheated on him). 8 months in and right after we slept together, I found out he had slept with someone else quite recently. He told me he had used protection which I believe because I found evidence of it. (Long story short I knew this was on the cards I told him he should maybe see other people rather than go straight into a relationship with me.) Later that week I had my first outbreak. The nurse who examined me told me straight away it looked like hvs2 before I got my results confirmed. She said that if we have been having unprotected sex for 8 months prior to my first outbreak that he is also likely to have HSV2. If he hasn’t already shown physical signs his body is better at fighting the virus. What can’t be known is who passed this to who. Has only had this experience before? Has anyones Long term partner tested negative after your first outbreak? Now please don’t judge me but I was pretty hurt and told him I was going to get tested as was in a bad way. I still haven’t told him about my positive diagnosis. I needed some time to process the info. We also work together so there was some hurt-pride, confusion and self preservation at play. I know that he hasn’t had sex with anyone else since this time because we are still very close. I am planning to disclose as he said he wants to make a commitment to me but I am really struggling to find a way that doesn’t ruin our future. Today I went to the sexual health clinic as had facial outbreaks I believed was HSV2 (which I have now been told is just stress) The nurse who saw me said (or my understanding was) that you can’t catch genital herpes from someone just through skin to skin contact with blisters. That the penis would still need to be unprotected in the vagina to get the virus. Does this sound correct? Has anyone lived the experience of long term partners testing negative after you have have had an outbreak? I want as much information as possible before planning what to say

Thank you so much for replying.... this is the first conversion I have had with someone who knows what this could feel like. My first outbreak was hsv2 genital and I have had two more since but i will admit at first I was a terrible prodder trying to figure what was happening in those areas and now I am scared that I haven’t done enough hygiene wise not to spread to other areas of my body even though I do always wash and dry hands. I am guessing as it’s passed skin to skin that this can also easily be moved to other parts of the body including face? I have had my head in the sand pretending it’s not actually happening to me and haven’t wanted to face any of it. Now it’s come to the suffice and so scared that I have harmed the people I care most about. Today I woke up after a night of constant anxiety and terrors, even my dreams were about this possibility. I’ve found more spots on my face today and one with a head so going to get this checked out at the clinic tonight. I am nervous about the answer to the result and know the next week isn’t going to be fun. Shocked how bad and red my looks up close on camera. If anyone has any thoughts would appreciate feedback. Again not really ever suffered from spots and feel like the nurses fobbed me off a little rather than took it serious. My whole face tingles. Currently on second week of viral meds and started to take the contraceptive pill to see if that helps with hormones as could be around my periods.

Hi all I was diagnosed with hsv2 3 months ago and I am still coming to terms with it. I have had 3 outbreaks since my primary. Over Christmas I had a tingling sensation in the tip of my nose and then my skin turned tender and red and sligtly swollen but with no spot head. I’ve just had an outbreak but noticed a few spots on my face pop up around my chin and nose and I don’t usually suffer with spots but found some small spots similar on my arm and shoulders. I went to the sexual health clinic and the nurse said spots on my face was nothing to worry about and wasn’t related to the outbreak I was having treatment for (no tests she just looked at them) . I told her that day that my lips were tingling like my nerves were buzzing which was 4 days ago today I’ve noticed a little spot inside my lip. I am worried sick I have passed this to my niece, She just has just had a bad viral throat infection and I noticed a red spot on her face the doctors said It was oral thrush but now has what looks like cold sores in the corner of her mouth. She is 6. Could I have oral hsv2 and would there be a chance I’ve passed this to my niece? I don’t think I could cope with that, I’ve been feeling suicidal thinking about it and don’t know what I can do. i discussed with the nurse and she said I shouldn’t worry as not likely and if they are cold sores could have picked up from anywhere. Her mum gets cut lips from being in the sun which I now think is HSV1