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It's funny that you mention that. Ironically, when I ate terribly I never had OB's. Hell, o didn't even know I had it. I changed my eatting habits a little over a year ago. No red meat, pork and limited fried foods and NOW I start having OB's🤷🏽‍♀️

Do you take suppression Med?

Same here! I'm trying not to be obsessive but I find myself checking everyday because now I'm so sensitive to every feeling all over🤦🏾‍♀️

Very nicely worded!! I second this!!! Thanks for always being so encouraging @SeraLyn

Thanks for the clarification. I use to sugar a while back but they do small strips too which I feel is just torture, but if that helps minimize the chance of an OB, I'm here for it.

I'm so glad to hear that for you. Are you taking 500mg or 1g?

You are not alone. I am taking all of this one step at a time. First I'm just trying to get these physical symptoms under control and then I'll move on working on trying to say the words out loud to someone. I believe that without realizing it I allowed myself to fall into a depression and let myself go but I am trying to put myself back together piece by piece.

What's the difference between soft or hard wax? I use to go to European Wax Center.

Unfortunately not. That would be great. I live in Houston, if any of you are down here.

Have you waxed again since May?

How has your post dx sex life been if you don't mind me asking?

Ladies- Any thoughts or experiences with waxing since dx? I'm not a fan of shaving or using bait in that area so I was a waxer. Since my official dx I'm terrified to try it but I REALLY need to🤦🏾‍♀️

@SeraLyn have you had any OB's in the 6 months that you've been on the Val? I just started about 3 weeks ago and I still feel almost daily tingling.

Thankfully, I don't get the questions. I've been single going on 3 years so I stopped getting the question a while ago. If I happen to get it now, I respond that I am working on myself, which in essence is the truth. I'm not ready to meet anyone just yet.

No, I have not. I just started taking it daily about 3 weeks ago and I haven't experienced that side effect. I'm still trying to see if this dosage is even helping.

Unfortunately we are here🙋🏾 Appreciate the love and positive vibes!!!

Hi Community! i am looking for some guidance. I was recently diagnosed with 1 & 2 but apparently they are not new transmissions. My question if in regards to transmitting hsv1 to children. I have a school aged child that loves to give mommy a kiss on the lips and I think that what kills me more than anything about my entire situation is being terrified to death to kiss my daughter. I get confused because in some places I read that oral 1 is transmitted through intimate kissing but then I hear so many people say that they've had it since they were kids, which would lead me to believe that it can be passed through a simple peck on the lips. Obviously, I know not to kiss anyone with a full blown cold sore on my lip but my oral outbreaks lately seem to manifest as small bumps around my mouth that do not always fully blister. Im just so confused and heart broken by the thought of not being able to share this affection with my daughter that I don't know how to deal.

I am sorry to hear that! How long have you been taking the lysine?

I recently found out that I have both as well. I'm still trying to process it all because I have no idea where either came from, not that it matters at this point. I haven't been with anyone in a year and then bam, almost 4 months ago I get a cold sore on my lip and I've been experiencing prodrome symptoms ever since that never seem to subside. I never had a genital outbreak or so I thought, but after reading a lot of stories I now know that it can manifest so differently in everyone. I recently started taking valacyclovir daily for suppression but it doesn't really seem to be helping in my opinion. Sorry, I know this post is about you, so I say all of this to say you my friend are not alone!

This is so awesome and right on time @PhoenixRising_009. Thank you! It sometimes gets difficult to push through but we are strong and we will all persevere!

Thank you so much for sharing this! This is really helpful and I will definitely keep these points in mind for when that time comes. Did you ever hear back from your booty buddy?

@eastcoastgirl wow!! Isn't it so confusing?? It's so hard to get a true understanding because it just seems to be all over the board. Every experience is unique and sometimes vastly different from the next. I have not be with anyone in a year and one day a couple of months ago I woke up with a cold sore and seem to have been continuously getting them ever since. I went to the Dr and for blood testing and came up positive for 1 and 2. WTH?!! No idea when or from who. I'm still so confused about it but now I know it can lie dormant for YEARS!

@PhoenixRising_009 you are right, it could be much worse...sometimes it just doesn't feel like it.😢

@gorgeoustechie and suggestions on a probiotic?

@Star28 How are you feeling today? Have you gone to see an infectious disease specialist to maybe get their thoughts? Have you noticed a difference after cutting out the sodas and fried foods? I'm trying to get through this one day at a time as well but I am here if you want to chat.