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So I know this is probably not what I should be concerned about but I need to get over it and go back to living normally and normally I wear thongs all the time can I still wear them will they trigger an outbreak and if I do wear it what precaution should I take. Also I want to shave but I'm really scared is if bad to shave what should I use and how can not irritate myself I'm scared

Sorry my whole comment didn't post but becareful not to spread it make sure you wash your hands throughly before touching any other area on your body after contact with outbreak and make sure you have no cuts on your hands if you do touch it

It's contagious through skin to skin contact normal places it passes to are eyes mouth private areas and I think nose (don't quote me in that one) if you came in contact with someone who has it in that area and you had a cut or a wound there that area can get infected so it is possible but just think of it as a rash it could be worse trust me

Unless you have oral hsv he should be fine

I agree 100% @adrial everytime I have been tested I asked to be checked for everything and I was never told I had to request a seperate test for this so thought I was in the all clear so when my dr asked me I said I had but she checked my records and shocked me when she said I had to specifically ask for it that's insane obviously I Would expect all studs to be covered for an std test they need to change that ASAP it's not fair

She said they used a test to see if I've been recently exposed and it came up negative I guess they can't go by blood because they say if you've had chicken pox you can test positive in blood idk how it all works but she told me my culture came back as hsv-1

She said a blood test may not alway determine I had a blood test and it came up negative the same time I had a breakout

Sorry more questions guys How do I know when I'm fully healed will I still feel tingling I wanna make sure I'm completely outbreak free for now and I really don't know what to feel every thing I feel I automatically getting another outbreak what will I feel like when I'm not having one or when one is starting also when I do have an outbreak is it possible that the blisters do not pop or scab over can they just go away and if they do blister and scab is it always painful

He's gotten the blood test and was negative but my doctor said he can't actually rule out having it unless there is an outbreak to culture

Yea I'm in a serious relationship but I feel like I have to limit myself and that's the stressful part I just want to be the way I was before that's just a small factor to me and it's not the most important thing but it makes me feel like a women I feel like I'm broken right now it's hard to go from your everyday life to having to change everything I want somethings t

I feel your pain I am currently in a serious relationship for over a year and he is only my second partner before him I was with my first who I was with for 7 years and I'm only 22 so I never thought this could happen I no longer speak to my ex so I can not ask him and my current also swears up and down and I believe him my ex cheated on my a lot so I guess it is my fault but I just found out 3 weeks ago that I have it and it is the wort feeling in the world I feel so nasty and worthless but as the days go by when I keep busy I'm okay I'm trying to stay positive but it's hard I know one day everything will be okay I just want to try to be break out free it sucks and it not fair but now I have to deal with it forever I keep asking why me but then I have to think things could be worse atleast I will never have health problems or sickness just a rash that will go away just try to think of it as a cold sore on your lip technically it's the same thing and ppl get them all the time it's hard I know but I'm still getting over the shock hopefully I will feel like myself again soon and I hope the same for you

So how soon should I wait to have sex after the sores are gone? And will it be painful I'm so scared

How long does it to to emotionally feel like myself again i feel lost scared angry depressed and I don't know how to bring my happy self back I'm pushing everyone away from me because of the state I'm in and I need to change it it's been almost a month and each day is harder it seems :(( :(

Thank you so much this website is helping me a lot I feel a little better that I have 1 rather then 2 my doctor told me they were no different

I have gential hsv 1 is the shedding process different from those who have hsv 2 are there any pros to haveing 1 opposed to 2 and what does shedding feel like how do I know if it's happening? :(

Thank you Brenda it's just so hard to see the positive side right now as soon as I felt like myself I was knocked down again idk if this is an outbreak or the start or the finishing of the last it's horrible to not be able to be intimate being in a serious relationship it's making me very depressed and insecure which is causing problems in my relationship it's not the h that's causing the problems I have his support it's my insecurity and my depression from it

Thank you for your kind words I can't wait until the day I an come to terms with this right now it seems so hard. And by normal I mean painless lol but thank you

I received the shocking news about 3 weeks ago as I was experiencing my first herpes outbreak. I have only been with two guys my current boyfriend for over a year and a previous relationship I was in for 7 years so I never thought this could happen and I'm having a very hard time dealing with it I'm only 22 and my 1st outbreak lasted about 7 days and it was the worst pain of my life I was on valtrex and by the time I finished the dose I was scab free I was on vacation and felt healed enough to have sex which was a bad idea I started bleeding lightly and was a little sore I thought maybe cuz I had went a few weeks without sex so I waited a few more days and tried again and same thing just no bleeding very bad pain. Now for a week I feel like I have been experiencing the start of a new outbreak my doctor only gave me one prescription just in case I feel symptoms so I started taking it on Monday and now it's finsihed and why looks like a water blister is forming as of now I'm in no pain just a little irritated feeling will I be okay with out any more valtrex I have no insurance and my doctor will not call it in. Also I'm scared I will never be able to have normal sex again will it always hurt how long should I wait to try again and what can I do to not make it painful I just wanna feel like a normal woman. Also I have genital HSV 1 how is it different from 2?