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  1. I am a 20yo male in college. I was diagnosed with HSV 1 primary outbreak which I acquired in mid March (now just over 5 months ago) after having unprotected sex with a girl who I also fingered. The whitlow symptoms resolved but took about 4 weeks. Never had any genital signs of outbreak and no other whitlow issues since until 5 days ago when I developed a red patch on my left mid thigh which now looks like non clustered pimple like dots which are only at the base of the hairs on my leg. I never had any prodrome symptoms of burning, tingling or shooting pains anywhere prior to the appearance of the redness. I have had no open areas or injuries to this area of my leg and do not shave that area ever. I googled and the first thing that came up was folliculitis which I'm reading could be from the herpes virus. Anyone out there ever had anything like this? I was hoping that I was so close to the 6 months that I would have immunity and never see it pop up again. Is it possible to have HSV show up on my leg out of the blue? One other thing I'll say is that classes just started up again for fall and my stress level is high.
  2. One more thing, Is there anything I can put on these blisters to make them disappear sooner? I've read of magnesium sulfate paste to dry them out and also about apple cider vinegar, but not sure and don't want to make things worse. My finger looks awful as the blisters are now becoming darker- almost like a purplish red color. Not sure if that's part of the expected process? Thanks!
  3. Hi Alexus, a pic would be fine, yes. From what I’m reading, you could have auto-inoculated yourself in other an area with open skin if it was prior to building up antibodies...
  4. Hi mr_hopp, I really appreciate your response! I read it over and over. I will ask my doctor what type it is. When she called with the results I was so she’ll shocked that I couldn’t think of anything to ask. I’m so angry with myself, disappointed, and sad over this. I’m praying this never comes back, and scared that I’ve passed it to myself somewhere else. When I initially went to my primary doctor, they thought it was a bacterial infection from a hangnail and put me on antibiotics. They told me to keep it open to air. That was before the blisters started. I went back the day after the blisters and they said they thought it could be bacterial and viral and they poked at it and squeezed the hell out of it and then put a bandaid in it. I started covering it from then on but no one said how contagious it could be. So now I’m worried I could’ve gotten it somewhere else? How will I ever know? Do I have to wait another 20 days from the time the blisters showed up on my finger to know if I have it on my mouth and or genitals? I’m reading 80% of people have herpes and don’t know it -so I could have it on my genitals and never know. Do I just wait for an OB that hopefully never comes? Does this mean I have to disclose I have herpes to anyone I kiss or touch? I don’t know if this is like a cold sore that is on my hand? Are people with cold sores supposed to tell anyone they kiss that they have herpes? Is it possible that I contracted it on my hand and no where else during the the sexual contact? Is HSV 1 a worse diagnosis that HSV2 in this case? I know this is a lot of questions. Thank you for helping me through this!
  5. Sorry all, Symptoms on finger developed 2 weeks after exposure. I'm currently 3 1/2 weeks from exposure and nothing on genitals thus far.
  6. Hi Snyperx, Thank you so much for your initial posts and this update post which is giving me some hope. Your story, so far, is identical to mine. Just got a positive HSV diagnosis from a herpetic whitlow on my left middle finger. So far no genital symptoms, am I honestly terrified of that happening. Can you give another update as to how things are going for you all these years later? I am praying this never comes back but the dermatologist said it would come back often and that has me almost paralyzed with fear. I'm still coming to terms with this and has been on my mind constantly. The primary doctor said that I'm not contagious when there is no OB present and didn't seem too concerned about it saying that children and healthcare workers get this and she was perplexed as to why I was so upset. I would really love to hear how you are doing after all these years and looking for some hope. Thank you!
  7. I am a 20yo male in college. I had unprotected sex with a girl who I also fingered. I had a hangnail on my left middle finger that got red and swollen and developed 4 small satellite blisters about 2weeks before. I went to a dermatologist who took a tissue sample and it came back positive for HSV. I’m beside myself with worry now. The dermatologist said it would come back often and have me Valtrex 2x per day for 10 days. No idea which type but probably type 2 since that is what seems to be the more aggressive of the two. Anyone on here have whitlow diagnoses from years ago? What is my prognosis? So far I have no genital symptoms but will I / did I get it on my genitals? I am absolutely sick over this and regretting what I did. How will I ever deal with this? Will I always be wearing bandaids on that finger? The doctor said it’s not contagious without an outbreak but I worry about that anyway. I want to get married and have children and don’t want to always be worried about touching them. Anyone out there who has had this, please help me. Thank you.
  8. Hi Jam, I just found out that the swollen and blistered area on my left middle finger is HSV. The fingered the girl I was with and had a hangnail at the time. We also had unprotected sex so I’m extremely nervous it will show up on my genitals. So far nothing down below and the finger is the only indicator of this new diagnosis. Since your post was made so many years ago, I was wondering how often your whitlow has reoccurred? My dermatologist said it will come back often. Is this true? Will I forever walk around with bandaids in my fingers? I’m so upset, not sleeping, barely eating. Hoping you can put my mind at ease. Thank you!
  9. Hi Leep, I was just diagnosed with whitlow on my left middle finger which the dermatologist said will recur “often.” I don’t know what type it is (Hsv 1 or 2) but am wondering how many times you have had your whitlow recur? I am terrified that I will have to constantly be wearing bandaids and people will start asking questions. I have no other areas of outbreak, but am also scared to death I will develop it in other areas. Have had this whitlow now for 10 days and can not wait for this to end. I feel like I wake up to a nightmare every day. Please help!
  10. Hi there Jam, I’m newly diagnosed with HW which Hsv2 from testing and I have no other symptoms. My dermatologist told me I can expect this to come back often. Is this your experience? I’m terrified that I’m going to have to walk around with a bandaid on my finger to the point that people are going to start asking questions. Or worse, that I’ll spread it to another area. The fingered the girl I was with and we had unprotected sex so I’m extremely worried that i have it on my genitals and just don’t know it yet. My doctor said HW does she’s like oral and genital areas due to the thickness of finger skin. Is this what you have heard too? I see you posted some time ago and am hoping you can let me know how your experience with HW has gone and how often it has come back. I really appreciate any help.
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