JWatkins

Thank you so much @mr_hopp!! I thought the same thing but a 2nd opinion is also very helpful for the nerves ;-)

I haven’t had an outbreak in probably 5 years...only had 2 outbreaks since being diagnosed in 2013. Ive been on acyclovir 2-3 times a day for the better part of the last 3 years, and for sure for the past 6 months. During sex today, it hurt when my boyfriend entered me, but not enough to make him stop. Just felt like maybe a had a “raw” spot just inside my vagina. I haven’t had any burning, itching or pain at all before this. Not when I pee, nothing. Tonight, I took a mirror “down there” and see what definitely looks like a raw area, and I don’t believe there are any sores, it’s just very red. If there are stores, they are very tiny and I can’t see them, but again, doesn’t hurt even when I touch it. Also to note, I just got off my period and use tampons. Never had a problem before, but, thought I’d throw that in there. Before today, we haven’t had sex in 7-8 days due to my period and also just the normal time we are apart. But now I’m freaking out since we had sex and I didn’t know that spot was down there. When I had a couple outbreaks after I was first diagnosed, they were the traditional sores (just 2 or 3) and on the outside, about the same place both times. Never anything inside... When we have sex, it can get hard and rough...and I have been getting very dry during sex. So I’m hoping it’s just a tear or rawness experienced from sex before my period. Because I do seem to feel that “raw” feeling in the same spot as where I’m seeing tonight. Does what I’m seeing tonight sound like an outbreak? And if so, does that mean my boyfriend probably definitely got it??