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Wendy

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  1. I was diagnosed about 20 years ago, I caught it from an unfaithful partner. I didn't have many outbreaks to start with, but as I've got older they now come very frequently. I have about 4 to 6 outbreaks a year, sometimes lasting up to 6 weeks or more. Although the blisters are small and few and it's not those that bother me so much, it's the other symptoms I get before the blisters, during and after. I get lower back pain roughly a week before the blisters appear and areas of my skin feel like I've been burnt, they feel very sore to touch and this can vary in places like my foot or thigh and often my right hand. I get headaches and often feel very flu like. This past few episodes my joints feel extremely painful. I have an auto immune illness, which I suppose doesn't help matters as everytime I get a cold or an infection I tend to get an outbreak soon after. I was wondering if anyone else suffers this way and also wondering how others cope and if you find other medicines helpful. Thank you for reading.
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