[Herpes Symptoms - Worrying about contracting HSV1]

Thank you for the feedback.

Actually I don't have allergy but I am very anxious about HSV because i have been for 3 months (12 weeks) suffering from symptoms (groin pain on & off, tingling around mouth and genital, itching, lips twitching, burning, shooting nerve pain in my gums, on my penis, legs and thighs and recently on top of my fingers and toes...)

The test available here is only antibodies IgM / IgG.

As far as I know, these types of tests misses 30% of HSV1 

I don't know how to make sure if I have it or not! 

I am extremely exhausted.

 

[Herpes Symptoms - Worrying about contracting HSV1]

Actually the blisters did not hurt. Just one night before the outbreak I got pain in my toes (like nerve pain).

It did not ooze anything but little itching.

I did not get it swabbed.

The problem in the country where I am currently living, people and even doctors do not have enough knowledge about herpes. Even tests are not available everywhere. The only test which is available is the antibodies IgM / IgG.

I am living in Qatar.

I got a small like sore in my inner thigh (right thigh) last night and it is burning (I am not sure if this is herpes or not).

[Herpes Symptoms - Worrying about contracting HSV1]

Hello everybody,

I've got this blister on the side of my big toe.

Can anybody explain to me or have any idea what might be since I am worrying about HSV1 

Can herpetic whitlow appear on feet and toes?

One day before I getting this blister I got nerve pain in my toe and the next day the blister appeared.

[Questions regarding Ghsv1 i'm new]

On 3/15/2022 at 3:18 AM, Flowerteacher55 said:

Hello,

I am so sorry you have been struggling with the symptoms. Please know that you are not bad or unworthy of love. Please know you can still have a happy and fulfilling sex life with HSV-- it doesn't change who you are or your quality of life! 

GHSV-1 is typically the less intense of the two strains, and because the rates of it shedding/causing an outbreak are lower, it means the likelihood or transmitting it your partner are typically lower, too. 

To answer your questions:

1. Because this is your primary outbreak, yes, the symptoms can last a while, as your body is still getting used to the virus. Because the first outbreak is usually the most severe, it just takes longer to heal. If you had internal sores in your urethral cavity (you expressed pain inside when peeing) it also causes more pain. The skin may be dry where the sores once were, and may even look like scabs. This is normal and is part of the healing process. The skin where the sores once were also may appear lighter in color (this is normal is new skin growth). You could still be shedding the virus, especially if you still have burning and/or itching. It is best to avoid intimacy/physical contact for about three weeks, just to be extra sure and your symptoms are gone. Reengaging in intimacy too sooner can irritate the skin and actually trigger another outbreak or cause pain and irritation (which can trigger an outbreak).

2. You can 110% have a happy, healthy, and fulfilling sex life with HSV. It doesn't have the power to change the bond you and your partner have, or your attraction to each other! HSV is not blood-borne like AIDS or HIV, meaning it does not 'live' in blood, urine, semen, discharge, breast milk, etc. Instead, it is spread via skin-to-skin contact with the impacted area during viral shedding and/or an outbreak. So, think of it like this: body fluids act as a transportation mean for the virus. So, if you have the virus actively shedding on your penis, and then some of your semen runs over the virus, it could spread to your partner hypothetically, but the HSV virus itself does not live in the fluid. Think of it like a lazy river... The HSV virus can hitch a ride via semen or fluids but they don't live in it. So, if someone has HSV, and isn't having an outbreak/prodrome symptoms/virally shedding (and they do not shed asymptomatically), and their semen get on/in their partner, they aren't going to pass it to their partner. If the person has an outbreak/is virally shedding at the tip of their penis and they ejaculate in/on their partner, there is a possibility they could pass it to their partner, even if their penis skin doesn't make skin-to-skin contact with their partner's skin. If you need more information and clarification, feel free to ask! 

I hope this helps. Stay strong. You are still a wonderful human. Love is the strongest force on the planet, not HSV!

Hello,

I have a question concerning the transmission of HSV1.

You are saying to avoid intimacy/physical contact with your partner.

What does this mean?

If I am playing with my kid (5 year old boy) in the pool, holding him and my body touches his body, kissing him on forehead, holding his heand and he kisses ne on the cheek.. the virus mau be transmitted to him ???

Please I need an answer cos I am worrying about this.

Thanks

 

[Herpes Symptoms - Worrying about contracting HSV1]

When I discussed this issue with the lady she was surprised and she told that she had ever had symptoms and outbreaks.

She also got tested for HSV1 & HSV2 IgG and results came back negative. 

I will wait at 12 weeks to get tested again. However, these tests misses 30 % of HSV1 

[Herpes Symptoms - Worrying about contracting HSV1]

Pleade can anybody give me his opinion about my symptoms based on his experience with herpes?

 

[Herpes Symptoms - Worrying about contracting HSV1]

I would like to share my experience.

I had a sexual relationship with a lady who I met by chance 9 weeks ago and I used a condom during the intercourse. However, I kissed her on the lips and she gave me unprotected oral sex on my penis (She did not have any visible outbreaks). After 3 days of this relation, I started feeling unwell. I had fatigue, urethral problems (difficulties to urinate for 5 days), burning on tip of my penis, tingling around genital area, shooting nerve pain on my penis (coming and going), difficulties when urinating. In addition, tingling, burning and shooting nerve pain on my lips, my gums, my tongue and all around my mouth, nerve twitching and spasms on my lips. No discharge from penis, no blisters, no cold sores, just got some rashes on my inside lips and gums which was burning a little bit. In general, I feel discomfort around my mouth and my genital area. Also I have been facing pain in my thigh, knees, legs, lymph nodes groin and my bladder.

Nerve pain going through my thigh down my feet and toes.
I did the blood test for all STDs and all came negative. I did antibodies test for herpes at  7 weeks and was negative.

I am waiting to re-do the test at 12 weeks.

i am living in Qatar where Western Blot test isn't available.

All the symptoms that I have mentioned still persist until now (after 9 weeks).