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Mine took about a week. Got tested on a tuesday morning. Got the results back the following tuesday evening

I agree with Herry as for triggers. I had my first OB mid-november and since then I havent really changed much. I already had a pretty good diet and workout regularly but i still drink coffee everyday! Actually i've drank alcohol a few times a week (during holiday celebrations, not an alchi lol) ate all the holiday treats and i actually had a few chocolate cookies today (yummy) and it hasnt effected me negatively. So you just have to torment yourself a little to see what things you can and can't get away with :-)

Yes!! ♡♥♡♥♡♥

@ONthebrightside.. everything you said is so true! I love it. I also like your picture lol might get a tshirt made! ;)

@klopz... you have tugged on my heart strings and I've been thinking about you. Remember the #s girl!!! only 4% chance to pass it and half that if you really take precautions. Be sure he knows that. :) he's still there. Focus on that :) @dancer... that's amazing advice. With or without herpes we all want the strength from our partners to beat all odds but sometimes they need to pull strength from us. :)

@jb that is so not true! As someone who was recently diagnosed I know now how ignorant & uneducated I was. Since finding out about my new found friend I had no other choice but to learn. (Now that i know what i know i truly feel that id be open to dating a person with H had i known more about it before. As a controllable skin disease!). That being said if you educate yourself & love yourself enough the right person will be willing to do the same. Like all things in life.. everything is beautiful..sometimes it just takes the right pair of eyes to see it. Hang In there. If you'd like to chat sometime msg me :)

Totally agree... but as a noobie the first thing I did with my diagnoses was type "herpes" into google search. I wanted to know and read everything bc I was In a frenzie. (Although i did find se good info and useful videos) Like most people I was ignorant and highly uneducated. Thats why what you guys do is super awesome! So glad I found this site. Ill never go anywhere else for info on H (other then a dr of course lol)

I figured as much but the info on transmission is all over the place. I love me some google but it seems like its all worse case scenarios when it comes to H info. Anyway thanks :) comforting to hear

I've read through some of the posts but there is SO much info in all of them, so i apologize if this has been asked already. Any insight would be helpful though :-) My question is, can you pass the virus just through touch? the reason i ask is b/c i have a son (just turned 6) and i still help him do alot of "personal hygiene" type things. Showing/washing/wiping butt! (yeah, still smh!) lol and before i was diagnosed or even thought i could possibly have herpes.. I treated myself for a yeast infection which involved rubbing the cream on myself (skin to skin contact) I always wash my hands, but if you have kids then you know how it is as a mother. sometimes you do things halfassed b/c there are just so many other things to tend to. So now of course all i can think of is "omg what if that one time i didnt use enough soap and then wiped butt, or washed him in the shower" of everything i've been dealing with through my diagnoses this is the worst feelng of all. I have HSV-1oral ( if i recall correctly i had my first cold sore at 12. Never thought anything of it. heard all the herpes jokes back then but it never bothered me) and now HSV2 diagnosed a month ago. My son has had cold sores during winter seasons already (most after chapped lips/fevers/ etc.) I am just wondering how easily this is transmitted (if at all possible) just through skin/skin NON-sexual contact?!

Amen sister ♡

@peachyogurt. L.O.L thanks for the giggle! Atleast I can look fwd look a good bikini body this summer:) and yes I'd love to chat sometime. Thanks for reaching out. ♡ @wcs - thanks for the input. I've found myself obsessing over who gave it to who. Moreso at the beginning bc like you said.. doesn't matter now. But when I was tested my dr said its impossible to track where/when/who passed hsv to me. She did say that the antibodies were"changing over" so she could say that the exposure was within the last 6 ISH months (ish? Ok so maybe 8?) Who knows. His dr said he tested positive for one and neg for another meaning it was very recent exposure or dormant. So its anybodys guess at this point. Just frustrating when all you want are some damn answers and it seems like nobody has them :-/ I

Hi Klopz. Just a month ago i was in a similar situation! I was more terrified to tell my partner than i was about actually being diagnosed with herpes. It took me about 3 days after confirmation of what i already knew before i mustered up the courage to tell him. At first he was shocked and admitted he wasn't sure what to think, but after a few mins his toned changed and he was totally supportive. I was prepared for anger, sadness and maybe even a few things being said that would make me feel "dirty" (for lack of better term, there is nothing dirty about this virus) but instead he comforted me, told me he loved me, and that we would deal with this together. That was a little more then a month ago and we are still together and still happy at this point in time. (he went and got the blood test done just to know and his came back positive too. although he still hasnt had any physical symptoms yet, but he doesnt hold it against me) So know that if he loves you, and wants to be with you, this stupid virus isn't going to be the reason he leaves :-) maybe it will even bring you guys closer?! Try to stay positive, esp when delivering the news! You have to love yourself first, remember that always! (in all situations!) I'd love to know how it works out for you once you get through this! If you need to chat at any point in time feel free to private msg me.

First I just want to say this site is utterly amazing! Kudos, hugs and much love to Adrial. I believe one of the first steps of healing is sharing, and then accepting yourself for everything you are. mistakes and flaws especially! So here's my story! (being told in its entirety for the first time) I am 27 years old and unknown to me my story started about year ago. I met a guy and he was great! a musician, animal lover, a mans man! could fix anything, or build anything. I was in awe of all his talents and all it took was one song written and sang for me and i was hooked! lol We spent a few months together during the holidays. Traveled to a few places and just genuinley had fun together! a short time after i had ran into an old friend and when i told him about my new beau he abruptly informed me that this fellow had given his wifes' friend herpes. "omg! wth!" I was mortified. So i confronted him and his response was "omg thats totally not true! She hated me after we broke up and started spreading rumors to people that i gave her stds" in my brain i thought oh my goodness what a relief. (girls are crazy, right?! - totally kidding but thats how i denied it in my head) Well that relationship was short lived (nothing to do with hsv in anyway) it only lasted a couple more months and then the differences we had came to light and i decided this no longer fullfilled me or made me happy. I spent this past summer living the dream! Doing all the things i love so much. Running, hiking, boating, partying with my friends and spending as much quality time with my son as i could. (a couple hook ups in there as well but nothing serious) I just wanted to be single and free and live my life for me & my son! End of summer i meet an incredible guy who ruined my "this is my life" plans lol. We spent the end of summer in a whirlwind of a romance. (i know cheesy but its true) Driving to the beach, going skydiving, jet skiing, boating...all these wonderful things that made me oh so happy! For the first time in my life i thought everything was falling into place. Until that day! What i thought was a yeast infection had me making an appt with my gyn after it wouldn't go away with the 3 day treatment. a day or two before my appt i noticed a blister, just one blister. OMG the conversation i had with my old friend about "your bf gave my friend herpes" rang in my ears. Its all i could think about for days. Convincing myself that its not possible. "I havent slept with him in over 8 months. noway, there is just noway" I dreaded telling my new guy for fear that he was going to leave, and the idea of loosing him was too much to deal with on top of wondering what the hell was going on in my body. SO I decided to tell him i had some type of BV (which i did) and we couldn't sleep together until i saw the Dr. I spent the next week crying. Literally ALL the time. Anytime i was alone. In the car, in the shower, at home, in the bathroom at work. It was horrible. My appt came and went with little information and NO comfort from the Dr. I left her office RX in hand feeling so lost, confused and scared. I didnt even get a pamphlet lol I had beat myself up over it so much within the week of waiting for my results that when i did finally get the call I couldn't even cry anymore. That was a month ago. The day before thanksgiving actually. So here I am... hating myself, hating "HIM" and wondering if he had known and lied to me, or if he really just didnt know. My boyfriend went and got the blood test done, and of course postive. DOUBLE WHAMMY! So now I had to deal with this on a personal level, and also deal with the guilt of knowing that i've done this to someone i care so deeply for. We had a brief conversation about this that went something like him saying: "I love you, it is what it is, we will get through this, i'd rather deal with this with you then without you" Wow! So much love! and yet i feel so undeserving! After that we've never uttered a single word to each other about it again. IDK if its too hard to bring up, or if it really doesnt bother him? (at this point he has had no physical symptoms) I have dealth with a range of emotions, anger, hatred, sadness, denial (thats the big one how can I deny this? its right there, i can literally see you down there and i hate you) lol after giving up the things i love.. working out, running, playing with my son... i turned into a couch potato. It took soo much energy to be happy and joyous at work by the time i got home i was exhausted. I just wanted to cry and lay on my couch and watch happy things on tv to make me forget. Til now!! I am no longer going to be a victim. I will not scream in silence on my couch, or cry hysterically in my shower. I have a good job, my own place to live, im a strong single mother, a beautiful human being and i will not be crushed by a skin disease. last week I started running again, and working out daily, reading with my son, and doing all the things as a mother that i love so much! I found this website and if nothing else, if I get nothing or can contribute nothing to the world, just typing this story and having a few people reach out to me has made a world of difference. I am very much looking fwd to meeting or chatting with people and reading others stories. I thank everyone here who had the courage to "get off the couch" and be heard. It really does help just to put it all out there. Its beautiful what a few kind words and an open mind can do for the soul! Hugs to you all. I am honored to be apart of this :-)

Hi everyone :) it is so good to know I'm not alone in the daily struggle. Im 27 &. I was diagnosed a little over a month ago with hsv2. What I thought was my first yeast infection turned into something far more scary. I felt so ashamed walking into my gyns office and telling her the news. She confirmed my fears, took a swab and left me crying, presciption in hand :( I cried every time I was alone for that next week. Even tho I took my meds I still mentally denied this was possible and hoped for a negative result. Welp a week later ( the day before thanksgiving) I got the call. Hmph. I had already cried, slept and mentally ripped myself a new one so I just felt numb at the news. This self loathing went on for a few weeks until I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself. I have many things to be thankful for, right? Right! So now 5 weeks later I'm experiancing ob #2 and I assure you... NOTHING like the first. I hardly even notice! My issue now is the stigma. I haven't told anyone besides the person I was sleeping with on that horrid day. I'd love to get some support on the bad days and share what I've learned in the short time with anyone interested! Together we can all have better days ahead :) lets all make 2014 amazinggg