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  1. Hi again, well I wrote a bit, saved to drafts, came back and it had disappeared. First what you say re: 35 years ago there was not the stigma that there is today. Well 20 years ago there was. Why should this be? I think it was because of hyped up media coverage with regards to HIV. On your last comment - get creative. Well he's 21 years younger than me and we've been together for 20 years.......owing to a huge miscarriage of French justice, I now have to be resident in UK and he is French in France. I can live there though 6 months of the year. Interestingly, thankfully, mercifully he's never caught genital Herpes from me. I take it that shedding only occurs at the actual site where the blisters present. On further recent reading and careful recollection I may have had other mild outbreaks but on the bum, like a couple of spots coming to a head, which I thought very strange and thought they were like minor boils which soon cleared up. I contracted the virus a few months into the relationship and was told by French clinic that there was no way that this could have been passed to me without the perpetrator knowing that he had the virus. I didn't believe this fortunately. UK clinic was better informed saying that genital Herpes was mainly contracted via oral sex. On medication, topical Zovirax seems to have cleared up present OB. I don't usually take any medication other than Vitamin D prescribed by dr. But now I've gone rummaging around in past collections and am now taking Royal Jelly (immune system) cold liver oil, multivitamins, glucosamine sulphate (for arthritis) which I gave up some years ago as wasn't sure about it. I think the fact that you caught the virus 35 years ago is a real shame. I think though there is probably quite a stigma having facial Herpes also. Genital Herpes is hidden in our clothes whereas facial Herpes is not. I know that facial Herpes gets people down a lot - I remember from school days seeing others. The sores need continual attention and are painful. Fortunately today there is better medication. Thanks again for your replies and info.
  2. Hello WCS Dancer, Thanks so much for your reply. There are now issues about which I'm not sure, and maybe you'll be able answer these. After first episode (1994) read quite a bit on subject. It was then said that if yourself and partner had Herpes, then the infection passed backward and forwards continually between you with frequent outbreaks. From what I now read, it seems that this is not the case because Herpes virus is already in the human system and auto-infection recurs when "the immune system is down" and doesn't necessarily recur via sex. Is this correct? 2. I am now uncertain can I : "inadvertently infect other parts of body." I read that the Herpes virus always returns to the primary infection site. However can it also be transferred to other areas of the body with subsequent infections, by touch? i.e. eyes, lips? 3. Although I originally contracted Herpes via oral sex, can I now give the same partner genital herpes via straight sex if Herpes was in a viral shedding period? I have taken on board what you say re: dr. visit, but here in UK, you an walk into a STD clinic and be treated free, although it might be a good idea to let my GP know as an overall picture of health, so made an appt. for next week. From soul searching Winchester, UK.
  3. Well in a nutshell, the problem isn't so much about outbreaks of Herpes, but what HSV has the potential to do to our relationships. This nut which I am holding is called "responsibility." It has a hard core centre called fear. The most damaging problem is falling for someone who does not have the Herpes virus and then before we get further involved, having to tell them that I have it, and risk their walking away. We have to be able to face the pain of that.
  4. Thank you for reply. Firstly a comment on another post I read, but couldn't see how to reply to. Someone was talking about getting herpes OB on her breasts and was really worried about recurrence. When I first contracted Herpes I also had it on my nipples - but with recent outbreak, this didn't recur. Yes I could get the tests done, but am happy in mind that it was HSV1 - because I discussed the issue very thoroughly with my partner at the time. He had never had genital Herpes, but suffered quite regularly from Mouth cold sores. At time of my infection, he admitted that he had a very small mouth Herpes. He also had a beard, so small cold sore didn't show. He didn't know that the virus was passed on by physical contact (neither did I at the time.) The strange thing about it is though, I didn't pick it up on my mouth. During the next 20 years he has been very careful not even to kiss me if he has the tiniest of cold sores. It is unfortunate that this virus makes you feel very unclean. If I have mouth ulcers, I don't feel this way - it must be to do with this very sensitive, private, intimate parts of our bodies which makes us feel this way. I didn't feel like it, when I contracted Herpes. Worried yes, and I realised straight away what it possibly was. So I read up about it, and also went to STD clinics both in France and where I live in UK. So psychologically why at 74 do I seem more upset. I understand, it's always upsetting. It is because in general I've been feeling quite vulnerable physically recently - increasing age is bringing problems. Then a new/old one arrived. I'll get over it.
  5. Thank you for your response. I'm sorry you had this recent problem, but see you are over it now. The medication list is useful, so thanks again. My problem is that I have genital herpes and am now aged 74! As said I've not had an outbreak since initial infection via oral sex 20 years previously. I find it very hard to go to my doctor at my age with this problem. Why I was worried about immune system was my age - with increasing age, you get decreasing immune system. I already have worsening osteoarthritis, which is a deficient immune system disease, not just wear and tear. Psychologically at 74 an outbreak of Genital Herpes is not easy to cope with.
  6. I was infected by oral sex in 1994. I've not had any further outbreak until 2 days ago. I had always been thinking (when I thought, that was, which wasn't often) how lucky I had been. 19 years is a long time and it's why I didn't recognise straight away what was happening and then I suddenly twigged. Herpes virus come back! So now that it has reappeared, is it likely that I will get frequent further bouts, or is this anybody's guess? I had a severe cold recently and Herpes Virus appeared just as I was getting better. Over those 19 years, I've obviously had flu and colds from time to time but with no reappearance of Herpes. Does this mean now that I'm older that my immune system is weakened? I'm not quite sure on treatment. I have bought Zovirax from the pharmacy, but am reading that zinc ointment might be better. I'm in UK by the way. When I was first infected, I was in France. I was quite ill with it at the time, with chills, fever and fatigue. I did go to a STD clinic when I felt well enough, but it was then too late to take medication. When I got back to UK, I went to another STD clinic near where I live. I was told, it was probably just as well I didn't take oral medication as it would give my immune system a chance to produce anti-bodies. What is the thought on that now?
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