deesknees

Same thing is happening with me. Have had this for over 30 years, half a dozen or so outbreaks a year, all on my genitals. I get breakouts from stress or getting emotionally upset. In the last year it has spread to my buttocks, and quite a large swath of it too. Takes way longer to heal than the genital versions. My doc says it's because nerve pathways are there. It's devastating. I don't have a partner, but I stopped going to the pool as I've got some dark scars I'd rather not explain in a dressing room. I've stopped watching upsetting TV shows or videos. I'm in my 60s, and immunocompromised, so getting older and having a crappy immune system may have something to do with it too. Just started taking acyclovir once a day to try to slow down the outbreaks. Too early to tell if that's working.