overwhelmedSarah34

Does anyone on this thread have updates/progress to report? I would love to hear people's status a year or so after getting the vaccine. Many thanks!

Thank you @mr_hopp! I can't express how much it means to me to read your reassuring (and informative) response. I haven't shared my H status with anyone I know (except my partner, who inadvertently transmitted to me), so it's felt incredibly lonely these past few months. My symptoms are diminishing, and I am focusing on managing the current outbreak (continuing my antivirals, and I have just started lysine supplements). I'll post back here in a few months, as I know it can be helpful to others to read not only about someone's experience, but also how it progresses over time.

Hi everyone, I'm new here, and to having H. I was diagnosed about 8 months ago with GHSV1, and have been taking daily antivirals since. I am still getting outbreaks monthly, but relatively mild. I just got a Covid booster, plus my flu shot (it didn't even occur to me that this might provoke an OB), but here I am. I have a mild genital sore in a different spot from my previous ones, but the most alarming thing is the new symptoms -- terrible back and lower stomach aches, and sporadic tingling in my hands. I've seen a few posts from people who had prolonged negative reactions to the Covid vaccine/booster, but I'm hoping there are some community members who had better experiences. Will these symptoms diminish? Have I undone all the progress my body has made in the past six months? Have I unlocked a worse form of the virus? I know that no one can give concrete answers to these questions but I'm feeling terribly overwhelmed and anxious about this whole thing. Any advice or words of comfort would be much appreciated. Thank you.