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The best advice coming from someone who has lived with it for 37 years is to forget about it. Live your life. Take Valtrex every other day so you don’t breakout. It will help you forget it. Don’t listen to the voices in your head everyone has some form of herpes. Don’t let your ego think your that important people think about you all the time. You can tell people or can choose to not. Have protection when having sex while dating and when you find someone who really loves you and your with forever he won’t care about it. You’ll be good and happy.

Doesn’t seem to be herpes. I wouldn’t stress about it if tests come up negative. Menopause sores mimic herpes. Maybe look into that as the cause. Hope this helps.

Yes reach out to people that is great. We are all in this together. 500 million or more people have it and everyday someone else gets it and needs help with love and understanding.

So not sure on the diagnosis? Was it official or not? The tests said it was HSV-1? I would try to get more answers before settling down with that pesky rascal. Maybe your adnoids get inflamed or trouble with sinuses and tonsils. Could be something else I hope this helps you.

The sneaky virus has a million years head start. It is smart otherwise they would have a cure. It plays hide and seek and its better than Bigfoot. The only way to stop the itching that keeps a constant reminder I have this horrid bug is to take generic Valtrex. It works. I have been on it for 28 years with no kidney or liver problems. Give it a try it does work or try acyclovir that is a weaker not as harsh anti viral that was a precursor to valcyclovir.

If it was dormant in his system then it is possible by shedding but I wouldn’t count on that. The asymptomatic term is a clinical term says you don’t have symptoms but you shedded the virus and someone can get it. Now to be logical and doctors will disagree with me but women can’t really know when they are active like men who can look down and know. There is no testing that can find if someone is asymptomatic. They hardly test people who have it because it is hard to do unless you have an outbreak and test that. Maybe he is asymptotic but unlikely you got full blown herpes from it. Menopause causes sores that mimic herpes. It goes misdiagnosed. Halley Berry came out in the news recently where she was misdiagnosed with herpes. They tested her and found out it was menopause. Maybe get some more answers I hope this helps.

I’ve been on valcyclovar for 28 years. Sometimes the body under stress and inflammation from alcohol or other drugs will hamper the healing affects of generic valtrex. I would bump up the load from 1000 mg to 2000mg and sometimes more when I itched and it seemed to not go away and have had no side effects or problems at all. Not saying to do this but it helped me maybe go up a little see if it helps.

Hope you two can work it out. Time keeps moving on without the intimacy you want. When it comes down to it don’t let herpes decide for you. The stigma is big but the virus is small. He already had it so it’s hard to understand why he’s worried. If you love someone it shouldn’t matter.

You did good telling her. It’s tough and you’re not alone feeling bad giving it to someone who doesn’t deserve it. But it happened to you and you didn’t deserve it. Keep texting she will come around to understand nobody wants to give it to anybody. You took your pills and they work. If it was a breakout but tiny and maybe it wasn’t a breakout look to the bright side that she wasn’t exposed.

One thing that mimics herpes and is misdiagnosed is menopause causing sores. In the news lately Halley Berry was diagnosed having herpes from her doctor thinking the bumps were herpes until she was tested. They found out it was menopause causing sores that look very similar to herpes.

Tell the truth of the matter. Don’t hide behind the secret. The truth will set you any everyone free. If they don’t except it then that’s okay, they will. She will understand. Might be tough a little rocky but you’ll feel better. Remember it’s okay everyone has some form of herpes. Chicken pox, hsv-1, shingles. It’s hard to talk about it and share but don’t let big family decisions be affected by it. Time heals and you’ll find it wasn’t that big a deal even if it becomes overwhelming. You’re not alone they say 500 million people have it the number is more.

I’ve had these bumpies I call it, for 37 years. Yes Ive lived with it same feelings everyone else has and who is going through it. Im always looking for ways to make it better. Well I had a heart attack and they put me on beta blockers. The. Beta blockers some how gave me Peyronie’s disease which makes my thing bent. Great. Well I bought a shockwave machine therapy device to help me get unbent. It’s therapy used for it and I didn’t want to go into a doctors office for 10 weeks with my herpes. After using it for 10 weeks shocking my thingy I didn’t have any outbreaks and I have them regularly. I haven’t used Valcyclivir for 2 months during this time as I noticed no tingles. Started to wonder if I’m shocking the nerves and the herpes can’t hide and my immune system is finding it. I’ve got a hunch but there’s no proof in the world if shockwave therapy can help with herpes for men. It’s now been 4 months no out breaks no valcyclovir yet. Don’t know if it could help women. Wondering if anybody has any comments about it. Something new to me.

It’s hard to trust people. I get it. I told no one for 8 years. To look back at it I should have told my parents or one trustful friend. Nowadays people are more accepting so it’s better to not hide a secret. I still keep it a secret from friends and family but I told my wife before I asked her to marry me and she didn’t care. Married 20 years three great kids. You’ll be good talking to trusting friends and family helps.