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Regards to washing hands... i mean sure! Practice safe cleansing, but you dont have to wash hands immidiatly after touching. Unless an o.b. is present or prodromes are felt. As for cuddling... wear what you want!? Or dont wear what u want, clothes come in handy when the person is having an o.b. or prodromes, in which case pants may be a good idea. Ulcers inside the mouth sounds like a canker sore, unrelated to hsv. Canker sores are indications that somethig isnt right with your health via food allergy, too much salt, too much citris.. etc.. etc. When i get them i gargle warm water and salt. Hope this helps a bit!

As for the guy who had 2 cases of herpes... hes soo not understanding the virus!!! Wait.. unless he means he got hsv1 then got hsv2. Who knows! but the world and humans....Its disgusting! I totally get where ur comming from! Thats unfortunatly how the world goes now... fat? Get liposucction. - too skinny? Get lipocram. Lactose intollerant? Theres a pill for that. Headache? Theres a pill for that too. no boobs? Get implants. - too much boob? Get a reduction. limp? Buy viagra. - need to get limp? Im sure theres a pill for that as well. Got an std? Theres meds for that...

They're accomplishments for your soul. Unwanted obstacles you have overcome. You have taught yourself to be a stronger individual. youve gone through the ringer...and now you can finally understand that you now dont have to worry about what life throws at you, because you know you can handle it! Life sure knows how to make things seem not fair... but in reality, fair is just a skin tone. Chin up! Sometimes instead of worrying about or thinking about the horrible things in our lives, you have to train yourself to look on the possitive side. And its never as easy as you hope it to be, but there are silver linings!

Ask your doc for another perscription! And maybe ask to be on suppressives for a couple months. i.m.o. sounds like you might be getting annother o.b. best case scenario..... it really is just a flu.. But what u are discbring is usually the first symptons of herpes. get lotsa rest, and keep your stress levels down by relaxing, reading, walking, taking epson salt baths, anything that doesnt cause physical or mental stress. And yes, omg yes it does eventually end. It may come and go at times, but it will get less severe, and wont last as long.

Wow that is amazing! Wish it could have gone the same way when i told one of my friends, (who also gets coldsores, and also passed hsv1 to her bf via oral) But instead she judged. I am really happy for you! Isnt it weird how telling our partner something isnt as scary as telling our friends!?

When you feel prodromes or have symptons thats the virus try to make its way to the surface of the skin by traveling thru the nerve, those are the times you would want to avoid sex.

So the virus is passed via skin to skin contact. its not transmittable thru your blood or other bodily fluids as it live in the nerve. so every time you have sex there is only a 4% transmission rate, (unless using antivirals and or condoms) Theres roughly a 2% chance of getting in a car accident every year, but does that stop you from getting in a vehicle? As for disclosure, check out all the success stories here, theres no right or wrong time. Just as long as he knows before you do engage in sexual relations.

You can go on antivirals for suppressive therapy, (sounds like thats what u r doing anyways) i take one vacyclovir 500mg daily to help lower transmission rates to my bf. that way you can still protect your partner. F - M transmission is 4% - with supressive its cut down 50-80% depending on the person. so about 2% or less. M-F transmission is 10% -with suppressive its cut down 50-80% depending on the person. about 5% or less.

@seeker, thats too funny about hand sanitizer. I dont belive in the stuff. it kills bad bacteria as well as good bacteria, making it easier for the body to get sick.

@forgivenessandpeace , In a sense it does. I mean if ur in the shower, and then wash/ touch ur downstairs area while having an o.b. , the soap and water help as to not get hsv on our hands, or eyes. hsv doesnt like to/ cant live long outside the nerve.

As nike said. "Just do it" !!!!!

My bf calls this week blow job season... haha uhg..

I havent had pain, just the dizzy, tired and dissoriented in the beggining. im on vacyclovir. drink plenty of waterwhen taking these meds. And altho my bottle doesnt say to eat with the meds i do..

Yeh... thats im thinking...

Is that for both prodroms and o.b.'s?

So... on sat i started having the itchy prodrome thang goin on. Ive doubled up on meds (500mg valtrex 2x a day instead if one a day cuz im on suppresives ) It went away last night. And today i dont have any symptons/prodromes. so i geuss my question is.. 1. When is it ok to have sex after prodromes are gone. and 2. I forget the time im supposrd to wait to have sex after a o.b. thanks for reading!

I dunno what my test was called.. it was just blood type specific. Neg hsv1. Pos hsv2.

Probably not. and in all honesty, if u do that, its kinda like putting all of us down.. i would hate to think someone im not friends with could do a search and find my name here when im not out of the herpes closet. Its just rude. let it go. Whats done is done. And karma will follow.

Ahhh ok i see what ur saying now, thank you!

* if you cant find a scent free baby powder corn starch works too!

Huh? Im not sure i understand that response dance..

Imo... i think its stress related. Cuz if it was the shakes youd probably feel it comming in sooner than 3 weeks. Im saying this because, ive had celiac disease my whole life, (no wheat rhy barley malt) and since being diagnosed with h, ive realized that i get prodromes/symptons (no o.b.) when ive come into contact with wheat gluten. reminds me to be more carefull at restaurants.

Well if its info you want!, @Adrial and @WCSDancer2010 have a whole bunch of true facts here... http://herpeslife.com/video-herpes-facts/ (adrial) http://supporttruthanddialog.com/ (dancer)

Heya lou! Welcome to the forum! First i want to point out that you have an amazing bf, someone who is willing to learn and be with you thru this trying time. Herpes is a hard virus to figure out, im glad the doc has done a culture, as that is the most accurate test right now. As for your bf saying he was tested, i believe him, but unless he specifically asked for a herpes test, they most likey didnt test him for it, or you for that matter. Im not sure why, but hsv testing isnt part of the regualr screen testing for sti's and std's. As for the cream, my god stop using it! Hemmroid cream prob wont help one bit. Its not meant for herpes, so of course it may hurt using it! Instead you can try to find a lydocaine jelly, it has a numbing agent in it, i have a tube 2% lydocaine cost me about 15 -20$ OTC (canadian). Little goes along way and it may help u bit more, not for healing necisarily, but for discomfort. To help your immune system out, you can look up foods that are high in lysine. And avoid foods with arginine. Lysine can sometimes be bennificial to those with hsv. Doesnt work for everyone, but its worth a try. (You can also get L-Lysine supplements via any pharmacy). Let us know when your results are in, its important to know which type you have. Hsv1 (the coldsore virus) or hsv2. Both of which can be in the gennital area. Good luck! And be sure to relax alot! Take epsom salt baths too!!

Similar thing happened to me, but i know the one guy lied to me about being negative. As my blood test showed it was a new infection. hate to say it, but maybe one of the girls is lieing?