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After 28 years I can tell you that the obsession will die down over time. You become used to it. Other things in life will begin to become more important.

Thanks for posting the Dane Cook video...never seen that one. Sounds like some first hand experiance to me. Then again...most of us guys have way to much first hand experience...

The inner 14 year old got a chuckle out of the turkey baster suggestion. The 48 year old agrees with MMissouri and Dancer. I may have to grow old, doesn't mean I have to grow up heh heh heh.

Hello @sadpanda, Sorry you encountered the Keystone Doctors. You've found out the hard way how poor herpes knowledge can be in medicine. WCSDancer 2010 has always said obgyn doctors are the best ones to see when it comes to herpes. Are you two taking antivirals? Might consider them if you are not. They can help your bodies get a handle on the virus. The first year can be hell. It will settle down eventually. Look around the site. Read the handouts and ebook, great information to get started with.

I agree with @Fitgirl ... IMO you dodged a bullet ... she seems like the "Drama Queen" type and honey - they don't get better with age unless some big life thing comes along and wakes them up ;) Ding ding ding ding ding...This is The Its No Bullshit quote of the year.

Hello @Corissa, I got h while in the military. It will not disqualify you. No need to worry about that. I see no reason to disclose to your recruiter. He/She doesn't need to know since this won't possibly disqualify you. You may or may not disclose to the medical people when you have your induction physical. If outbreaks are a constant problem I would. You'll be able to get an antiviral prescription to help you out. If you choose to disclose to medical take along any documentaion you have to confirm your diagnosis. They don't do blood test for h. All they'll do is a swab if you have an outbreak. Good luck to you.Thank you for being willing to serve your country.

Your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come.

She may start asking questions about if you have an STD past. If your going to be completely honest then the herpes scare should be made known. Your test results will prove you to be negative.

Sounds good. Does she know about your scare? Let her know the statistics. 80% of the people who have herpes don't know they have it. Have your results ready to present to her if you haven't already.

Hello @unicorn18, Although you haven't had anymore symptoms you should try to have an IgG blood test done. If November was the first time you ever had symptoms enough time has passed you may get some useable results. This is something that you definatly want answers about.

As a 28 year vetran I can tell you things will get better. The beginning is the worst part. You've heard the jokes, the horror stories and all the negatives that go with having herpes. Then BOOM, you get diagnosed. Been there done that. Luckily you have found this forum. @kk8522, you even have a friend to lean on if you need some support. Thats something most don't have in the beginning. Look around the site. Watch the videos, read the success stories. Read the blog located here http://supporttruthanddialog.com/. Once you get educated your going to find life does go on.

I got herpes while in the military. It won't get you kicked out. As a matter of fact, the only way they test for herpes is with the swab test. I could never get them to do a blood test. So going to a civilian doctor is not a bad idea in this case.

I think most of the people that leave the US for medical treatment do it so they can get drugs and procedures that are not approved here. Not every country is as strict as the US seems to be on such things.

http://herpeslife.com/herpes-forum/discussion/comment/25976/#Comment_25976 Here is a link to another discussion on this topic.

@Sadman, I have had outbreaks swabbed on three different occasions and they all came back negative. After the first one I thought woohoo, dodged that bullitt. Got another out break and again it came back negative. After the third swab I was finally seen by a doctor. (I was in the military at the time and had only seen corpmen up to this point.) After being thoroughly questioned by the doctor he finally broke the bad news...you definatly without a doubt have herpes. He told me that 30% of cases will not test positive. It was 27 years later that I had an IgG test confirm I has HSV2 positive. The military doesn't do blood test for herpes. Were the pills and ointment for herpes? Besides the negative results sounds as if she may have had very poor information given to her. If the pills and ointment were for herpes then I agree with what Dancer said about rejection and false beliefs.

I have to say I'm with @Beachdude1984 on this one. Well said.

Here is a link to an earlier discussion about Famvir. http://herpeslife.com/herpes-forum/discussion/5360/antivirals/p1 Good luck, I hope its effective for you.

I've been seeing a lot of posts lately from people searching for any possible methods for dealing with outbreaks. As most of you know no two people have the same exact experience with herpes. One persons result with Acyclovir for example, can be radically different for another. Many in this forum have found a "system" that works for them. Some have had difficulty finding a "system" that works for them. I thought(scary I know)that maybe we can pool some of this information into one thread. People can read thru and see what has or has not worked for others. Hopefully they can find ideas that they may not have thought of. Anti-virals: Acyclovir: worked as advertised for me. Cleared outbreaks up fast, never had one when taking it suppresively. Famvir: I was prescribed famvir one time. It seemed to have no effect whatsoever. Others on this forum have had good results with it. If you have no luck with other anti-virals ask your doctor about this one. Valtrex: Never tried it so I can't give a review. Zovirax: Ointment to put on lesions. Had this along with the acyclovir. Not sure if it made any difference. Over the counter: Tried Lysine some years ago. Got an outbreak within the first two weeks of using it daily. I may not have been taking enough. I've since found out 1000-1500mg should be used daily. Some folks swear by it, so give it a shot if you only want to use anti-virals as a last resort. Stress: This can be tough. I was lucky. For 16 years I had a high stress job. I was finally able to transfer into a very low stress job within the same company. Outbreaks have become almost non existent since. That's almost 7 years now. I hope others can chime in on the ways they have dealt with stress. I hope others can add their knowledge and experience. The Marine in me has always dealt with things as they came along. From what I have read in this forum others have put more thought and effort into dealing with outbreaks than I ever have.

This sounds interesting...but its still years away... http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/2014/12/04/breakthrough-in-herpes-treatment-may-lead-to-success-against-viruses/19917107/

Common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in everyone's garden.

I think that if a cure for HIV/HSV were found pharma would want to market it. Just think of the peopl that would turn their lives in to one big f**kfest. What ever the cure is called would be mentioned in the same breath as penicillin. It would sell in sufficient quantities to be profitable.

Very cool.

I'm glad to see that you seem to be feeling better.

Have you ever had sex while camping? Its fucking intents!

My wife had both our daughters after being diagnosed.I dont remember her taking anti virals during either pregnancy. The oldest was delivered vaginaly, the youngest C section for reasons not related to herpes. Pay closer attention to your body that last month.If you begin feeling any prodomes get on anti virals. The doctor will check you over before delivery, so I doubt you'll have any herpes related complications.