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So I'm guessing this wasn't an ob beings that I found the contents of a whitehead near the area and it now looks like a popped pimple . N still doesn't really hurt . So strange !!!!!! Could have sworn it was H bc on Tuesday night my vagina felt swollen n tender especially on the left side , maybe a small infection that has now been released. The only reason I was unsure bc it was on my left side and my obs are always on my right ... So no it was not an ob but I thank u all for ur support. I was scared the cycle was starting all over again. Yay!

@willow I take 500 mg 2xs a day if I split it in half but usually take the whole 1000mg pill once a day of valtrex ... my dr also prescribed me 800mg 2xs a day of acyclovir ... I have the rx just haven't filled it yet ? Has anyone ever seen any kind of difference as a suppressive between the two? I know they are basically the same just hit ur blood stream differently ... Would like to know if anyone has had success with one over the other . Thanks again all <3

You guys are truly awesome . Thank you so very much <3

I think it's H. Looking back I had calf pain last week and what could have been prodrome Tuesday night (sore swollen vagina) ... When I had the last ob I always felt some sensation on the left side but nothing ever developed. I think it was destined to rear it's little annoying head sooner or later. For me I don't think the valtrex helps to knock it back . But in this case it's not painful , just a bit sore to the touch when I dab it with a dry tissue. I just hope and pray that this isn't going to be a continuous thing . I'm not built for it . N I also had unpro sex with my bf yesterday am ... (He knows the risks etc) but I didn't have any idea I had a sore down there . I discovered it after , when I got a shower. That's what is killing me the most. I hope he doesn't get it. I would have never been unprotected if I thought something was down there . I'm thinking of getting a massage today bc I can't get this ordeal out of my head and I don't want this added worry in my life .

I noticed I get an itchy hive on my face before an ob!!!! So strange !!!

Thanks guys . I'm a spaz. I appreciate the support . God bless you Dancer for helping everyone . I'm just scared it will turn into what I experienced these past 2 months and if that's the case , going to work is going to be very hard. Anyway, I'll pray and hope for the best . I think it is an ob bc the left side of my vagina was super tender and swollen on Tuesday night. I'm thinking that was prodrome . Just confused bc I don't ever remember having an ob on left side . Doubling up my valtrax and taking lysine . Also going to eliminate coffee. For good . Wish me luck .

Why after 3 years am I getting all of these outbreaks ?!? I just don't get it . After I started suppressive therapy I was pretty much good to go. Now that I found someone who I really love and actually enjoy sex for once this is happening to me . I don't mind an ob here and there but this is ridiculous. This started in July . I finally was clear and still had pain left over from that ob and now there's a new ob on the left side . I just don't get it . I'm not sure I can take it

I just always thought they came back in the same place. I never had it on my left side before . That's why I don't get it. Thank u

So I just got over the worst and longest ob other than my first . While showering I felt something on the opposite side of where my obs occur. It was nowhere near as sore as painful as a usual ob. Upon checking it out I see a huge pimple. Is it possible I have it on the other side somehow now too? I don't know if I can go through with this again. Please help

My ob has been healed for about 2 weeks. The scar is so small u can barely see it yet it still hurts. I've tried lidocaine jelly it seems to sting more than anything and hasn't numbed anything. This most bothers me at the end of my work day (I'm a teacher , stand /walk all day) . I take baths at least 3xs a week. Aveeno oatmeal baths. Did the epsom salt bath while in an active ob. Just wish this would go away once and for all. Never experienced this with an ob before :( thanks for your response willow. Does urs sting a bit and feel like it's still an active on even after it's had more than enough time to heal? Going to see another Gyno on Monday. I'm hopeless at this point. This is making me very depressed .

The outbreak is over . There is no open sore. All that is left is a red scar that I had to point out to my Gyno bc she couldn't even see it . It sometimes feels like it's an open sore rubbing against my skin. Lidocaine ointment isn't even working. I still feel it . Has anyone else had this happen before??? And if so please tell me there is a remedy or an end in sight.

Hey Sonya! Sorry that you are experiencing that. But at least you aren't having a full blown ob. My last ob was a true pain in the ass. It's gone and just a red scar at this time but I'm expecting my period and it's killing me. I wish it would just heal and stop hurting already. I really don't know how much longer I can go on like this . I'm a teacher on my feet all day and this makes it really hard to get through my day. I put neosporin on last night and that seemed to aggravate it more . This sucks . Can't get into the Gyno till 9/22 bc I have my period this week. I wish this would finally end . It's been almost 2 mths . I'm over it. Physically and mentally drained .

There is no raised bump it's a completely flat red scar but still very sore to the touch. It still hurts certain ways I walk etc... So strange to me that something that is barely there and visible by the eye could still cause so much discomfort. Hoping neosporin heals it faster and helps it not to leave a scar . I will also try your suggestion . This outbreak has been the worst other than my first . I think it actually lasted longer. Ugh I just want to feel normal again.

Ok so recently I had one OB after another . It was only 2 sores right next to eachother . The last one is flat and basically gone except for a red spot it's left behind . It is still a little sore and stingy at times also.... I've never had an ob this long and it has never taken this long for the soreness/ sting to go away. Anyone else experience this ? I use tea tree oil and epsom salt baths and also have been wearing skirts and no underwear as much as I can. Any other suggestions ?

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Thank u... I'm trying to de- stress ... That's basically impossible when I've been walking around with an outbreak for a month ... I went through A LOT last year , was stressed to the max and didn't get an ob... So weird . I had an awesome summer I dont know what could have brought it on in the first place . Praying this ends soon. I haven't had a recurrent ob this long ever ... That I can remember . Hanging in there though. Thank u for your kind words.

Literally been almost a month in this recurrent outbreak . The first sore was not bad . Although it took longer than usual to heal. Then I finally got rid of that one and last Monday a new lesion appeared right next to it. This one is VERY uncomfortable . I feel useless and scared that this will never go away. This Monday will be the 2 week mark for the current lesion. I'm on suppressive therapy and have not had an outbreak like this since the primary. If I get an ob... Usually it's a week tops and gone . I'm a teacher and already my deadlines are building up and the kids come back Tuesday . I'm praying this is gone by then . Bc I feel like I can't take anymore. The past two weeks at work have been hard . Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers as I literally feel the strength draining out of me for having to put up with this nuisance for the past month. Thanks and any comments are welcome :/

Almost same thing happened to me. Had an ob (literally one small pimple) that barely even bothered me. So I continued to have sex (with my bf who knows my status and we used a condom) and also continued training on the elliptical . The first one healed after 2 weeks and then a new one just came on Monday right next to it! Ugh and I am now taking valtrex 1000mg 2x a day. Hope you get through this soon and hope I do as well! Not fun returning to work as a teacher and trying to set up a classroom and sit through meetings with another outbreak :/ hang in there I do think the exercise can aggravate the area bc it is already compromised from the ob.

Thanks so much. I guess I am making myself more nervous . I already know I have herpes so if it isn't that what would it be ... I put tea tree oil on the new bump last night . I hope that it will work however I didn't dilute it and I'm pretty irritated in that area. Fml this sucks . Thank u for ur response :)

San I am going through the same thing right now . One healed and another popped up next to it. Basically a pink bump. I miss having sex with my boyfriend ! It's been over 2 weeks . And it's hard to set up a classroom when my vage is burning and irritated from herpes and tea tree oil. Help. :(

So just about 28 days ago (I remember this bc I was starting my new birth control pill pack) , I starting getting prodrome symptoms. Something didn't seem quite right down there. I had the tingling in my vagina and also was extremely tired. (Note: I am on suppressive therapy) this was Tuesday. Eventually on saturday I had a flesh colored bump that eventually got a white head and went down. It was there for quite awhile though, it was still tingling yesterday ...so I started to wonder what the heck is going on. Today the original bump is flat and now another bump right next to it. I just put a compress of tea tree oil on it and then took a bath. It doesn't burn when I pee or wipe. Again, it is kind of mild (looking at it) but I FEEL IT!!!! You know when you just feel something is there and not right? ... and today at my first day of work ( I am a teacher) I felt very uncomfortable in the yoga pants I was wearing. Came home examined the area and that is when I discovered the other small bump next to the healed one. I even sent my friend who used to work at an ob/gyn a picture of it and she said it is nothing compared to the outbreaks she has seen. Even so, I am still scared and wondering why this is taking so long. I have been pretty good not getting outbreaks. (Had a 3 day episode last March, went away quick) Has anyone else had prolonged mild symptoms? My bf is aware and we even had sex 2 weeks ago (with a condom) while I had the outbreak... so maybe that aggravated it? I don't know. I am just worried bc I can't get into the gyno till the 11th. But I am pretty sure it is herpes. I just don't remember it dragging out this long and becoming uncomfortable again after going away. Has anyone else experienced this.? Just wondering . A similar situation would ease my mind. I know H thrives on stress and I am stressing my self out big time over here bc it is taking so long.

I'm 31 y/O female and would love a buddy. Recently diagnosed after being misdiagnosed 2 years ago .(was told it was a Bartholin cyst so I declined on the blood / std tests) Now I am on suppressive therapy. I had an out break 2 weeks ago and I don't know if it's taking extra long to heal or it's in my head . New to this forum but hope someone gets back to me . Talking to someone who has been through this could really help . Also had to tell my bf when I found out after we've had unprotected sex. He took it well after I cried and had panic attacks over how I would tell him. I guess I didn't think cared as much as he does . Take it easy people . This can be a really tough disease . Sending love xo -