mom2aprincess09

I was reading about the HSV eraser too. Some doctor named Christine Buehler claims to have found a cure. It caught my attention because the article was very recent and on several different sites. I really don't know more than that. Seemed too good to be true.

I've been doing some research and I'm curious what seems to be working the best for everyone? I'm currently not on any medications, mainly for financial reasons but I'd love some feedback on the medications available for Hsv2. I read about a new drug that is currently still in the works, it reduces SHEDDING by up to 87% along with reduced outbreaks, which sounds very promising. I also read about anti herpetic creams that have greatly reduced outbreaks for some... I'm hoping drugs like that becoming available will ease this H stigma. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated. Also I'm not sure if it matters or affects anything but I'm planning to have another child within the next year or so, seems like these medications are pretty safe to take even during pregnancy... ??

Thank you so much! @wcsdancer2010

I'm not sure if you could answer this but I'm trying to understand how passing it to someone actually happens. Where my blisters show up isn't down by the vaginal opening. It's more external, higher up and in the hairs... I don't get any sores anywhere in the pink fleshy areas... so if say I'm all clear when I'm going to be physical with my partner, could I still be having asymptomatic shedding where I don't usually have sores? In some positions he wouldn't have any skin to skin contact with the area I usually have an ob, with or without protection. Seems like the condom would be pointless when I'm not having an ob... I'm trying to make sure that even though I'm symptom free that I'm still protecting my -h partner... I do plan on having more children in the near future so I would like to take all precautions and understand how it transmits. @wcsdancer2010

I think I'm just upset because I didn't think I could ever be that 4%.. I guess it's something I can protect my partner from now that I know about it. I'm ok with having this because it doesn't really bother me it just annoys me that I wasn't informed... looking back now, I know he knew. And if he had just told me I wouldn't have left. I would have just been careful. Feels like a punishment for thinking I was invincible. I know I'm ok and I'll still live a regular life, it's just still hard to try and convince others about this being a minor issue. Like how do I convince someone their chances are minuscule (if I'm taking medication) when I got it after only being with someone a couple times.. I guess it's also my luck that it was easier for me as a woman to be infected than it is for me to pass this to my partner.. I'm really just mad at myself at this point and the choices I made. The ob's are just a little reminder of how dumb I was. @wcsdancer2010

I joined this forum in mid September, while having what I believe was my 2nd outbreak... it went away within a week and I thought it would be another 2 months before anything showed up again. I was fine last night, no signs or symptoms. After being physical with my bf, I woke up a few hours later the redness. And now the blisters are back at this point. I'm just so confused. If the transmission rates when not having an outbreak are so low why is it that so many people catch it?? I'm so scared about passing this to someone else. I've been careful lately but I'm still very concerned. I've been doing so much research but the numbers don't really seem to be accurate. The way it says it's broken down seems like it's just not right if I caught it from being with someone only a few weeks before I caught it... if he wasn't having any symptoms then the studies say my chances were around 10% (per year of normal sexual activity)... I just don't know.. and I thought with time outbreaks would decrease and become easier to damage. Not the complete opposite...

It's weird because I'm almost "content" with not knowing, I know the wait once I go in is going to drive me insane. I'm hoping it's quick as possible! @willow

How long before I get results once I get tested?? @seeker @wcsdancer2010

@seeker I found that testing lab you mentioned in Kissimmee. The test is only $49 which is much cheaper than I've seen anywhere else. @wcsdancer2010 will do!

@seeker I'm also in Florida. Central East Coast. So the weather doesnt really help me with this... I think the closest Planned Parenthood clinic to me is in the Orlando area but I go there often so I may contact them here in a moment, I don't really have much for them to swab at this point so I'll see what they suggest I do or maybe they can refer me. I noticed there are a lot of clinics that don't test for hsv. Making this a little harder on me. @wcsdancer2010 other than the skin conditions I've been experiencing, and being unprotected with my last partner, I haven't really had anything unusual happen. No flu like symptoms, no swollen lymph nodes that I'm aware of, nothing. Im currently with someone else now (an ex who I'm very close to). He feels I'm being paranoid. He was expecting it to be horrible by the way I was reacting lol, I still want to be careful until I know for sure. If this is ghsv then I guess I could live with it, it really hasn't bothered me much unless I touch the redness directly. It just seems odd because from what I've read the first outbreak is usually the worst and it should be less severe. This"outbreak" is a little bit different than the first time I noticed it. Last time I saw and the felt the "rash" way before any bumps came up. This time it was the other way around. And the fluid from the raised bumps was not the same color.. And this time the bumps have dried differently. Before they closed up smooth with no scabbing, similar to an ingrown hair. I've been trying to analyze every little thing but I truly won't know until I go get tested. I'm honestly just trying to get comfortable with the idea that I just may have this forever. And thankfully my partner doesn't care whether I end up having it. So praying for the best but prepared for the worst. Either way I have learned so much about this condition.

I never thought of planned parent hood... thanks for the info @kaybee!!

In the middle of July I had noticed I developed a small "rash" down there. Going down along the right lip's edge, right before the fleshy pink skin begins. Little red bumps later came up, looks like they opened up but I didn't notice any fluids coming from the tiny sores. I assumed I washed the skin raw or irritated the area. It lasted a few days, and never really thought of it again until now. Maybe 2 days ago I noticed I had little yellowish pimple looking bumps in the same exact area. Doing down along the right lip again...I started taking hot baths when I noticed this. But the "pimples" just seemed to have gotten bigger, at least compared to last time, and now that they are opened there's a yellowish fluid coming from the biggest spot. Pain is relatively low. It doesn't seem to hurt unless I really touch it directly. I've read possible causes. I was hoping maybe this is because of a yeast infection since I've had no other symptoms. But in all reality I have come to terms with the fact that this is most likely ghsv... probably type 2. My question now is where would be the best place to go to get this looked at? Unfortunately I am unemployed and don't have health insurance. Maybe the county health department? I'm not sure... what tests should I have done to make sure I get an accurate result? I've been reading about false results it comes to the count levels for type 1 and type 2, many blogs I've been reading mention a western blot test? Any advice, suggestions, idea's?