Liam47

Thank you for your input. I will definitely go to the doctor the next time I have an OB in that area if it looks similar. I came to the conclusion that it was actually an Eczema flare up. After it went down, i started getting a flare up on the other side of my cheek. I knew for sure that it was an eczema flare up. I also know that if I don't put my treatment cream right away, it'll come back somewhere else on my face. My face cleared within the next day or two after I used my eczema cream. No scarring or anything visible. It's just so scary knowing that herpes can spread. I have a habit of biting the inside of my lips, so when I notice torn skin, I freak out thinking that i'm having a H OB when I'm really not. I guess I just need to get over it and stop worrying so much about it.

I have HSV-1, which I found out months ago. I had my first blister a few months back after freak outs of wether or not i was having an OB every time I felt a little bump in my mouth. I could now tell the difference, I know how painful the blister was and it was quite big (luckily for me it was facing inside my mouth so it wasn't noticeable to the public). However, 2 nights ago I was feeling very itchy on my chin area. I also suffer from eczema and get those flare ups around my nose and chin. I didn't notice until I went to the bathroom to see what it was after rubbing quite harshly. I seen what looked like a popped sore (i didn't feel a sore when I touched it). I just seen a big red dot. Kind of the size of what the sore in my mouth looked like when I had my OB. It looked irritated, like dead skin around it and maybe a bit of blood. I could have just been imagining the "blood" due to how red it was. I am not sure if it could've been a herpes sore, but before I go kissing my partner when I see them. I just wanted to ask if anyone knows what a popped sore would look like. Mine doesn't have anything the shape of a lump, it's just a plain red dot that looks irritated. Almost like if I were to have scraped my skin off (which I could have from rubbing). There wasn't pain before when touching like the one in my mouth, just itching. Before I dismiss it as a herpes OB I just wanna see if there are other signs I could look for. it still itches, but no signs of other "sores" forming around it. If It was a herpes sore and I had popped it, wouldn't I start getting them by now? This happened about 2 nights ago.

yes the >5 is IGG, the Negative is IGM, IFA w/RFL titer thanks for clarifying all this for me. I feel like i'm learning more about this here than at the doctors office.

Thanks to both your replies. @WCSDancer2010 I just went to pick up a copy, because it wasn't given to me when I went. It actually showed the numbers in the paper. One of the papers said "Negative" in both HSV 1 & HSV 2. Which made me scratch my head. The second paper had the numbers. >5.00 for HSV1 H and 0.15 for HSV 2 I don't see anything about it saying genital or oral. So I don't know why she told me it was oral herpes.

So you guys probably have heard stories like this a lot around here, I just need somewhere to vent/talk to I guess. So I apologize in advance if it's repetitive to what everyone else is saying. I just found out that I have HSV1 oral herpes. The doctor assistant/student came in and we had talked the week before when I went during an std freak out. She told me it was most likely nothing, and that she would test me for herpes/hiv/syphillis if I really wanted it to clear my mind. I had just had an std test 2 weeks prior so it was too soon to have another and my symptoms really weren't anything to test for according to her. Anyways I went to get my results yesterday. She came in and apologized for making me go. She told me I was clear, everything was fine and had nothing to worry about. A huge sigh of relief came out of me, then she said something like this "yeah, we tested you for syphillis, hiv, and hsv which all came negative except for hsv1 oral herpes. Which isn't a big deal since majority of the population has it, and your antibodies show that you could have gotten this a long time ago and you haven't had any recent outbreaks". So I was just relieved that I was clear on everything, and the way she phrased it made me feel calm. Later that day it sort of clicked to me that I had HSV1 though. Now after doing research, i'm so confused. What did she mean I have nothing to worry about? It's still herpes isn't it? My current partner comes to mind. I obviously have to tell him, but I don't know how. Could I have passed it on to him, without knowing. I am feeling so much guilt, and i'm scared to talk to him about it. I feel like this could end our relationship. I don't remember ever getting cold sores, could I have gotten it as a child. It's just so confusing, and I'm stressing out over it. Am I overreacting? also what are those numbers people talk about on here. I didn't get any form of paper, I don't have a "score". I was just told HSV-1 oral.