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ashleychristine

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  1. It's been a while since I've visited this forum and now I remember why I joined in the first place. It really is inspiring to read the positive stories about herpes. Here is the down low. I recently broke up with my boyfriend of a year. During our relationship I experienced my first HSV-2 outbreak, I was scared/angry/confused. I kind of blamed him because after I found out, he got tested and came back positive for antibodies but stated he never had any herpes symptoms, yadda yadda. We were both supportive and it really wasn't a big deal when I would get an outbreak because we had a mutual understanding. Now that we aren't together I feel alone and my outbreak seem more frequent, like I'm almost waiting for it to pop up and ruin my day. I have tried to be very healthy in my ways; I go to yoga twice a week, I use tea tree oil, I take lysine supplements, multi-vitamins, zinc, apple cider vinegar tablets, I even take coconut oil and cook with it. I have consciously tried to make an effort to better my health. Although, I do love to drink beer and coffee occasionally... However, the real reason why I am posting is because I am at my breaking point. I don't want to experience the annoyance of constant outbreaks. I want to know how some of you cope with your outbreak. I am very tempted to talk to my doctor about daily treatment, but the last time I took the medication (Valaciclovir, my first outbreak) I experienced some weird side effects. My body does do better with more natural supplements. So, if any of you kind folks have some advice for me I would love to hear it. Thank you!
  2. Thank you Lelani, you are actually the reason I joined the website because you are so positive and upbeat. I told him tonight and he was actually really supportive and just as confused as I was. Tomorrow we are going to the doctor so he can be tested. But... no matter what happens it is very comforting to know that there is a lot of wonderful people out there who don't let this define who they are. And that makes me hopeful.
  3. I recently turned 23 years old and wasn't expecting another birthday present from my boyfriend. Yeah, I got herpes for my birthday. Let's see... about two weeks ago I was diagnosed with HSV-2. Hmm... that was one unpleasant visit to the doctors office, who knew genital herpes was so obnoxious? I was not aware until now and definitely did not think that's why I felt so sick, but I had my suspicions. I'm pretty sure that I contracted the virus from my boyfriend of 8 months. He goes away for 2 weeks at a time for work and I haven't been able to tell him about my exciting two weeks of hell. Well, tomorrow is the big day and I am losing sleep over it. I have no idea how I'm going to tell him... and the thought of if he knew he had the virus and gave it to me willingly keeps racing through my mind. (DEEP BREATH) Anyways, I stumbled upon this website in a moment of despair the other day and a lot of you folks gave me hope. I was touched by your words of compassion and encouragement. I just wanted to say thank you for giving me a well needed reality check - that it will not always be so painful and difficult to deal with. You guys really do have an awesome little community here. :) Thank you.
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