cariboo

@seeker http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/dmso-uses-and-risks

Well, dabbed a tiny bit of DSMO onto the two little spots trying to emerge and this morning they are gone. Yayyy.

Sigh... Just finished 10 days of 3000mg/daily of Valtrex on the 10th. Then i was to take 500mg a day for 30 days. 3 days in and i have another outbreak starting. Not sure if i should up the dosage again or just let it happen. At least now I'm not devastated about it. I guess shit happens...lol. Ive had a couple surgeries in the past couple years due to lumps that the dr wanted to remove. There is another that he has been watching on my ovary. I had just been in for another ultrasound and received a call from the clinic that they needed to see me as soon as I could schedule. 1/2 hour later the other clinic called me and told me I was H+. It was a bad day... Any way, I told my co worker friend about the ultrasound call but not about the H call. Funny thing, I hike a lot. During the summer months Im do between 40-50km/week as well as bike and yoga. I was out with a work friend hiking a few days ago. We work pretty closely. She has noticed the pills I've been taking and also noticed I've not been making numerous trips to the keurig for my coffee and avoiding the unlimited sweets and treats that always seem to be around. She asked me why. So I told her that that I have Herpes and explained that i was trying to gain control thru diet. She looked at me and said that she had it too. Has had it for years. told me she occasionally breaks out but it just goes away. Not a big deal. She said she doesnt get the sunburned feeling I get, but told me that H truly isn't a big deal. She said many of the things you all have been saying, but somehow when she said it it made me believe. Im certainly not happy about another outbreak, but I've resigned myself to just accepting. It will eventually level out...I hope.

lol, yeah I actually use that saying a lot these days...

Well, we are working on it to see if "we" can be salvaged. He has come a long way but still has a ways to go, as do I. I really am worried that if he isn"t H+ that he indeed will hold it against me. But I was also worried about telling him I had it. He certainly surprised me with his accepting attitude. But then little things set him off...hard to really know what to expect I guess. Marriage counsellor is actually working alone with him to work on stuff. Im still not understanding how H works. Ive read the links and consulted Dr Google...ugghh shouldnt have done that... We have been married since Jan 98 and together since 1997. If I had it all this time and was having slight outbreaks like I now suspect were herpes and not anything else, why was I not getting this sunburnt feeling and these godawful tingles? My two outbreaks I've had have been very mild. Only a couple small blisters the first time and the second one was only a few red spots that didnt hurt at all. I have had no pain whatsoever. Only the slight sunburn feeling and tingles. Why didnt I have any of this before? So confusing.

Saw this on Facebook and loved it. Please excuse the language... Sometimes you just have to chuck it in the fuck it bucket and move on

Sorry if im rambling about stupid shit that doesnt pertain to herpes. Everyone here is so supportive. Thank you

I guess I am worried because I have never had outbreak, only things that i look back on and think "maybe" it could have been. We have been seeing a counsellor. Seems to make things both better in some ways but worse in other ways. At least it is making me talk, and him actually hear what im saying instead of thinking about how he will reply. So many layers to work through... the Herpes has just added another layer. I guess we will either work thru it or not. I cant worry about what might or might not happen. I just know that if he now contracts it what his reaction will be....

He has never had symptoms and has never been tested. Our sex life isnt good. Havent been intimate in more than a year. We have been working on other aspects of our relationship. I told him we needed to work on "Us" before the sex can come back. As you can imagine my herpes diagnosis didnt help matters.... However, it is forcing us to talk about uncomfortable things that I would avoid in the past. We did talk about the herpes but we need to revisit it. We only discussed it when i told him about it. He did ask if I thought he should get tested and I told him that it was his decision. But now Im thinking that I wont be able to have sex with him again if I dont know. If he has it it wont matter but if he doesnt then I will be scared to have him touch me again. We already have so many issues that we are trying to work through. Communication has always been an issue. This will either make us stronger I guess or end it. We are both at fault, I avoid conflict and he thinks the only right opinion is the one he is expressing....sigh. But this one cant be avoided.

Wow, love, love, love this thread. Read the entire thing. It was just what i needed. Made me smile and cry a bit. One of my favorite quotes is "If you think you can, or if you think you can't, you're right."

I will download the ebook now. Thank you

I have read the risks of transmission, and a couple of the links you provided for me. I dont feel all tingly now, but im on a high dose of valtrex, i just feel slightly "sunburned". ive been married many years and have no idea how or when i got this. My husband has never had any symptoms and i worry about infecting him. I havent felt normal "there" since i was diagnosed. Im worried that i can pass it still. My dr says im being silly, that im fine. But i know what normal feels like...

If there are no visible sore and im on valtrex is it safe to have sex? It doesnt feel "normal" down there, but there is no pain. How do I know when it is safe?

Ok, i started the DMSO yesterday afternoon. I put more on before bed last night, then again this morning before work. I just got home and looked and don't see them at all, only a slighter redder place where they were.

Yes originally i was prescribed 2000mg. But the sores never completely left just got less, so Dr wanted to put me on a higher dose as the burning and sores weren't going away. I will cut the lysine to 1000mg a day and see how it goes

Well, dr prescribed the high valtrex, and I read that lysine will help. I will cut back the lysine and see if it helps.

I put so e on yesterday evening then again before bed. Spots are almost gone. A new small one appeared so I put some on it this morning. I'll see if it is bigger or smaller tonight.

I was doing some more reading, I read lysine can cause acne if taken in large doses. I've been taking 4000mg/day. Maybe I need to cut back.

Does valtrex cause acne? ive been prescribed 3000mg of valtrex a day for 10 days. Im noticing acne appearing on my upper back, lots of small red bumps. Is this caused by the Valtrex? im wondering why this is appearing...im about done with sores on my body.....grrr. ive been very careful with my eating, maybe it is all the fruit? almost scared to eat anything else...

they are just little red spots not blisters. Will the alum still work on that? they are quite small.

I'll let you know if it works. im having another outbreak but am on a higher dose of antivirals.The sores arent going away but they havent turned into blisters. Just red spots. They have been there for about a week and dont seem to want to go away...sigh...

I think i will, ive read that itcan help a lot but ive also read about "herpes cures"...lol

Ive been reading nonstop about herpes and ways to treat it. I read about DMSO and applying to Herpes blisters. Has anyone tried this? I actually have DMSO as i used it on my horses when they had certain injuries. Im wondering if I should try it.

yes the irritation is making me crazy. Hate it, a constant reminder and i already feel so awful. So hard to accept. Ive had this for many years I think without knowing it. Im pretty positive my husband hasnt cheated, and I know I havent. So,,, I must have been carrying it all these years. I met him in 1997.

yes the irritation is making me crazy. Hate it, a constant reminder and i already feel so awful. So hard to accept.