I contacted herpes on Jan 1st. I officially found out I had herpes from my doctor 2 weeks ago. I had my initial outbreak with sores Jan 3rd and it lasted 2 weeks. The sores are all gone but the itching hasn't gone away. It's been two and a half months now. Some days it's fine and other days it's unbearable. I was wondering how long everybody's initial outbreaks were. I have HSV 1 not HSV 2. Is this still my initial outbreak or is itching just part of the virus?