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@lovingmyself2014 i was told by my doctor the only way babies can get herpes from the mother is if the virus is shedding at the time of birth IF they are born through the "birth canal" rather than a c-section if that helps reassure you at all

@beachdude1984 i really just think the "stomach turning" and "shock" is the worst part of the whole thing. Atleast for me. And there is nothing conforting about that room. The thought of it makes me feel very lonely. i mean yes sitting in your thoughts all day and night is pretty terrible but atleast you don't have to hear "bad news" again. And yes i'm trying to be a little humorous about this and maybe its not the most appropriate way to approach this buttttttt this is all so new to me. I'm still figuring out how to handle it.

Atleast we'll never have to sit in a cold doctors office & hear the dreadful sentence "you have herpes" for the first time EVER AGAIN! I think the worst is over! It can only go up from here right?!

Thanks for the encouraging words! I am definitely thankful to have found a whole group of people who are willing to support one another through the same thing!

It could be mono? Mono is very similar to strept throat. I had mono but didn't have sores. The could also be kanker sores from eating a lot of citrus. Those usually look white.

This story really made me hopeful & excited for my future & finding someone who excepts me no matter what! Thanks for sharing (:

Hey everyone! I've literally been accepted to this site an hour ago so I am very very new here! I'm also very new to finding out i have Herpes so I would LOVE support! I've honestly been in a very big funk ever since finding out I'm H+ & I'm having a really hard time getting out of it. I would love my "HBuddy" to be somewhere around my age (i'm 19) male or female.. I'm not picky. uhmmm honestly I don't really know what other qualities in a "Hbuddy" i need... I just want someone to tell me their expeirence and the positives they've had with dealing with this. I'm just trying to get back into a happy state of mind despite this (: Feel free to message me!

so refreshing to hear stories like these!

Hey guys! I'm very new one here & this is my first post! To tell you a little bit about me I'm a 19 year old college student from Florida still trying to figure myself out. Sooo I found out about 2 weeks ago that I have type one herpes. When i first found out I was extremly upset.. Not stomach dropping upset but just in shock & confused. I never thought I would ever have to here I have herpes. But in the back of my mind I knew I was going to be ok & this isn't the end of the world. Its really confusing because though I do know I'll be ok I still feel very depressed & isolated. I also have struggled with depression my whole life & normally I have pretty good control of it but lately I've been in such a funk I don't know how to escape it. Anyways I really don't want any sympathyor anything of that kind I really just want to hear inspiring stories or just happy advice of how to not let this get me down! Please help! It'll be greatly appreciated thanks (: