ATLgirl

perfect, yeah it already seems to have disappeared or at least the symptoms did. Going to stay on the meds for a couple of more days just to be sure. yay i'm glad I'm learning quickly!!

So I've been itchy for the last couple of days. I'm thinking this is my 2nd OB and know that it can help to start back on your drugs 3x instead of just the suppressive 1x day. And I just noticed 2 papercuts, how my 1st one started out, no bumps yet though. Do I need to do a full dose of 3x a day for 20+ days or just for 5 or so?? My Dr. didn't give me the best directions on re-occurrences.

Day 7 on antibiotics and I'm finally getting some good sleep and swelling has finally going down. The epson salts has helped a ton, just soldiering thru the stinging has really paid off as have my bf's basketball shorts, lol I also found a 6% solution of tea tree oil which has also helped. All the suggestions have been great. They only thing that helped me sleep through the pain was Percocet, got it from dr. 7.5 worked like a charm for 6hrs, the Tylenol 3 didn't even touch it

Thanks so much!!

yeah, I saw the dr yesterday (roughly 4 or 5 day in, didn't know what it was). I'm on Acyclovir 3x a day for 10 days and Metronidazole 2x a day for 7days. I'm just tired of being uncomfortable 24/7 and my bf is being super supportive but kinda tired of hearing about it too. But the pain, not the disease, is always pretty far forward in my attn. I still have the chills on occasion. Thanks for letting me know that's normal. All I was reading was cooling & calming and I was getting more frustrated. Glad I stuck out the hour, hoping it will help dry things up.

I was just diagnosed and will a particularly large outbreak (vag lips and anus) lots o leisions. I am in constant stinging pain 24/7 and haven't gotten a good nights sleep in 3 days. I've tried ice packs, and Tylenol 3 but nothing is touching this discomfort. I've searched a bunch of forums and saw a lot of people suggested Epson salts, so I bought some. Did the whole warm water and got in but it still stung. I saw that you should stay in for at least an hr so that's what I did but it never waned. Is it normal for it to sting when you have open sores? What can I do to get some relief? It's starting to effect my work. Oh and to make matters worse I just started my period so being able to "air out" is a little difficult.