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Just realised my last paragraph is making it sound like I am still sleeping with others while having a boyfriend. I meant that I have slept with 2 people - whom I had informed well before having sex - and then after being single again, started dating my Bf, whom I am in a committed relationship with, and taking aciclovir to try prevent contamination. Just to be clear

I have. He didn't know. Also he has oral HSV-1 and gave me genital HSV-1. He was tested beforehand, but we now know they don't test for it as a standard procedure. He was in denial before he got tested for a few days, but as he knew I was a Virgin before him, he really had no place to go with that. That's what I had to forgive him.for, the fact that he was kind of saying I probably got it somewhere Else as he was clean and tested. Then both of our tests came back as HSV-1 and he realised it was him. But I was upset because he basically suspected me of lying about being a virgin. But I forgave him because we all go through stages of groef when faces with illness or negative experiences and he manned up within a few days. I'm just hoping he Will keep telling People for future contaminations. Pretty sure he doesn't. I have told everyone since my contaminations, and not a single has been negative about it. But I don't want to have to explain afterwards of pretend I didn't know. Especially because I am taking suppressive aciclovir to try to protect my boyfriend.

Hi. I was infected as a 28-y-o Virgin during my first time, practicing safe sex september 2015. I was diagnosed with genital HSV-1 early October 2015. My first out real was horrible, was sick for 2 weeks, couldn't.move, couldn't pee. I was out on aciclovir as well. I kept getting outbreaks until my doctor prescribed suppressive therapy for me to take every day instead of periods of 10 days. I was on suppressive therapy for a few months, until I felt I wanted to try and see if I could go without. It would come back after a month mostly and I'd start up again with the meds. After a while, I was able to h without for Longer periods of time but I still get fluish every now and then. Right now, since early december, I'm in a new relationship with a wonderful man who knows and is supportive so I've started more regular suppressive therapy again, for him. I take half a pill three times per week. I had an outbreak for the first time since they relationship started so I've upped my meds and putting him on blowjobs only this week. He's fine with that :P Anyway. When. I was single, I was just taking occasional aciclovir when I was feeling symptoms, now, 16 months in, I'm taking suppressive therapy for restricting contamination purposes. I worked my way down to as little suppressive therapy as possible but I 'm not quitting because I don't want to get flu symptoms (not staying home from work for herpes symptoms) and I don't want to get my Bf contaminated. But if the symptoms in the beginning are close together and prevalentie, I'd suggest a few months of daily meds, just to get things going. Hope that's an answer you can do sth with.

Hi, I was just wondering about the users on this forum who are on suppressive therapy to see how much everyone is on, etc. I looked in the search bar but In didn't come with much. Soooo, question time: How long have you been diagnosed? What suppressive are you on? How much do you take and what frequency? Do you still get outbreaks? I was diagnosed in September 2015, it was my PO. I take 1/2 of 400mg Aciclovir Sandoz per day. I started suppressive therapy late December and I had my first OB last week after a rampant weekend with the Bf and recovering from the flu.

For the sake of being able to disclose to a current or future partner honestly and accurately? That's a pretty good reason.

I was scared of disclosing to my new guy but he took it well. I told him he could rethink things, I told him he could ask questions any time he likes. He hasn't brought it up since our first conversation. He did once have a stint of worry, which he didn't name as a herpes scare. He was circulcised as a late teenager, because of right fireskin, so his penis is a little sensitive when it coles to a lot of friction (lol). He had a moment where he got very sensitive after a long night together and he said 'maybe I have an infection'. I think he kind of forgot I have herpes and when his penis started hitting, he all of a sudden remembered and got a bit worried. I didn't say anything specific but I did ask him every day how his penis was, so he could bring it up if he wanted to. And it was fine. So bringing it up Willy nilly isn't going to make him feel better about it. If he has anything to ask or say, he will probably donit. Until then you can assume he's okay, happily chugging along, in a relationship with you.

I had something similar happen thus week. I got HSV last September. Last week I had the worst flu of my life. Then I spent the night with my guy. We kind of went for it because it was his last week before moving back to Spain for 6 months. The day after I had a sense of razor burn as well (I do shave down there) but ever so slightly. I thought it might've been from his Beard, he trimmed it that weak and was a bit raspier than usual. Then it became a dry patch and slight bumps along the dry line. I take half of a 400mg aciclovir a day. And now, on Saturday, I have a blister on the top edge of where the dry patch with the tiny bumps was. So yes, I sort of know what you mean, but I now know for sure it's an OB. That itchy bastaard is ruining my first run since I got sick lmao. But anyway, because it came in a line very reminiscint of how I shave and I just bought a new type razor that day, I think it might've been from shaving. But I'm not sure.

I think he wanted to be sure I didn't get anything else either, I think. Which is silly, because if he was worried about me getting HIV, I couldn't be tested successfully after 2 weeks anyway. He doesn't usually do gyno stuff, I thought he was going to give me a referral, tbh.

Sounds like she's fibbing...

Haha, well, it's true. And hepatitis is actually very dangerous, unlike herpes. And it spreads through hands touching or drinking from eachbothers glasses, etc. Very dangerous. Thank goodness I found out.

All things considered, you're doing really well! You are juggling so many things, you're 'ot being a cry baby at all. The ick factor will het so much better, I promise. You must be so stressed out. You won't have passed it to your child, the odds are tiny. I checked which foods to eat and which not at first too but after my po was over I kind of let that go. It's hard enough living a healthy lifestyle and picking healthy, yummy foods which sustain you and not spend oodles, I stopped factoring in herpes unfriendly foods. I don't know how to keep myself fed well without seeds, nuts, oats, lentils, coconut. Seriously? I'm active and like to take care of my weight, but I need to be able to eat my flaxseed cookies and almonds and coconut bread. And no gelatin or Chocolate? Really? I'm Belgian, not going to happen.

Hi Sil! We met in June but became intimate in September. He took the test in November. I'm going to check if there's another way to take the test or if I should ask my GP for a specific test. But he's so incredibly laid-back about all this. Which in a way is great because there is no judgement. I live very healthily but I'm also very sensitive to many things so I'm actually not so surprised. I have very sensitive skin, many products I can't use, waxing gives me extreme rashes, I bruise like a peach, I get sunburn after 5 minutes in the sun if I don't use spf50+. I'm that person whose eyes water when someone else is cutting leak in another room. Even though I'm generally a very healthy person, I am incredibly sensitive, to temperature changes f.I. as well. Oh well. At least now I know and can warn people about my condition. Though with the possibility of it being hsv-2, my transmission rate might be Slightly above what I told the new guy, which I'm not happy about. At least I'm on suppressive therapy so there's that and I'm less likely to contaminate him than the other way around. Honestly, I couldn't imagine myself living in a world where the mother of the son of my guy hates me and may transmit that hatred on the child. That's not good for me, not good for the relationship and Def not good for the child. Once children are involved, everything else becomes secondary, my heart included. 2Legit, you remain an inspiration how you keep chugging along, kudos. I had painful shoots through the lower abdomen region for quite a while, some discharge and kept getting blisters well into November. I decided to self-medicate with the remainder of my meds from my first sibscription and got my symptoms onder control in 2 weeks. But after I ran out and went to get another prescription, I got another blister after 4 days off the meds. Safe to say I won't be testing to see how I do without for a good while. My meds will be paid back anyway for 5 years. Plus with the new guy (who's been tested for everything but herpes, like most), I'm not really willing to run the risk right now. Another positive of all this is that my GP found out I'm not vaccinated against hepatitis A&B, which could actually kill you, as opposed to HSV, so I've now had 2/3 shots for that as well. Turns out I was 1 year too old to get the free shots in school and he forgot to tell my mother 20 years ago. HSV might've saved my life :)

I had a scan but I changed phones so it's buried somewhere deel down.

His test results had the word 'negativo' next to hsv-2. Ugh if he's HSV 2 positive I'm going to have to contact me. This is such a mess. My current guy will be thrilled about this.

I never stopped cycling and in the past month started running (I'm only doing 9k right now so nothing fancy yet). I had a horrible po, but I never stopped cycling. Unless the first 2 weeks because I was dying of fever and blisters and pain and could barely move. I'm on suppressive therapy now because my body didn't fight the virus very well. But even with a 2 month long outbreak (of mainly blisters and painful stings on the inside), I still cycled. I would definitely try to keep running. There's a good chance it will be manageable.