Lemmy

Janeyfrank, curious what your hsv2 oral outbreaks are like? Because everyone is saying it's so rare, I can't find any info on it. I've been suffering from a constant outbreak in my mouth for over 2 yrs now!!! I can count the number of days on 2 hands in which I didn't have an ulcer since this all started. Doctors and doctors all say it's not possible to have an outbreak that long and that it must be something else. Yet none of them will do a biopsy to convince me otherwise. Ugghhhhh this is awful:( Do you get "cold sores" or your lips? Or are they all inside your mouth?

We must be. I really doubt I infected myself later. I was very careful after being diagnosed. And the sore throat I had during initial breakout was pretty convincing. At the same time as that initial outbreak I also went about a wk with a very distinct metallic taste in my mouth. I found others online that experienced this too. And I also went several days in which I could not taste salt at all. No matter how much I put on my food...nothing...could not taste it at all. Something was definitely going on in my mouth. Then all that went away & I was very relieved. But then 2 yrs later... You know the rest. We must be predisposed I guess. We both have great immune systems otherwise. We rarely ever get sick, physically fit, eat clean, etc. . I would have assumed I wouldn't be likely to get it. My best friend growing up used to get cold sores all the time and not knowing anything about them really, we used to foolishly share drinks and lipgloss all the time and I never got type 1 from her.

@hippyherpy... My partner was (supposedly) unaware he had it. I didn't notice an outbreak at the time. I tested negative for HSV 1 and positive for HSV 2. My oral outbreak occurred at the same time as my initial genital outbreak (3 yrs ago). The only symptom being my entire throat area was sore. After that I've had few genital outbreaks and they were always very mild. Fast forward 2 years, I started getting full-on oral outbreaks...gums, cheeks, roof of mouth, throat, tongue. I've been in a constant state of having an outbreak for 13 months now:( I've taken several antivirals, none have helped whatsoever. I usually have several sores in my mouth at once. To make matters worse, I kept this dirty little secret to myself and 6 mo ago, before I could stop him, my son grabbed my sport water bottle and drank after me. He is now having frequent outbreaks too. His are only on the inside of his cheeks. I am devistated to say the least. He's 12 yrs old so we had a long talk. He had already learned about herpes in school so that was helpful but I of course gave him a lot more info on the condition. He's not mad at me at all but I feel like killing myself. He hasn't even had his first kiss. I will never forgive myself. I only pray that his outbreaks don't become as painful as mine can be and that his will clear up unlike mine.

Btw I'm a hetero-female. Not a gay man. It happens. I wouldn't put others at risk without telling them your status.

My biggest fear (and one of my only fears) is sinkholes!! My friends this this is hilarious. I guess I have better reason to be afraid more than most if we're basing it on the odds. I have oral HSV2. I was exposed both genitally and orally at the same time. Four months after exposure I had my first genital outbreak. Two yrs later I had my first oral outbreak and that outbreak has been nonstop back to back outbreaks for the last 12 months. Needless to say I'm not coping with it very well. I don't think anyone does when you're reminded of being H positive every minute of every day for an entire year. Fortunately my oral outbreaks are all on the inside of mouth (cheeks, gums, soft/hard palate). So at least it's not noticeable to others. But it's killing my soul. The really crazy thing is that I have only had a few genital outbreaks (very mild).