[Acyclovir and outbreaks/shedding?]

Thanks for your help, seems like a minor outbreak. Disheartening but now I know.

[Acyclovir and outbreaks/shedding?]

I decided to take Acyclovir 800mg daily. I've been on it for about 2 months, mostly, it has been great. A few days ago I began having itching and am wondering if it is possible that I am having an outbreak or that I am irritated from something else? I'm hoping that it's not possible to OB on this med, I understand that I can still shed virus and potentially infect someone. I'm not seeing anyone right now. Can anyone advise? Thanks very much

[Oral sex with herpes?]

Thank you very much Katidid!

 

[Oral sex with herpes?]

Feeling confused by so much information. I have hsv2 on my genitals. Is it safe for me to perform oral on my partner without him wearing a condom? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I was reading something on a different site that essentially said, even for a hand job, my partner should wear a condom. To me that seems excessive if I don't have/have never had sores on my hands and am cautious about cleanliness and making sure not to touch myself then him? Thanks

[So depressed]

I am so depressed. Diagnosed on Thursday although the urine culture is not back yet. Logically I know there is support and that I will be ok sometime (?) in the future. But it took my entire life to feel as good about myself as I have been feeling for the past two years. And only this year did I feel that anyone could actually be attracted to me. I am 48. I have worked so hard to get here and it feels like it's all for nothing. I don't know if my recent partner infected me or if I was already exposed. Either way I feel that I did this to myself by my choices and nothing will change that. I don't know how I'm going to go to work tomorrow. I work all day tomorrow. I already missed a day and can't get paid if I don't work. I need this work very much, I'm already missing hours due to the holidays. I feel like all the dreams I have finally permitted myself to have are just a bunch of shit. Now I have another expense that I can't afford Now I'm reading about people suing each other for exposing them to this and I'm having panic attacks. I don't know what to do next.