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  1. I was diagnosed with hsv2 a couple months ago. I'm asymptomatic and have not passed it to anyone. I contracted it sometime in the past 10 months, but I'm unsure from who. Anyway, I disclosed to a couple of men I had dated during the time before my diagnosis, one said he'd get tested, he then said I was to never call or text him again. I took care of that by blocking his number and deleting his contact info. The other guy said he'd get tested and that we take risks in our life and have to deal with the consequences. He and I still talk, but not like before. I've decided to get back out and date. I have disclosed my infection to 2 guys, both of which freaked out. One guy said he couldn't risk his future health for me, the other didn't know much about it and wants to do research first. That disclosure came as things were heating up between us. I wanted to be up front and honest with him. Let's just say things cooled off immediately and he soon left like he had left his oven on or something. I know it's the responsible thing to do and I'm an honest woman, but this sucks. I hate thinking every man I tell will suddenly think of me having something akin to leprose. It really sucks and is making me lose hope. Dating's hard enough as a single divorced mom in her 40s without throwing this stupid disease in the mix.
  2. I've been on valcyclovir for over a month now and am dealing with some strange neurological side effects, including intense confusion. Is this common? Has anyone else dealt with this before? Should I notify my Dr and get off the medication? I am a symptomatic HSV2 and take the medication to protect any partner I may be with. If someone has had this happen, how did you handle it? It's a little concerning.
  3. Ok, in the middle of March, I had unprotected sex with a man I had just started seeing. He ended up finding a blister on his penis afterward and so I went in to be tested. He came back positive for HSV1 and negative for HSV2. My results were negative for HSV1 and positive for HSV2. I was devastated and shocked, as I've never had any symptoms. Went to see my Gyn a few days later, who had me retest, which came back positive again, so I started on Valtrex to at least keep future partners protected and to feel like I'm doing something. It's been over 4 weeks since my initial diagnosis and I'm still symptom-free. All of my lab work was done by the same lab company within the same week. Both tests were iGg. Is it possible that a mistake could have been made? Would it be worth my time & money to get tested again through a different lab company, or am I still in denial and wasting my money? (My doctor told me he once had a patient have false positive results from both the iGg and Western Blot through the same lab I used..,people lost their jobs over it). I hate that this is a part of my life now. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
  4. @Sweetsoulxo I'm sorry you are dealing with this. It sucks. I saw my gynecologist last week and he had me retest, which came back positive. I started on Valtrex this week and still have not had an outbreak. I'm hopeful to be one of the "silent" sufferers. As hard as it may be, you should tell your SO so that he knows the risk he is at. If he flips out, that says a lot about his character. It's not like you purposely exposed him. Good luck. It's going to be alright.
  5. When I say too soon to have infected me, I meant to soon for the infection to show up in a blood test.
  6. Hi, I'm new here and to this new life. I started seeing a new guy and last weekend we decided to have unprotected sex. I didn't have any condoms at home and knew my last std test was normal, and he said he hadn't been with anyone in over a year and had tested clean as well since then. Well, he calls me Thurs and tells me he found a bump on his penis, went to his doctor who looked at it and said it was herpes, but didn't test him. I convinced him to go back and get tested, so he's waiting on results. I went in and had a full std screening, including hsv1 & 2. My results came back this morning and I was negative for everything except for hsv2, which had my number at 10.81! I don't have any symptoms and have never had an outbreak, so I'm at a loss on what to think. I'm doing research like crazy and plan on seeing my ob/gyn next week, but could use some positive thoughts and insights. It seems too soon for him to have infected me, so I'm at a loss. I feel like I'm handling it ok, but when I've talked about it today, I've completely broken down. I'm trying hard to keep things in perspective. -Mishabones
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