free_spirit

I was diagnosed and had my first outbreak just over 4 weeks ago, and I'm healed, just some slight itching from time to time, however I realized that I have a bump/sore now near my genital area - should I take another round of pills, or should I just leave it? No other symptoms apart from the slight itching overall.

Is this 2-week outbreak your first one? If so that isn't long AT ALL. A primary outbreak usually lasts 2-4 weeks. I'm still sort of going through my first outbreak - healed (no sores..etc.) but still slight itching, and I'm going into my 5th week.

Yeah, him and I both know the risk. I only just got diagnosed/had my first outbreak one month ago. I'm probably going in for a consultation about anti-virals soon.

I think it is!

Is it possible that having sex (protected, of course) with my boyfriend actually helped me heal faster/better? I'm healed to the point where I don't have any sores, just a bit of itching, so I deemed it okay to have sex. It seemed to actually help me decrease symptoms - is this a thing? I had always thought sex would more likely be an irritant. Could it be something to do with hormones?

I ended up doing all those things! I had unbearable nights but I'm healing up again. Fingers crossed this is my first (and second?) and last outbreak.

This makes total sense! Thanks so much for the response. I was seriously considering taking the Valtrex last night because I was going crazy from the itching - I had to shower twice (once at 2am and another at 5am), but the itching is slowly dying away again.

I just turned 21 today and have to live the rest of my life with HSV-2. Pretty young age to contract it but I believe it's quite common in my age bracket.

I had my first outbreak three weeks ago and had the most textbook symptoms of genital HSV-2 ever! Flu-like symptoms, muscle weakness, loss of appetite, developing sores, discharge - it was literally exactly what symptoms were listed everywhere. I'm not 100% sure about this information but I'm pretty sure that you would not get flu-like symptoms again on other outbreaks - consequential outbreaks are supposed to be a lot different/less severe than your initial outbreak.

I got my first ever outbreak just under 3 weeks ago on the 12th of August, and began healing slowly starting around the 20th (sores disappearing, pain and irritation dying away). I had done my cycle of Valacyclovir, and had been applying Fucidin Cream to the affected areas. However the past 2-3 days I've been having trouble sleeping at night because of the itching, and masturbation really seemed to help so I had been masturbating quite often (not vigorously) within those few nights and mornings, which was probably not the best idea. I noticed 3 or 4 sores appeared around my genital area which aren't the cause of my itching though, but even so I have been applying the Fucidin Cream on them. I'm not very itchy in the day but the itching gets pretty unbearable at night and keeps me awake. I feel as though this isn't really another outbreak and therefore shouldn't waste my extra Valacyclovir pills on this. Has anyone experienced this after/during an outbreak before, where you're healing but itching and a few sores appear again afterwards? Any advice? Thanks :)