Tryingtobepositive_1

Hey everyone, I'm still dealing with my first outbreak I know the first one can be long and really painful, I’m still confused though I went to to the doctors almost immediately of having symptoms she gave me pills to take 5 pills a day every 4 hours plus cream to put on it every 4 hours as well for a week. I’m at the end of my meds and lotion and still experiencing itching and discomfort a lot better from when it started but still there, do I let it go away on it’s own now or go back to the doctors for more medication? Also on the topic of medications I want to go on supressive therapy, my question is do you have to have a lot of OB to get it or can you get it after your first OB? I know some doctors don’t like suggesting suppressive therapy.

Thank you guys for commenting back, it really helps trying to figure all this out! I’m really glad I found this site it’s helped to answer a lot of my questions. How did you guys disclose to your significant others? I’ve been dating this guy before I found out about H and he is amazing!! But I’m terrified to tell him, and that he will want to end things!

This sounds a lot like what I’ve been experiencing, I had a one night stand and studiedly took his word on being clean, I reacted almost immediately to that night there was tingling and itching. At first I thought it was a yeast infection, but the swelling and pain got to bad for it to be that, I looked down there so many times I never saw any bumps or sores (yet) it was just really swollen. When i saw the doctor though she looked down there and new what it was just by looking a bit, I’m now 7 days into my first OB and just now seeing spots, I started medication 3 days after symptoms started. I’m not really sure If this helps you or not, but thought I would share my experience so far.

To start off I’m still in shock that I have contracted gentian herpes, some days it’s better than others where I’m trying to think positive and other days I can’t seem to hold myself together and thinking that no guy will ever want me now. I’m 22 and feel like this is it for me who is going to think I’m worth the risk of getting a permanent viruse, on top of that I feel like my first outbreak is never going to end I’ve been taking medication and putting the lotion the doctors says to put on it and feel no different, I can’t imagine going through this again again everytime i get an outbreak?? I’m also terrified to tell anyone and what they will say or think! I know everyone keeps telling me it’s no big deal but it feels likes such a big deal to me!