Herpetic whitlow & sex, masturbation, mouth & eyes

[BasBean]

Hey, so I have herpetic whitlow that produced lesions on 4 fingers of my dominant hand during the first outbreak a few months ago.

 

My questions are, can I masturbate with this hand or have sex with it during times when I'm not having a breakout? What about licking my fingers or rubbing my eyes? 

I gave it to myself by touching and picking at a cold sore that I had on my nose. It was tested and confirmed by a doctor. I definitely have the antibodies as I've had facial outbreaks for over a decade. I've been super stressed for a while so maybe that makes me more vulnerable, as I've had frequent facial outbreaks lately.

 

Also, tell casual sexual partners, even if I don't intend to use the hand during sex?

 

Would be great to hear from people who actually have actually been living with herpetic whitlow.

 

Oh, Life.

[Bear8406]

I'm looking for answers to your questions too. It's not been confirmed for me on my hand because the lesions healed before I could have it swabbed but the doc was leaning towards Whitlow based on the pics I showed them. My biggest concern is passing this on to my kids so I'd also love to hear from someone with experience with this.