Could I be having a 2nd outbreak

[Newhsv]

I woke up 3 weeks ago with painful red blisters on my butt also with very painful urination. Went to family doc and he gave me antibiotics for a UTI. A week later blisters were scabbed over but still very painful urination.  Family doc called in new antibiotics. 3 days later still wasnt feeling better and noticed a red bump in my genital area.  (Thought it was a ingrown hair)

Went to gyno and he swabbed 2 sores I didnt even know I had. Called the next day to say that HSV was detected and started me on a anti viral medication for 3 days. 

It's been a week since I've been done with the meds. 

My issues now are worrying me. My butt is so itchy all the time. But no new sores. Have some numbness/weird sensations  in my vaginal and anal area. Some itching in the vaginal area. 

Could I be having another outbreak already so soon after my 1st?  

I've done so much research it's all blurring together.

[mr_hopp]

Hey @Newhsv! Sorry to hear you’re going through it! You’re not alone, though. Just hang in there. Those kinds of prodrome symptoms are common so soon since your first outbreak. It could be signaling another outbreak but it could also just be the virus moving through your nerve pathways that might not result in a full-blown outbreak. For the first 6 months to a year, your body will be building up antibodies to lessen outbreaks and prodrome symptoms over time. I know it sounds like forever now, but I promise you it gets better! If you do start getting outbreaks more often, then consider getting on daily suppressive therapy to help block the virus by around 50%. 

[Devastated2018]

The most helpful thing I did was track my symptoms and outbreaks. I wrote down every symptom I got and eventually learned what was a sign of an outbreak and what was not. When you first have herpes you notice all sorts of things you would’ve ignored otherwise and worry if it’s a new outbreak. If you keep track over time, you’ll learn what is and what isn’t a sign. Everybody is different.