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oh, antivirals shouldn't effect the blood test. the blood tests are looking for antibodies and your body started building antibodies the day you were infected.

I haven't had to be in that situation yet. but as far as i know i got ghsv-1 by someone who had ghsv1. so i'm not sure where you heard that fact but as far as i know and what i've been told from my doctor is that you can still spread hsv1 from your genital, to someone elss genital. my partners claim to have never had a coldsore (only one has gone down on me and i never saw a coldsore or anything on his mouth, we dated fo two...

the tests showed i had hsv2 and not hsv1. i've cold sores on my mouth and cheek...so i'm assuming that they must be from hsv2 according to the results.

Allergies? Diet Change? I just gave up beer as my triglycerides were out the roof on my last blood test. My diet is generally low sugar so beer was the only indulgence that I thought of that I could give up. The point is that I think my body has changed some so that some foods that were non issues years ago for me I have to keep a close eye on now.

Hello, Yes, Herpes can show all sorts of symptoms! Not everyone have blisters/sores or lesions, what you are experiencing could very well be a prolonged outbreak. What other symptoms are you having? What does it feel/look like? Sometimes doctors seem to focuse only on actual blisters, they are not all aware of the other symptoms....

It's just been a redness and burning/irritation on the skin outside of my vulva. I also started having some discomfort on my perineum. I was assuming it was an outbreak, but my GYN says it is just "dry skin" and said that I should treat it with estrogen cream. I go back to the dermatologist on 11/24 so I'll see what she thinks. HOW DO YOU FIND a dr. who knows more about Herpes? I am so confused and overwhelmed with...

Hi mrhonest, Thanks for your reply. Your earlier remark on doing some meditation actually got me thinking about it. And I actually got a book on how to meditate today. I agree that there are worse things in life than having cold sores and herpes... for me, I guess, its that sinking, 'down' feeling when every single day I look forward to a new day.. only to find a cold sore waiting for me... its like a roller coaster ride, which only...

Quote: Originally Posted by devastatedbythis Do you always have a OB after a prodome or is it possible to have the prodome with no OB especially if you are not on meds. How long before an OB and does it go away after the OB or it stays I've had prodome symptoms and no obs. This virus is weird like that and everyone is different. I stopped the meds for a few weeks but I am taking it now because I am getting prodome symptoms i.e. itching...

For me, I have GHSV1 and I have reoccurring outbreaks. They are not every week, but I get them every 3-4 months, depending on my stress level. I have been getting at this frequency ever since I was infected two years ago. I do not always have an outbreak with sores, I sometimes have the "paper cut"-like outbreak (there is another thread about this). It would be very hard for me to say that I would be OK with not telling a new...

Hi, I was diagnosed with hsv 1 and I have only had 3 outbreaks in 3 years. The last two being very mild. However, this last time, I did get nerve damage and was in such excruciating pain. I went to the dr. and he said I now have neuropathy so anytime I get an outbreak it could be really painful on the nerves. Thank goodness the outbreak and pain has gone away, but I am so angry with the dr. who diagnosed me for not explaining to me that...