New, and VERY scared.

[Miss_smith18]

Hey!!

So I was told 2 hours and 48 mintues ago, that I have herpes.

I'm 19, I live alone. I'm very scared about what's going on down there, and no one to talk to or help.

A month ago I slept with a guy (asshole) He wasn't bothered with me, two days later, I come down with a throat infection. Doctors give me aintbiotoics. I then got thrush the next week on my tongue. And now two weeks later I have herpes. (Clearly a bad month)

The worst part about all of this? ( me over reacting right now)

Last weekend (before I knew I had herpes) I slept with a guy, now this guy wants to see me again, I wanna see him. 👌

... And I might have given him herpes.

So now what?

I'm in pain. I feel pretty gross, I've lost all sense of sexuality and feminism in myself.

It's not pretty.

And the hot guy who actually wants to see me again... I have to tell him I have herpes and he needs to get checked. ( try and stop him from running away)

Someone please give me some advise so I can sort the mess out?

Oh!

And there's the issue with telling my family.

B.W

[Miss_smith18]

Thank you very much! really helps!

[Eleanor1234]

Hi you must tell the nice lad who wants to see you again be honest with him. You need to go to the doctors he or she will help you, but once you get it, it can always come back randomly, I think it's only then at the time it comes back that your partner can catch it ! Good luck !

[Miss_smith18 in reply to Eleanor1234]

I've been to the doctors and they gave me a course of pills to take. But I'm in so much pain, I've been washing myself, drying it out. But I don't have any cream and it's killing me.

[3simon]

We do not know - of course - which country you are in but this site is - I think - in UK where of course we have the National Health Service. Here we have Genito Urinary Clinics which are specialists! They or your doctor are the people to advise you and you should - in my view - take very little notice of advice about alternatives. Best wishes to you.

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You could try a shallow 'sitz bath' with Epsom Salts to calm the skin and reduce inflammation and pain. Whenever you get a sudden thrush outbreak like that it's usually a sign that your immune system has been reduced.