I believe I have hs2 from a horrid sexual encounter I had in 2017 that has traumatised me. I was in deep pain for weeks afterwards.
I have had a couple of lumps on my inner Lanka and horrid pain on and off . I have visited gum clinic several times and they have not been able to make a diagnosis. I am now awaiting results of second blood test as first negative.
I’m in an awful limbo ..
Poor you. You're not alone! I was infected by my first partner when I was 18. He then tried to make me feel like it was all my fault, claiming to have been told by the doctor that an oral cold sore cannot cause genital herpes, which it most assuredly can, as this is exactly what happened. I had repeated, severe attacks almost continuously for months after the first one, which was dreadful. Everything about this condition is awful, including the effect on one's mental and emotional health. I sincerely hope you have a negative result on your test, but if you don't, please don't think it's the end of the world; it isn't. It's worth finding a sympathetic doc who will listen to any worries you may have and do their best to help (I was very young and alone so this took me years, but things are so different now).Take care, and all the best for your test result; remember, if it isn't negative you are not alone. People tend not to know about the support available but it is there.
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Did you have a blood test ??
I had one negative for hsv 1 and 2 a couple of years after the sexual encounter and then recently I had negative for hsv 2 and equivocal for hsv1.
I’m really confused.
I’m looking into the only definitive test now which is the western blot in USA Washington which is hard to access from the uk but it looks like it can be done. I just need to find 400 pound for it .
I have remained celibate since encounter and will remain that way as would not risk giving this to another. It’s so sad and isolating xx
I wasn't offered a blood test, so don't know which type I have; all I was told was not to have sexual contact with anyone during an outbreak or during the onset/just after (until any sores are fully healed) one. This is something that's not been hard to stick to as it would be too painful to do so anyway and I've always ensured the safety of any partners. No doctor warned me about passing it on in any other way, and as far as I know that's never happened following the above advice I was given.
When I was expecting my daughter I of course had to tell my medical team about it, and they all, whilst sympathetic, and careful about following the appropriate course of action seemed to be quite relaxed and not concerned about it unless an outbreak should be active when the time came to deliver my child.
They put me on preventative acyclovir tablets until she was born and that was that. One of the doctors even said it was not a major issue as most people actually carry the virus and never show symptoms at all.
I've noticed that in the US it does appear to be made much more of an issue than it is in the UK where I am; whether this is erring on the side of caution or not I'm not sure, but all I can do is speak from my own experience which is that while it's an occasional pain (becoming far less so as time goes on, and thanks to a very helpful doctor, it doesn't have to be the, 'my life is over' thing that it's often portrayed as. I've never had a partner (or ex-partner) contact me telling me I infected them, and believe me, it's the sort of thing one tends to do if they're infected by someone!
So don't despair too much, even if your result wasn't what you hoped for it really doesn't mean you can't live a normal and healthy life, with or without a partner.
Also, my gp prescribes acyclovir tablets as a preventative measure if I'm going through a time where I know I'm more likely to have an outbreak (such as a particularly stressful time), and this has further reassured me about the whole thing.
Sorry it's been ages since I first replied, and I do hope you're doing well now. X
X I cannot even contemplate having sex again for the fear and the shame .... also, my symptoms seem to be continuous these days despite purchasing acyclovir online and taking it for two weeks. I have symptoms orally and down below so I feel I have no hope xx
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