r/HSVpositive

Who seen that post about a gsk participant saying they are terminating the trial? I caught it early and was going to check back for comments and it was gone..

Female 32 AA newly diagnosed, beautiful! 5’3 I’ve actually never had an ob. But I really want to get married and start a family. I’m funny af and my best feature is my eyes and legs 😏

Who ever I date mustttttt go to the gym ! It’s my life ! I live in New York! Link me ❤️ looking for tall dark handsome gentleman 😁

"I read the article and saw what they expressed, stating that the CRISPR therapy is a functional cure. It improves symptoms and prevents recurrences. However, people claim that it cures 3 patient, even though the article does not state that. Why people said this?"

Hello I typically see sad stories on here, I mean I came running to Reddit when I first found out as well so I get it. But any happily ever afters people wld like to share? I was sad the first day I found out but not devastated ,went down the rabbit hole, got educated and the scare of it went away almost immediately. Me and my hubby both have it ( me hsv1&2+) (him hsv2+) we have a 15 m old son and I’m currently a little over 3 months pregnant 🤰🏻 and I’m just so happy with my family 🤍 We figured we’ve had it for a while had since we dated but they always told us it was friction burn and never wld test us. We often forget we have it till I get on Reddit and it’s honestly the least of our problems. We met back when we were 15 &16 we are now 28&29 (we did go on different paths after hs but it lead us right back to each other) Finding out we both have herpes literally only brought us closer 🩵 I’d love to hear more happily ever afters. And to the ones going thru it, I hope you are gentle with yourself, I hope you realize how much more you are than this, there’s so much more to love about you than this thing you currently have your head wrapped around.

Also st.johns wort from natures sunshine helped my friends constant monthly OBs a lot ;something to look into if the medicine u take gives u headaches or doesn’t work. Best of luck to everyone especially to the newly diagnosed people.

Hey everyone, I was just diagnosed with hsv the end of July this year. The lab results I received from the urgent care I went to looked like it was hsv 1, but they told me it was hsv 2. I have had on and off head and eye pain since June, along with body aches, sore throat, fever, and chills. It seems the fever and chills can be common, but I was wondering about the other symptoms. Thank you!

I had my first ever outbreak back in May. It was a terribly painful 2-3 week period. Due to the range of symptoms I was having(muscle soreness, painful urination, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, constipation, weakness in my legs, etc) and due to the diagnosis being confirmed from a swab of my cervix(which was extremely inflamed according to the doctor who examined me), I figured I had just been infected by my partner at the time. We had had sexual contact maybe 5 days before symptom onset.

I also had a period of 2 years of celibacy before I started seeing this person, whereas he has been rather promiscuous for quite a long time. I know the virus doesn't discriminate between promiscuous people or "chaste" people who've only had one partner, but simply the balance of probabilities makes me think he gave this to me.

Now, when I told him of my symptoms, and then later of the results, he went to see his doctor to ask for a blood test. He has never had any symptoms, but as we know, this is commonly asymptomatic. He explained the situation to his doctor and why he wanted to get tested and his doctor told him no. Told him that "I don't think you have this, no point in getting tested."

He finally did do a blood test through a separate clinic and tested positive for antibodies.

After what his doctor told him, he was a bit uninterested in getting tested and was convinced he did not have it because he never had symptoms.

Had I not put a bit of pressure on him to seek a second opinion, he would have gone on, acting the same as usual, potentially spreading this to more people.

I'm a bit annoyed that his doctor told him "I don't think you have this." I wasn't in the room with him, so cannot confirm exactly what was said, but like....

Lol whut? 🙃

I recently had sexual encounters with this young man during a mild outbreak ( i didn’t know til after) but he took the condom off with my knowledge and now i feel bad. Don’t know what to do. I didn’t disclose because I didn’t know about it atm plus i was kinda drunk.

Hey all! I got my first flare up of HSV2 in May and it was awful. The spots themselves weren’t terrible, but I felt soo sick. I was nauseous/dizzy and bed ridden for two days because of it. Luckily now I just get fevers and headaches along with the itchiness. But since that first flare up I seem to get two every month. It’s like flare up, a week or a few days break, my period, a week break, and another flare up. I have a SO so it’s making it hard to have an active sex life with them. What do y’all do to help prevent outbreaks?

After doing some research about the U.K its pretty much estimated 23% of the adult population has this meaning 1 in 4 people

So fuck it who would like to connect and build friendships?

I got a groupchat with people taking the GSK and MODERNA vaccine trials so i can keep up with the development but i would like to build some friends in the UK

I specifically remember taking a good amount of Black Seed Oil this time last year thinking it was going to protect me from whatever life was going to throw at me. Mind you this was the week I was going to meet up w this girl & just for myself to find out I tested abnormal on a blood test for HSV1 & to find out later on I have it orally.

It’s funny to think about how I stay physically active & fit my whole life just for this inconvenience to happen. ( Yes I laugh at everything to cope w pain)

Hey! I experienced my first ob almost three months ago, six weeks after diagnosis I also tested positive for trich, I’m now on the third round of antibiotics so right now infection discharge is no longer the reason for the feeling of soreness. The outside of my vagina has just felt like it’s still on the initial ob ever since I had it and it gets even worse if there’s a lot of friction from walking/working out. But my vagina looks completely normal whatsoever. Is that some kind of prodrome thing?? I’m handling this diagnosis pretty well but the constant feeling of blisters when there’s nothing there is infuriating. Could it be nerve damage or just psychological? I know ob’s can be kind of hard to spot but there are no signs, and I’m pretty sure if it was outbreaks I would get at least one day here and there with calm when it heals or whatever

Exposure:

The condom broke during intercourse with a female sex worker (penile-vaginal) on 4th august(No further exposure). I immediately withdrew and washed my penis with antiseptic liquid upon returning home, approximately one hour after the incident.

My IgG level is 0.50, which is negative, but my IgM level is 1.70, indicating it's positive. What does this mean?

Hi everyone! I’m pretty new to this community but was just diagnosed w/ HSV1 about a month ago. I started taking daily 500mg valocyclovir about a week and a half ago & have noticed a lot of cystic acne forming on my mainly my cheeks & chin. I’ve read up on a few threads about how a lot of people have experienced this (even though doctors claim there is no connection). It isn’t so bad right now that I’m thinking of stopping the daily treatment, especially because I so recently started it, but I just wanted to know if anyone who has been on treatment long term & experienced this acne flare up - does it go away? Is it something your body kind of got used to or is it something that you’ve learned to live with? I dealt with acne pretty terribly as a teenager and I’m just not sure I can go through it again 🙃 I also have made 0 changes to my diet or anything else in my routine so I’m pretty confident it is related to the medication

Hi all, just wanted to give everyone the opportunity to join our discord! I am the groups education and advocacy specialist. Were working on creating a podcast, we have tons of positive disclosure stories, tips on products that have helped us all out the most, keeping up with the latest research and to support each other and joke around! Let's be one big herpes having family that teaches others how to be HSV Safe.

hello, this is new for me… and i’m not really sure what to do. I 23f have spent the last 5.5 years of my life in celibacy. I dated on and off but never had an interest in sleeping with anyone. I am immunocompromised. I have PCOS and the trait for SickleCell. This year i decided i had had enough, and slept with someone but wanted to be cautious. I felt i did everything right, i got tested before and was negative, he got tested and was negative as well. Broke the celibacy for some very normal sex. I tested negative after him just to be extra safe.

But last month i met someone. Who is 25 years older than me and decided to live on the edge and risk it with sex in the moment. Now i feel like one decision has cost me my entire life. I got my first outbreak last week, and after spending hours on the internet at a time i came to the conclusion of what i could have. It has been the worst week of my life. Trying to find ways to use the bathroom without pain and tingles have sent me to tears. Today, I received my positive test results.

I am gutted.

I have done nothing but sob all week. My appetite is gone. I haven’t drank. I don’t want to leave my bed, or listen to music. Thankfully i work from home but if it wasn’t for that i wouldn’t be doing anything. I feel like my life is over. Like i have no chance at being lovable, finding my husband and getting to have babies one day. I feel disgusted and tainted. I don’t know what to do. I feel so out of touch with myself and life now. Only two people know, my best friend and my mom. Both are thankfully very supportive and trying their best. But they don’t have this disease so how could they understand what i’m going through? I want to end my life, i cannot live with this,but i know my mother would suffer and i can’t do that to her.

How do i live with this? How do i find redemption in the choice and the punishment i have to live with? How do i tell the person that i want to be with one day that im like this? I don’t know where or what do to…i feel so guilty and alone.

any help would be appreciated.

a few months ago i was posting about my experience with my hsv & how down it had me. i ended up getting a DM from a guy who was also feeling down & we ended up striking conversation. we decided to add each other on social media & we’ve been talking literally every day since, it’s been about 6 months. he lives in another state & we’ve flown out to see each other a few times & we will be seeing each other here soon in about a few weeks. he’s been a great support system & is actually someone i consider a best friend. i love him so much & i never thought id meet anyone through reddit, let alone an hsv thread. especially when all i was doing was ranting about my sadness. needless to say, you still havent met the people you’re going to love, & the ones that will love you

edit: wow i didn’t think i would get so much support. thank you guys! for the record, i mentioned he is like a best friend to me— but yes, we are speaking on romantic terms. we aren’t dating quite yet because he lives far away from me; but we are planning on a relocation soon. once that happens we agreed to start a serious dating relationship from there. i’m not speaking to or seeing anyone else at the moment though, & neither is he. so we are basically dating but he said he wants to ask me to be his girlfriend once we live a little closer to each other (:

Ok. But here’s a different perspective. How would you respond if your inner child became sick? Not knowing how they became ill. Would you also become angry with them? Is this how your upbringing was? Do you wish to continue that pattern? Or do you want to break that cycle and show that child within you empathy, kindness, and unconditional love? You are stronger than you think, but it is going to be ok when you feel you’ve messed up. Actually, you may feel that way but we all didn’t go Pokémon hunting for this condition. So let’s first breathe, take it day by day. Focus on what you’re thankful for. You’re still the same you, if not better. You’ve survived. Last time I checked I thought viruses are supposed to kill folks. We’re still here?! Gotdamn. I’m unsure if any of this will resonate with anyone, but just sending it out into the ether. Be gentle to yourself 💗

I’m 26F and my partner is 27M. I just confirmed with my GP today that I have HSV2.

So.. i haven’t been faithful. My partner and I have been cold and hot for a whole month. He’s ignored me multiple times so I assumed he lost interest. I couldn’t take it anymore I was heartbroken lol. I was like f it so my girls brought me out to ladies night, I got super drunk and slept with someone in the wee hours. On the same day, later at night i had a hook up with a different man. I don’t clearly remember but some time that week after that ladies night I felt a few lumps and my rectum was kinda swollen. As days went by, my perineal area and rectum was hella itchy? I checked my perineal area and there was a degree 1 vaginal tear I believe? Whenever I tried to wash ass after taking a dump it stings. That’s when I noticed there were also small white spots, red ulcers.. near the rectum but mainly surrounding the perineal area.

A week later I met up with my partner to fuck one last time before he goes inside prison. I didn’t know i was already having flare ups / symptoms of herpes. We did not use protection neither did I take any antiviral meds. He’s already serving his time inside I hope there’s a bit of a miracle he didn’t catch it from me.. I will never forgive myself if he catches it . What do yall think?

Since he’s in prison is it worth even telling him I have herpes? But he deserves to know, right? What should i do I need advice

If you touch your sores or fluids from the sores, you may transfer herpes to another body part like your eyes. Do not touch the sores or fluids to avoid spreading herpes to another part of your body. If you do touch the sores or fluids, quickly wash your hands thoroughly to help avoid spreading the infection.

Join the sub "herpes101" for more info about herpes.

Sighhh. This is very TMI but I feel like we’re all that way on this subreddit which makes me thankful to know I have a community.

I’ve been struggling with this disease. After my first initial outbreak I went 6 months without medication and didn’t have an outbreak. Then I started taking valacyclovir which has helped my peace of mind and being in a relationship and after getting the official diagnosis it’s made my anxiety increase by 10.

I can tell my 3rd outbreak of the year is coming on. I’ve been so stressed with other things in life like soooo depressed and stressed and I can tell an outbreak is coming on now. All the symptoms. The discharge and im getting tingly down there. I’m gonna take some extra of my medicine normally I take 500mg a day which is half a pill, and hopefully it helps.

How do I not stress even more with this?? I’m already a super hypochondriac and this has made it so much worse. Ugh. And I’ve been with this new guy for like 3 months. He loves me and is super accepting. But I’ve already had an outbreak with him (we went camping and my body HATED IT and gave me the WORST outbreak I’ve ever fucking had like I could barley walk you guys seriously) so it makes me nervous to tell him I’m having another outbreak like I’m worried he’s gonna realize how serious this is and wanna leave sigh I’m so jealous of the people on here who say they’ve gone years without an outbreak. I need to learn how to manage my stress better because it definitely makes me break out

I don’t know why but I feel like my love life is over, I hate the fact that who ever gave me this bs didn’t give me the choice now I’m stuck with this what I feel like curse all I can do is pray that one day it’ll be a cure, it sucks being a nice looking person knowing that you have a clean hygiene get something that could label you as low down, and me being a good person I don’t want anyone to get it

I’m filled with so much regret and shame because I feel like I could have saved myself from all of this. Before my diagnosis involved with this girl. We got really close so fast ! Spent a lot of time together in a short amount of time. We eventually had sex and we unfortunately had unprotected sex (this was all in one interaction). We didn’t have sex the next week but she did come over my house. She said she was sick and didn’t feel like having sex which was ok with me (what I didn’t know was that she was having an outbreak). Then a week or 2 after this ordeal she told me that she was hsv 2 positive. Ngl I freaked out but I also was trying to keep my composure because I still had feelings for her. She said she allowed us to have unprotected sex because she was on antivirals and she had it for a year. Me being not fully educated about the virus I was thinking that I was cooked from the start. Basically it felt like I was forced to stay because honestly I didn’t want to be alone with this (this was my mindset before). She kept telling me that I was fine. It could have been possible that I contracted off the first interaction. All in all, I didn’t get tested right away because of how long antibodies build up in your immune system. I feel like my biggest mistake was staying with her and continuing to have sex with her. I should have just left when I had the chance but I just felt like the choice was already made for me. All in all, I’m not blaming everything on her. But I just feel worthless like I didn’t have any self respect for myself. I should have walked away when she showed me she didn’t value trust in the relationship. I just feel like things probably wouldn’t gotten this far. I tried to work it out but we eventually broke up after 4 months and it’s kind of a slap in the face because I sacrificed so much for someone and they didn’t even bother to fix things. Just gave up on me so easily where I could have did the same but I stuck through the hard times because I really loved her but I was blind.

I have had an outbreak in my mouth for almost two weeks now.

It started off as a sore on my gums and then moved to the back of my mouth and throat. Luckily there is no discomfort but I am just so annoyed because today I found out I have Covid🙃

So it seems my outbreak is going to be around for a little while longer. Mind you I take daily anti-virals, lysine, vitamin D3 and B12 along with some kind of bee supplements. I just bought Vitamin C and I’m praying that will help because I am fucking over this.

Usually I can handle it but it’s been WEEKS now and I’m seeing someone new and I feel like I am scaring them away 😭

I’m f22, Relatively new to my diagnosis and generally just struggling. Everyday feels worse and worse. I just need a friend to talk to, or someone who understands. It feels so lonely.

After your genital outbreak is past the blister stage, do you guys continue to keep it moist? ( Lysine cream, diaper rash cream, antivirals, ointments )