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Help!!! Herpes.

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ameliana70126
ameliana70126

hi i really need help ASAP i have been getting rashes on my vagina and inside my bum cheeks for a few months now they're really painful but usually come and go, been to the doctors loads and they send me away with steriod cream which never works. recently i got a break out and it hasnt gone on its own so i went to the doctors and they gave me thrush cream! which has made it 100% worse! its now saturday and the doctors isnt open until monday i cant wee i cant poo i am in agony screaming and crying. it was working for me peeing in the bath. but its not now its stings just as bad. it kills to sit, walk, even just move. i have blisters everywhere down there, all inside my bum cheeks, all inside my vagina lips, all outside my vagina lips just everywhere. what can i do to pee better? im currently holding it in i cant handle the pain. i was also pressing wet tissue and peeing through this but even this kills now. i had a poo and screamed in pain, i couldnt even wipe after i had to get into the bath. also how long did it take until you could pee fine again? thank you i also feel very lethargic i have no energy what so ever and keep feeling dizzy. does the vaseline method really work?

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  • chloe71080
    chloe71080 ameliana70126

    Posted

    Hi!

    I'm in the exact same position right now.

    Started using cream for HPV symptoms and the upset of it all seems to have caused me to have a second and extremely severe second outbreak - which is unusual as the second is supposed to be easier than the first.

    I'm bed bound, screaming when I wee (doesn't matter if I'm on the toilet, bath or shower) and dreading going for a poo.

    Try and call the out of hours GP, they should be able to check if you have herpes and prescribe antiviral medicine, painkillers and maybe a cream (but this can sting a lot so be careful)

    I used Vaseline on friday to wee and it did help a little bit. They do suggest using it to protect the sores.

    Don't hold your wee in, it is literally the worst part of this virus, I know. But you'll get a UTI and it will make it way worse. I'd prefer to be screaming in my own bath than having a cathater fitted in hospital. Keep drinking water, it dilutes your urine and makes it less acidic so could hurt the sores less.

    I just keep thinking 'Lot's of people live with this virus, I can do this'

    For me, I've been having symptoms since Tuesday x

    • ameliana70126
      ameliana70126 chloe71080

      Posted

      thank you its literally the worse pain ever and everybody thinks im over dramatizing it but im really not. my symptoms started on wednesday

    • chloe71080
      chloe71080 ameliana70126

      Posted

      Definitely not exaggerating. You're not alone! Make sure your local sexual health clinic or GP sees you asap. All I keep thinking is the outbreaks are supposed to get easier and further apart with each one so to get me through it better x

    • ameliana70126
      ameliana70126 chloe71080

      Posted

      thank you im getting in the doctors today. ive found weeing in the bath helps again now, sometimes it still stings so i'll turn my shower on put it under water and spray it at my vagina while i wee. i have also noticed i am now getting rashes on my inner thighs. i just want it to be gone

  • ameliana70126
    ameliana70126

    Posted

    so i went to the walk in as the doctors didnt have any appoitments and still hadnt looked at my results. the walk in said it looks like herpes straight away so they prescribed me aciclovir and co-codamol for the pain. im still sore and in pain but no where near as bad. i need to go and get checked out at the sexual health clinic to be properly diagnosed with it they said. i dont know how i feel about it, having an std for life 😦 how should i feel?

    • Lukav
      Lukav ameliana70126

      Posted

      Most people carry either the HSV1 or HSV2 virus -- the two variations of herpes. It's not something to catastrophize over. I mean it sucks, but it's not going to kill you. Think of it as having a flu virus for life that pops up now and then, and you just happen to get some sores when it does, but most of the time it will not be affecting you. Again, most people have the virus, and the vast, VAST majority live a normal and happy life. Just move on and concentrate on other things. Take antivirals to suppress outbreaks, or only when outbreaks happen to shorten the duration, but talk with a doctor about this. It's absolutely not the end of the world unless you make it. You can try a bit of vaseline on the sores for peeing; it helps keep water off the sores, which is what can set off the pain. Not too much, but try a bit to see if it helps. Good luck.

    • ameliana70126
      ameliana70126 Lukav

      Posted

      thank you its just ive never been in a relationship in my life and now i feel like no one is ever going to want me

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