How do I know when my first OB is coming to an end?
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I have been showing symptoms for my first OB for 10 days now and was diagnosed with genital herpes 2 days ago. This has been without a doubt the most painful thing I've ever experienced, I wouldn't wish this pain on my worst enemy, and I'm sure some of you can relate.
I began forming lumps down there around 5 days ago. These soon turned white and started oozing. (Gross.) Since then these white lumps have faded and they've decreased in amount and turned red/fleshy colour. I have a feeling I could be on the mend (hopefully??!) but I can't be sure as I'm in more pain than I was at the start!! My salt baths have started to sting which is making it really difficult as the only way I can pee is in the bath The sores themselves sting whenever I am moving, kind of feels like I'm being stabbed in the vagina with needles.
Does anyone who's experienced this before know what stage this means I'm on? Has anyone else experienced something similar to this?
Thanks so much for the support.
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ellen_01044 lucy5912
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My symptoms began around the 8th and only properly cleared up last Saturday. I know exactly what you're going through. It's absolutely horrendous! I applied Vaseline all over so the sores don't hit off if eachother so much. I drank loads of water to dilute my urine which helped. If the urine hits off the sores you can apply Vaseline all over them to act as a barrier.
I know what you mean with the salt baths. I cried the first few times but kept making myself have them because I could see it was helping physically. I had them once in the morning and once at night. I also found that taking 500mg aspirin really eased the pain for me.
I had your symptoms for a few days before it cleared up. I still have some redness from my skin being so irritated and slight itching but that's it now.
Hope you're coping well
lucy5912 ellen_01044
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Thankyou!
feelbroken lucy5912
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I feel like on average, it takes 3 weeks for the worst of it to subside and another week or more to feel some normalcy. For me, I haven't felt the same since getting this last July. All my friends who have this break out once a decade or once a yr and don't have the symptoms I have. You just don't know.
Keep your head up darlin, there is an end to this and when you're feeling better, you'll feel like time flew. Hang in there, we're here for support!
lucy5912 feelbroken
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Thanks so much for the support. It's so difficult with a subject like this as there aren't many people you can speak to about it but it's comforting to know there are more people out there on websites like this! Thanks for the help!
feelbroken lucy5912
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I don't want you to get your hopes up, because you love a healthy life style so therefore your immune system should handle it well, as my friend has had a pretty bad ob for a month and she too has a great immune system and healthy life style. This is a pretty aggressive virus and it takes time to build antibodies to fight it. Sometimes when you set yourself up for this expectation of a really fast recovery, can be more upsetting if it doesn't happen. Hang in there!
princess52104 lucy5912
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