Just diagnosed with herpes virus 1- transmission worries
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I was just diagnosed today with herpes virus 1.
I was having reoccuring blisters that were itchy, i was told by 2 doctors it was thursh and another doctor that it was exzema. i started tearing during sex and went to get re tested..came back positive where as my previous test was negative...
i have been put on valaciclovir 500mg.
im just wondering the likely hood of me, being female and having the virus, passing it on to my partner who does not have the virus. I am doing the suppression therapy. But just wondering if the symptoms are the same with men or if they go unnoticed, and how much taking these tablets will help the likelyhood of me passing on this disease... thanks
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princess52104 Lafai
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It was given to me orally as someone who had a cold sore went down on me
It's a different version of the virus
Although it lives in the same area it
Is different
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chastity123 Lafai
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see thats the thing this is a very new relationship, we have only been together for about a month and i am not at the stage where i am ready to tell him about it as i only found out today and i am only 18.....
i know i will have to tell him eventually but with this all being so new i am confused...
my doctor said that the tablets i am on are meant to make the chances of him getting it 1%.... but i havent found any similar comments to that anywhere else online.
i just dont know what to do.
Lafai chastity123
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see thats the thing this is a very new relationship, we have only been together for about a month and i am not at the stage where i am ready to tell him about it as i only found out today and i am only 18.....
i know i will have to tell him eventually but with this all being so new i am confused...
my doctor said that the tablets i am on are meant to make the chances of him getting it 1%.... but i havent found any similar comments to that anywhere else online.
i just dont know what to do.
chastity123 Lafai
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Reading that definitely helped. I needed to read the part about waiting to tell someone before you know how serious things are
I guess it just feels selfish of me to withhold that information and put them at risk
Even if it is what I want to do for the moment
Thankyou x
chastity123 Lafai
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I just am scared that when I see him I will feel too guilty and push him
Away... Or never be able to hold down a steady relationship all because someone decided
To go down on me when they might've had a cold sore developing and not even known! It's so unfair
To think that now I have to deal with this while they might be completely fine. Sometimes I don't understand life and how people stay strong...
But I guess I've had these
Symptoms for a year now
I lived happily before so I will just have to try to continue and not let the guilt and shame eat me up
Thankyou for letting me vent xxx
feelbroken Lafai
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You're doctor is incorrect. You have a chance of passing it to a male using condoms, daily meds and refraining when signs or symptoms are present at about 4-6% and maybe 8% ratio
feelbroken Lafai
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So cut yourself some slack. It is normal for your mind to rationalize your diagnosis as well and hope it is something else. You'll be OK huh, I promise. We're all here for you
chastity123 Lafai
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I dont want my love life to revolve around something so out of my control
i cant help but think why me.
also, a question.
What do you do to treat your outbreaks? is there anything you put on? oitment/cream? salt baths?
just because i was given a hydrocortisone/steriod cream for this before they realised what it was... it did relieve it previously... but should i stop it.
I really was told nothing besides this is what you have, its incurable, have a good day.
feelbroken Lafai
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I use the same cream if I'm itching from herpes, because it helps to relieve symptoms. It is OK to continue using.
I understand how you feel about relationships, we all are battling w the same fear and worry of that. However, I can tell you that I have multiple gfs in my life who have it and are all married now or in relationship. Only one has ever been rejected. If you educate them well on it, explain the risks are minimal w being on daily suppressive therapy and using condoms and abstaining during obs, most will accept it. I obsessed over what yiu did and finally realized it did me no good really. I'm worrying about something in the future that has yet to come yet and already predicting an outcome that I really don't know what it is yet. It's like putting the cart before the horse. Worry about that till you get to the moment of actually informing someone of your status and not a day earlier. You are just setting yourself up for unnecessary stress on things you have zero control over.
alexa27102 Lafai
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I definitely think people our age will be less likely to take it well. Before I was diagnosed I barely knew anything about herpes so i assume most people still don't know much about it.
It's so horrible to have this virus constantly in the back of your mind
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