Unbearable PAIN from genital herpes

Yes. First outbreak. I have been taking antiviral for 3 days already. It is not getting any better. I am going insane. I just want to terminate myself in a quicker way :-(

Calm down dear. 

Always the first attack is the worst. So be sure that this is normal. 

But i think that you are dealing with blisters in wrong way. 

Look. So much cleaning or rubbing will make it worse and will not end.

Just leave all your blisters heal naturally specially if they are already open. Do not touch and always keep dry. 

Blisters always open and then form scabs that heal alone. If you disturb this cycle so healing will be bad , painful and may lead to scars. 

Just do not touch for 48 hours and i m sure all will be ok. 

Of course keep taking your medications. 

Oh. Thank you so much. I don’t want to clean them. As it is so so painful. I thought I have to... they are also open now and I am feeling worse. The yellow discharge is itching and my whole virginal is rotten... I am dying 

Please do not touch. Specially they are open now. 

Touching or rubbing make them spread and prolong the process. 

Let them heal. Let them take their time. 

They will make scabs then every thing will be ok. 

Hi dear. It is impossible not to touch it.  The yellow discharge is making me very uncomfortable. It is itchy and painful at the same time. I am at my 6th days. Seriously. How long this is going to last.  

Thank you dear.  

Thank you so much. I am feeling slightly better today after another nightmare night. Still grit my teeth when Urinating through.  Today is more like itching and very dry at the area, I am slowing coming to terms, my blood test and swab test result has not came out yet. I am hoping it would not be anything worse than I am prepared for. Thank you. I hope you feel better soon. 

Because surely the doctors would give us one if they could? Like they would if it was another STI.

The nurse I saw told me it was nothing they can do and that there's no cure at the minute.

The doctor told me that the virus is locked inside my body forever. And it is STI, I want to believe that he is wrong but how? I am so hammered 

With all due respect you comment on so many posts about this ‘miracle herbal cure’ with no details.

I suspect this is all a scam and if so just f**k off,  these are people who are suffering with the effects and coming to terms with a lifelong condition and you just keep spouting your s**t about a herbal ‘cure’...it’s clearly not working so leave the group alone

I agree with Katie, you're all about this herbal cure but your not helping us, telling us where or what to do, or how it can help. We're all suffering and should be supporting and helping each other. If I had some miracle cure believe me I'd be making sure everyone would know!

How are you feeling now Katie? I am confirmed having HSV2. I don’t think that I have fully realised what is this mean to me.

It’s been nearly 4 years since my first outbreak. 

It honestly gets so much better! I’ve had a few outbreaks since but nothing even compares to the agony of the first, I haven’t needed any medication for them and they’ve cleared within a couple of days. 

It took me a while to come to terms with it all but now it really doesn’t affect me in the slightest. I’m in the same relationship I was in when diagnosed so I guess that helps as I’ve never had to tell a new partner about it.

Trust me it gets better xx 

Hello katie

I need to know how you manage your sexual life. 

Did you infect anyone?

You dont use condom and all went safe??

I wanted to ask the same question. I told my husband about it. He obviously doesn’t think this is an issue. I urged him to have a good read about it. He is still not worried. He doesn’t feel anything. But I don’t know where did I get this virus from. He says that if I got from him, that’s fine we both have. If he is not having it yet and the worst case is to get it from me and have a bad first breakout, then that’s all. I think that he doesn’t understand how bad it is. :-(

As you know that HSV2 is only transmitted through SEX. 

I dont like to judge anyone. 

But i think as long as you have sex with only one man so 100% you got it from that ONLY man. 

I m sorry to say that this explains why he is not worried!

Thank you.  So you mean that he must have it and he knew that he has it ? 

I was with my current partner when I was diagnosed so he knew all about it as it was happening. 

There were 2 potential situations either I had contracted the virus from a previous partner and only had an outbreak months later...or my partner has the virus but has never noticed and passed it to me while he was having an outbreak that he never even knew about. 

Either way we don’t use condoms I just make sure that we don’t have sex while I have an outbreak or feel like there may be one coming. He’s never had a noticeable outbreak so either I haven’t passed it to him or he did already have it without knowing. 

The more outbreaks you get the more you can recognise the initial symptoms so you can avoid sexual contact until it has cleared. I guess I’ve had it easier as I’ve never had to tell a new partner but it can be managed without having to make any major changes to your sex life xx 

No even if he does have it he may not know at all. 

It was explained to me that men can have extremely mild outbreaks to the point they may not notice anything at all. 

When I was diagnosed my partner asked if he should be tested but they said there’s no point as swab tests will only show positive if there is an active outbreak of the virus 

Actually we can not figure out a complete conclusion about your situation as long as your partner did not have blood test till now. 

If he has a negative blood test now so this will be amazing   Wow really excited to know his results oneday. 

Good luck for you

Thanks Katie.  Do you mind telling me if oral sex is still possible to be performed without spreading the virus between outbreaks. 😊

I’m no expert but I don’t see why not, Ive been with my fiancé so long that luxury is kept purely for birthdays lol 

Hi Katie. How are you doing?

So it has been 3 weeks since my outbreak. The sores started healing after about a week. But I have been suffering from the ithiness for almost two weeks and It is driving me nuts now especially during the night time. It is just so itchy and drying the whole night. I was in and out sleeping not sleeping and scratching. Is there an end of the outbreak. I am honestly going mental and I can think and behave normally in the family. 

Katie are you taking vitamins or medical to control the virus?? Any suggestion would be much appreciated 

Have a great day 

I found the itching worse than the pain to be honest, it’s like the most intense itching that just can’t be scratched! 

I remember going back to the clinic about the itching and they didn’t know anything about it, I think they just thought I was overreacting. 

I hope it starts to get better for you soon xx 

I take L-lysine supplements every day as well as just a daily multi vitamin. I don’t know whether it helps but I rarely get outbreaks now so I’m going to keep taking them 

I have to scratch it. There is no way that I can’t stand it without scratching it. I will get some multi vitamins as well. Thank you 

I remember my first outbreak we were in the middle of moving house.

Walking round Ikea trying desperately not to scratch in public was absolute hell. 

I hope things start to get better soon xx