Worst week ever
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So I have recently been diagnosed with herpes. Something that to me used to be seen as something disgusting and dirty. I am clearly someone that suffers badly. For a week I couldn't move due to the pain of the blisters. Gave myself a urine infection from the fear of going to the toilet as it hurt so much to go. I couldn't walk. In fact I couldn't do anything. I had a fever and basically had never felt so ill in all my life. This was my first outbreak, and typical luck for me I didn't even get it from having sex. I have been with my partner for 2 years now and he has suffered from cold sores all his life. It turns out you don't have to have a visible cold sore for the virus to be there. I managed to get herpes from oral sex. The last 2 weeks since I have found out I have this I have thought my life is over. My partner thought I had cheated on him and all in all it was just a crappy couple of weeks for me.
I have researched so much and I find it really reassuring to know that there are forums for things like this and people that are going through the same thing. Would love some feedback with remedies that people think help coping with the pain and the outbreaks
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Lellie samantha21774
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I have only found out this week myself and like you i was devastated because I always thought a certain type of person caught these things, I have had to quickly reassess my thoughts as it's not true, it really was bad luck rather than a disregard for my health.
I am in agony too, sweats, shivers, tingling, shooting pains, aches and serious pain when walking, sitting, sleeping but I have started anti vitals today and the pain has greatly reduced after just 2 doses so I am hopeful things will start to settle down from now on.
I found tonight a salty bath followed by a thick layer of savlon has seemed to help and I am alternaiting paracetamol and ibuprofen every 2 hrs. I have also bought some l-lysine to take, I read about it on a forum and ecichinea as it is supposed to help your immune system....
I really hope things will get better for you and me!
samantha21774 Lellie
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I had contemplated a salty bath when I first got the symptoms but was worried it would sting the blisters too much. I will definitely try that next time if the symptoms are as bad as they were the first time. I will also look into getting those tablets as I want to make sure my immune system stays at it's best so I hopefully don't have to many episodes.
I had to reassess my views on it too as I definitely thought it was something certain people caught when it really was just a case of bad luck. It is really reassuring to know that I'm not the only one as last week I thought my life was over! It's amazing to know there are people I can talk to that understand what I'm going through!
Lellie samantha21774
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samantha21774 Lellie
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bree36367 samantha21774
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Lellie bree36367
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So I am relying on google and forums to get me up to speed but it's very confusing, so much conflicting advice...
bree36367 Lellie
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courtney66568 samantha21774
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samantha21774 courtney66568
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I am beginning to realise that although this is really scary for me at the moment, it doesn't make you dirty or someone that sleeps around and I find it awful that that is what I thought about it before I was diagnosed.
Since you have been diagnosed have your outbreaks been as severe as your first outbreak. I understand everyone suffers differently but I really do hope that my next outbreak is no where near as bad as the first!!
Thank you for your message. Really appreciate having people to talk too xxx
courtney66568 samantha21774
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I thought it was a shaving bump. What you need to realise is this is a very manageable
Virus. There is so many horror stories online. I suggest you do not read them your only feel worse. Xz
samantha21774 courtney66568
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I have tried to stay away from any negative things online about herpes and just tried to read things that will make me feel positive. The last thing I need is to scare myself more x
Guest samantha21774
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Also drink a ton more water. I know it sounds counter intuitive cause you will have to pee MORE but the water dilutes the amount of amonia in each "batch" and the pain is a lot less
Try using flushable wipes instead of toilet paper, the moisture makes it not hurt as bad as dry. My doctor also told me I could put a little vaseline on the sores and that helped a bit as well.
Taking a bath in epsom salts feels amazing- it doesnt sting at all on the sores
I was able to figure out that my outbreaks are triggered by stress so whenever I feel an outbreak coming on I make my self go relax- take a hot bath, read a book, whatever works for you. So far that has kept recurring outbreaks to a minimum.
Hope some of that helps
mandyhappygolucky samantha21774
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Sorry to hear you caught HSV, I've had it nearly 5 years now and I know at first I was devastated/disgusted just so emotional about it, it was horrible, I got it 6 years into my current relationship, still together, he doesn't have it, can't be certain how I got it but like you we think it was through oral, although the docs say either one of us could have had it before we met and it only just surfaced, who knows lol, I'm over having it now I just see it as a skin condition thats a pain, I'm not dirty its just unfortunate and bad luck for me, I consider myself lucky as things could always be worse.
I suffer from a lot of outbreaks usually, I avoid wheat, nuts, chocolate lots of sugar and foods high in arginine but I'm prone to stress which triggers me, I'm currently taking antivirals because I'm due to give brith any day now and I can say they have really helped, usually when I feel an outbreak about to occur I put 100% natural tea tree oil on the area and apply as many times a day as I can, if I don't catch it in time and I have a blister I use the tea tree oil and break the blister and get it in the sore till it really stings, hold it there for about a minute and repeat a couple of times a day, it makes the blister scab over and go within a few days.
If you like coconut oil try taking a few table spoons of organic coconut oil a day, that can also be applied to sores it stopped me from having outbreaks for months.
I read alot of remedies on this website myhomeremedies and stories, it helped me get over it at first, chin up its not a life over virus, people with this virus still have normal lives, loves and children, its so common amoung the population but rarely talked about, don't let it get you down you will learn to manage and live with it.
Mandy
relief_herpie samantha21774
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However, I used to take vitamin C tablets but did not help.
Apparently pineapple has high C content and it is food based vitamin C. Which is the difference. Please try. Its cheap inexpensive and it WORKS.