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[Topic ID] 99 [Post ID] 577 [Date & Time] 2005-09-23 18:33:04 [Post Text] 
Hello there are two different types of the Herpies virus. Herpies 1 and Herpies 2. I caught the Herpies 2 virus last year in November. I had the blisters and boy, they were the most painful thing ever. I spent three days propped up on the sofa on top of a fan which was blowing cold air between my legs. To urinate I had to use this cream which numbed the area otherwise I was springing off the toilet seat in absolute hysteria with pain. My partner and I were both treated even though he had never had the virus, and I had performed oral sex on him two days before the blisters broke out. Since then, we have carried on like normal even with oral sex and we dont use condoms either. We dont sleep with anyone else so the risks of another breakout are limited to ourselves. We talked this through with the people at the GUM clinic and they strongly advised us to always use our own towels, and washing materials, never share our personal things even hair brushes, and always ensure that our bathroom is thoroughly cleaned after use. We have stuck to the advice to the letter and not had another breakout and touch wood we wont again. We had to include things in our diet too like extra vitiman C and B6 plus eat foods rich in iron like spinnach to boost our immune systems. If you look up the other highly contageous condition of Impetigo, the hygine rules are similar to that of herpies. Herpies 1 can present as colesores on the mouth, arm pits and under breast areas and sometimes between the thights. Herpies 2 is when the genitals have sores which swell, become extremely painful and weep. You can pass either of these on easily and without meaning to. Either by kissing, sharing cups or utencils, towels, and other things that come into contact with your body. On a personal note, we drove ourselves mad last year when this happened to me. I caught it from using a towel whilst away. I was sweating and so used someone elses bathroom while I was in their hotel room, and shouted out was it ok to use their towel to give myself a rinse. Needless to say I will NEVER be doing anything like that EVER again. I washed with water from the sink and wiped myself down inbetween my legs, around my breasts and under my arms. That was all it took. Lesson learned the hard way. I did not know this person well, hardly at all in fact. It was just someone who worked in our group occasionally. We went to pick up some paperwork from their room and I needed to use the toilet. It seemed like a good idea at the time to freshen up while I was in there. My Partner thought I had been unfaithful. We had couselling. He is ok now but cried when he saw the pain I was in and when he took me to the hospital after the doctor came to our house, he was emotional and worried sick. Neither of us knew what was going on. All I knew was pain. If I can just give you one piece of advice, both of you just get treated together and dont let this consume you. You are both together, faithful and love each other. Just get treated and get on with your lives. If either of you does break out again, just get treated again together. Share the experience and get treated at the same time. That way, there will be no resentment under the surface. What is done is done and cant be undone. You know about the condition now and your partner having had it before you were married. So move on. Get counselling at your local clinic if necessary. Quite a lot of people dont think that herpies is a big deal. That is until they get the herpies 2 virus. Then it does not seem so funny any more. People said to me "oh its only herpies, I have had that" and I used to look at them and think, how lax an attitude that was. Yes herpies 1 probably isnt a big deal but if you catch that after having a major operation like I did, or when you immune system is perhaps not as strong as it normally is, then it quickly develps into herpies 2. Anyway, I hope this all helps to put your mind at rest slightly. I would just both get treated together and not worry about it any more like we have done Princess [user=224]rosadog[/user] wrote: "another question about transmitting herpes: i have looked on different sites but they only answer general questions. the questions i would like to know answeres to are - 1.- i have read you can get herpes different places then just vaginal, anal, and oral... if you say that it can be caught from sharing a towel, does that mean you could get herpes anywhere the towel touches, like arms, legs,shoulders etc....??? ..also, if i have a breakout and i am drying myself with my own towel couldnt i then spread it all over myself??????- how does that work? 2.- medication only helps with holding back breakouts. but it does nothing to keep u from asymptomatically shedding the virus and transmitting it...(or does it)so, since my husband has only had 1 break out in 2 years and has not been on any medication, if i get diagnosed with it too as long as i dont have symptoms we should be fine having sex without condoms shouldnt we? or does this increase both our risks for having more breakouts. (obviously we would not be having sex at all if one of us had symptoms) 3.- oral sex is a no-no too i found out. but what if one of us is already infected in the mouth, would kissing be a no-no forever too? or do you have to have symptoms to be able to pass it from mouth to mouth?? i would hate to think i may never even be able to kiss him!!! .................i dont know about this stuff- hopefully some one else does!:( "
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