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[Bela]

Hello Mariam , thank u for sharing your story.

I am recently diagnosed, I saw your story and that specialist you talked about is a blessing, can you please share the medical treatments or diets that he wrote to you . I am so happy for you and surprised that you spent several years without outbreaks, I am starting my college I want to reach that target please.

Best regards,

• This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by Bela.

[mariamfrancis2663]

I think it’s high time I told my story.
So the doctor that diagnosed me of HSV1&2, actually recommended a natural method as a possible remedy for me and actually referred me to a Naturopathic Doctor who is a specialist in herpes. I was pleasantly shocked and grateful that he took that extra step to literally give me all my options and even provide resources. I’ve always hated taking medicine and I’ve been trying to be more aware of what I put into my body. He stated that the specialist had a lot of good information about herbs and natural healing. He spoke very highly of the doctor and claimed that he had worked with him and was very impressed with his research and the results he yielded. So I contacted him and we really discussed at length cos he wasn’t close by. He asked a lot of questions and was very clear that this will only put the virus into a dormant state where I won’t experience any of the herpes symptoms and won’t also pass the virus through sexual intercourse. It’s just like a second chance to live a normal life again. I didn’t really think twice because it looked like the only thing I was at risk of losing is my money and on the bigger scale of things it is definitely one of my lesser concerns, especially when in comparison to my health. So we concluded and he sent me the meds and instructed me on the diet to follow. I did that for 7weeks and that was it.
I have been living my normal life now for over 8years free from outbreaks, pains, sores, I have even been in and out of relationships without passing the virus, hence no need to tell my partners about my HSV if I choose not to.
I finally decided to settle down in my last relationship cos my partner was all I wished for, I later told him about everything which wasn’t an issue to him because after 2years of relationship and we were sexually active, he was still testing negative. Now we have a beautiful daughter. My husband and daughter are not with the virus.
If you haven’t tried or considered natural healing, then I think you should, but not all naturopathic healers can do it, there are specialist amongst them who are very good with herpes.

[kristinamariz17]

It’s a med a naturopathic doctor prepared for me then. He said the meds will just put the virus in a dormant state where I wouldn’t have cold sores or outbreaks and I won’t be able to pass it to anyone and I am glad its working all these years. I also have a 4years old daughter who is also free from it. I guess I am lucky.

[kristinamariz17]

Hi, I’ve had this since 2018. Frankly, I am doing well and have lived a good life so far. I’ve been married since 2009 to a man who doesn’t have it. I’ve never passed it to anyone. Honestly, my list of sexual partners is rather short. Herpes definitely kept me from engaging in casual sex. I have a solid marriage and feel good about myself despite having to deal with outbreaks. I have no children. Only my husband, my physicians and former boyfriends know about my diagnosis. I am happy to have this website to share with other women.

[Wynne]

I didn’t know much about herpes, as no one I knew had it. I had not ever been tested for it even though I got tested for other STD’s fairly regularly. My doctor said if I never had symptoms or had a partner who had it, I didn’t need to get tested.
About 7 weeks ago some crazy stuff happened at work and they laid off most of my department without warning. There were only three of us left and suddenly we were doing (and still are) the work of all the others who had been let go. The stress was unexpected and heavy. I couldn’t sleep, I ate terrible foods and I cried all the time. I was in front of the computer way too much and didn’t get regular exercise. I broke out in blisters on my genitals. I had no idea what was going on so I Googled it and decided that I better have a herpes test. Just to rule that out, as my boyfriend didn’t have it and I had never known any of my past boyfriends to have it. Well, the blood test was positive. My world changed right then and there. I told my current boyfriend (9 monthsdating) and he thought he must have had it unknowingly and gave it to me. He had a blood test. Well, his test was negative. I asked my doctor how that could be and he said I could have caught it as many as 20 years ago and never had an outbreak until now. I then remembered someone who I dated in 2003 right after I got divorced. I found his prescription for Valtrex in his bathroom and asked him what the hell he was keeping from me. He swore it was for “lip sores”. We broke up soon after, and then I never got any outbreaks after that so I didn’t think I had it. Well, now I know I do, maybe I have had it all this time and didn’t know, and my boyfriend does NOT, so the world has stopped for us. He won’t kiss me, hold my hand, or of course, have sex with me now. I’m on daily Valtrex but he is very scared of catching it. I don’t have a current outbreak but I still feel like I am u unlovable.

[disabellafernandez70]

Hello, you can give Dr. Nathan natural herbs a try. They are very effective and powerful. I haven’t had any outbreak since I started using them.
You can reach Dr. Nathan by WhatsApp: 234 245 0092

[disabellafernandez70]

Hello, you can try Dr. Nathan natural herbs they are very effective. I haven’t had any outbreaks since I started using the herbs.
Contact him by WhatsApp at: 234 245 0092

• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by disabellafernandez70.

[Heather]

I’m new here and was looking for advice I guess…

About 3 weeks ago my longtime boyfriend of 5 years had proposed to me. We were in the middle of trying to figure out a lot of stress, financially, family work, etc. And he told me he had some weird mark on his penis. He went to the doctor and got all the testing, and everything came back negative. I saw his patient portal and I was very supportive and helpful during this week or so of us trying to figure this all out. He then gets a call from the clinic over a week later saying that he was hsv2 positive. He’s never had any outbreak or any other std in his life. We were both devastated. So I finally get into my doctor and get tested and I’m obviously positive too… I know he’s not messed around on me except the very beginning of our relationship with his crazy ex baby momma. But that was years ago and we’ve moved past it. He’s coping pretty well somehow. I guess knowing that I’m not going anywhere is all he needs. And I’m not handling it well at all. I don’t look at him any different, and neither does he to me. But I’m disgusted and beating myself up pretty bad. I feel gross and my self esteem is destroyed. He’s being very supportive and all that, but idk how to cope and deal with this I guess. I don’t want to be depressed and hate myself. All other advice is for singles and I’m in a committed relationship and have no one else to talk to about this other than my fiance.

[SAMATHY]

Does sciatica have anything to do with my first Herpes outbreak?

[Bennie]

Hi –

I received test results last night. Not what I wanted to see!! But…

This does not alter who I am. I am the same person now as I was last week and the week before. I merely have a new obstacle to overcome.

I will not feel shame. I did nothing to deserve this. I chose to have sex and that’s ok. I’m a human being. Reading about this condition awakened a sense that it is all chance. A roll of the dice. Since 80% of people don’t know they have it and it can be transmitted without an obvious outbreak, no one can ever be sure they are safe.

This is a medical condition. It is not a moral judgment of my character. I am not dirty. I am not gross. I am not a slut. I am not less than others without it. It does not define me. But it will give me the opportunity to be a better person.

This will not kill me. It might be painful or annoying. But so are the chronic migraines I’ve been living with for over 20 years. And over these last 20 years, I’ve experienced so many wonderful things. No, life is not over. Rather, a new chapter is beginning and I am intrigued by what it will bring.

The man I’ve been with is a complete dream boat. He’s 6’10”, looks like a GQ model, owns 3 businesses, is a wonderful father, is compassionate, very funny, wicked smart, emotionally available and aware, and has held my hand over the past week as I waited for results. I will tell him the results in the next two hours. I can’t expect him to stay with me and if he does leave, I will have to deal with heartache and the feeling that my dreams slipped through my fingers. But…I can be grateful for the time I’ve had with him.

I can and will forgive the person, who gave this to me. I will come to a peaceful acceptance that allows me to move comfortably in this world. I will not regret. I will not focus on the past.

I will use this experience to remind myself of how strong I am. How fragile health can be. How quickly life can change. How precious our relationships are.

I will dive back into life with full enthusiasm. I will go on. I will be happy. I will be at peace. I just know it.

[Jul]

I was diagnosed just over 6 months ago after a second outbreak in about 6 weeks.

I thought the first outbreak was ringworm or something & quickly put medicine on it that made it never looked like what it was.

The second outbreak I didn’t treat and went to the doctor to confirm (was hoping it was shingles or something else). It wasn’t. I old my doctor I’d been with the same person 2 years and she said I could have gotten it 30 years ago.

A little background – I was a single mother more than 20 years ago and so busy and overwhelmed for so long I gave up on dating at all until a few years ago after my kid started college.

Then I dated a few people, nothing serious,
but kept thinking about the relationship before the one when I got pregnant 20+ years before.

We have a mutual friend and turns out his marriage was over and we rekindled that relationship.

Before we were back together this time we talked on the phone for 6 weeks or so.

Initially. it was just an old friends catching up kind of thing and he told me the only person
In his life he’d really think about dating was a friend of his. He asked, if I knew it was”the one” would I be with someone who had a non-fatal, but incurable disease. I knew what I was referring to and told him he better be sure because he’d never have a chance with a lot of women.. one of them being me.

He dropped the subject and mentioned that friend’s status a few times in other context.

Fast forward almost 2 years to my first outbreak, told him I thought it might be ringworm and he sort of jokingly told me to stay away.

Second outbreak, I told him after medically confirmed and I asked him if he ever had any indication he might have it. He said no.
I was breaking up with him because I didn’t
want him to get it. He said it didn’t matter, he loved me, he might already have it anyway & 25% of people have it, etc.

A few months later, I went out of town with my kid and had lots of time to think and remembered that early conversation about his friend he’d been interested in and became convinced he knew all along and didn’t tell me.

I broke up as soon as I got back & told him why.
He seemed completely stunned & devastated, but said okay.

I was devastated, too, lost my best friend, as well as my boyfriend, etc., and texted him. We started talking and he said he had been tempted be tested & send me the negative result without a word. I felt like a monster & a fool & we got back together.

I have to admit, I think about this often and wonder what the truth is.

He’s generally very forthcoming about things, but I know he has lied to me about less important things.

It’s otherwise a good relationship, not perfect, and I wonder how I’d ever date again anyway.

I wouldn’t want to go out with someone who is negative per I’m at the point in my life where I’m not just dating around & I don’t want to give it to someone else.

I feel like I can’t get perspective on this to see things clearly and there is no one I can or will tell.

Candid thoughts, please.

[megan119]

I am going crazy. I slept with someone new after being in a relationship for 5 years(ended a few months ago). I noticed a sore down there a few days after being sexually active with the new guy. I immediately went to Herpes, and so I went to the doctor to get tested. They did blood work, and urine sample for everything. Couldn’t swab the area because it was crusted over but said it looked like an ingrown hair. Everything came back negative.. fast forward a week and I have another outbreak and this time it’s in clusters and looks just like herpes. I went back to the doctor today and they were able to swab the area. I am so uncomfortable, I feel so gross and can’t think straight. How am I ever going to find someone that is going to be ok with this?

[wobrforgd2023]

Hello, I too am newly single after diagnosis years ago, 23 1/2 years to be exact. That was when I got married. I did know about his diagnosis before sexual contact. I researched all about herpes and decided to continue in the relationship and get married because I believed I would be with him for life. That ended 2.5 years ago .I never disclosed to
My doctor or sought treatment out of embarrassment.Just “got through” every outbreak. I have been searching ever since single for support , information. That search ended , or perhaps began anew when I found Pink Tent. I have hope now going forward. I ordered Dr Kelly’s book and look forward to
Learning to aid and live with this
Diagnosis. So thankful
The book will address dietary helps, emotional distress and psychological healing.I’m here to give support as well as receive support❤️

[sadkitty18]

Just been diagnosed 3wks ago, initial outbreak in 2018 which when I got tested came back negative??? The angry talk with my now ex at the time he insisted he was clean Dr said he had pimples on his shaft? No symptoms since but mid June I got blisters on my fingers really stung and wouldn’t heal so went to Dr and was given steroid cream as they said it was eczema. 2wks later constipated, burning down there and pain passing urine and bruise like pain down backs if thighs, went to Dr and was given internal exam, urine test and she swabbed me and it came back as hsv2, luckily I’ve not been sexualy active since my ex and I split up in 2020 (lockdown, changed jobs and then had pre cancerous cells removed from cervix). Ive had tingling and burning for around 6wks and waiting on blood results to see if antiviral meds are appropriate. I’m worried sick I feel like this is all consuming for me I feel disgusting and angry because I believe my ex either knew and lied or lied to me about getting tested before we stopped using protection, can’t ever imagine a scenario where I’d be comfortable to disclose this to friends family or a potential partner but I also couldn’t live with myself if I passed it on because I know how it’s making me feel. Here to chat if you want

[sadkitty18]

I’ve just been diagnosed few weeks ago but it’s looking like I was misdiagnosis and have had it since 2018 (3 tests since the outbreak in 2018 were negative, was told it was HPV and pre cancerous cells in cervix and I’ve been HPV negative since July 2020 haven’t been sexualy active since my surgery in January 2020, feel I can’t date because I know I’m too ashamed to tell anyone I have this and I can’t risk passing it onto anyone either.