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hi im sopie and i just found out from a blood test that i have herpes 2. i am so upset. i don't know who i got it from. i recently left a long term partner and started up with a new one.i think my old partner screwed around and i know the new one has been around. sex seems so great in the heat of the moment, but it was not worth getting infected. so far i have not had any outbreaks but i am so stressed out about this that i fear i may induce one. i just read that it is good to stay away from all the things i love to eat. processed food, alcohol, sugar, cola, coffe, chocolate, meat, nuts, diary, cereal, chicken and tea. What the hell are we "leapers" supposed to eat? I don't know how im going to get through Easter. i guess this will be the first year i won't gain weight for the holidays :)
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Blood tests...
Hi Sopie,
the trouble with a blood test is that you will test positive if you have ever had cold sores on your mouth. The only sure-fire way to know if you have it genitally is to have an outbreak swabbed. As you haven't had an outbreak genitally, let's hope you don't have it there.
And you cannot pass the virus from mouth to genitals, despite popular myth.
As for being a 'leper', you will only be one if you think about it like that. Do you think that people with cold sores are lepers? The only difference between cold sores and the genital version is the nerve pathway that the virus resides in, and the stigma attached to it being there.
You are no more of a leper than someone with cold sores!! Herpes needs to be re-framed...it is a skin infection, not a genital infection. When I was told that, it lifted the burden somewhat for me.
Best wishes,
Lido
Myth
Sorry...would just like to clarify "And you cannot pass the virus from mouth to genitals, despite popular myth.".............
..........I meant from your own mouth to your own genitals. You only get the virus once. You can, however, have both types 1 and 2 on different nerve pathways, so appear to have oral and genital herpes. But they are different virusses.
Regards,
Lido
meet and greet
Hello I'm Cutie was diag back in Nov.05. I'm dating someone that does'nt have herpes. We are currently having the best sex u could have. But I hav'nt told him afaid of how he'll respond. But I would like if I could date someone that I know would understand.
the great sex will end fast
the great sex will end fast if you infect him, I know I would have liked the option of knowing my partner had herpes, honesty is the best policy, if you infect him with out telling him, you risk him running around telling everyone you know what happened. you also risk him leaving you, since that is a huge breach of trust.