Hello,

Well, it has been nearly a year since my infection with genital herpes
(probably HSV1).  At the time I had a whole cluster of symptoms which
DID NOT include blisters and sores.  However two blood tests have
confirmed that I've got the herp and the second test, probably the
more accurate one, strongly indicates HSV1 infection.

There are two symptoms that have not gone away and I'm wondering if
I'll always have them.  These are:

1) I always feel like my right foot is stepping on something.  When I
first became infected I would feel jabs of pain from my inner right
thigh down to my foot.  At one point I even limped for about a week.
Now the only symptom is this constant, non-painful feeling that I'm
stepping on something.

2) If I strongly need to urinate there is this burning feeling in my
bladder.  Like my foot sensation above it is not a painful feeling.
It is just noticeable.  When I urinate I also feel a burning feeling
in my urethra but it is not strong and discomforting like it was when
this all began nearly a year ago.

There are a couple of other symptoms I could mention but they are sort
of banal and so I won't describe them.

Is it common for herpes infected people to have persistent symptoms
like the two that I've described above?  These symptoms don't ebb and
flow... they are ALWAYS present.

Thanks!

Christopher