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Angel - 08 Jan 2006 23:44 GMT

Hi....I'm 45 and a day after Christmas I noticed some some white bumps
on my genitals. Those bumps caused a major breakout. They turned into
sores, I felt like I had the flu and the muscle spasms I had I found
out were called prodromes. I went to my Doctor and she put me on
Valtrex and took a swap sample (now that was painful). Within a week,
she called me and told me I had HSV-1. By this time I was feeling much
better. My husband and I thought back and remembered that he had some
cold sores a few weeks before my outbreak. This sure has been a
learning experience for both of us. We had no knowledge on herpes but
you can sure bet we do now. I still feel sore but the actual sores
seem to be gone. Is that normal...to feel tender or sore still?

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Grant - 09 Jan 2006 11:14 GMT

Hi Angel,

Sorry about your diagnosis.

Yes, it's typical to feel sore and tender for awhile afterwards. The outbreaks
will get much better, though. It just might take some time. If you're able,
take some over the counter pain meds to help.

You and your husband aren't the first people to accidently pass on type 1.
There's a lot of misinformation out there about herpes. I remember trying to
talk to someone about it but they were so sure their misinformation was correct
they simply would not listen to anything else.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

ar

>Hi....I'm 45 and a day after Christmas I noticed some some white bumps
>on my genitals. Those bumps caused a major breakout. They turned into
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>you can sure bet we do now. I still feel sore but the actual sores
>seem to be gone. Is that normal...to feel tender or sore still?

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shesand - 22 Jan 2006 01:43 GMT

I know I didn't know much about herpes before I got it either. I always
saw the commercial for Valtrex and I would always think, that will
never happen to me. I guess I was proved wrong. When I first got
herpes, it was the worst experience ever. I was getting outbreaks all
the time. I was misserable. Finally, my doctor put me on Valtrex
everyday and after a year or so of taking it every day, my outbreaks
weren't as often. Now, I'm off of the daily Valtrex and I don't have
outbreaks as often still. This past October made it 6 years that I've
had it.

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