Thanks. I just never though I'd be like one of those "beautiful" people
on the TV commercials.

I know my exhusband, (for better or worse, yada, yada) gave this to me.
He had numerous anonimous sex partners during our marriage, he
traveled a lot.  Unbeknownst to me, until later on, he was a sex
addict.  I confronted him after he had shown no interest in sex for
what would be a long period of time for him, he confessed that he had a
"sore" that was very painful and had gone to a "doc-in-the-box" where
they gave him an ointment and that seemed to be healing it.  I, of
course, flipped out and made him see a urologist, I even went to the
appointment with him.

I had every confidence in the doc, who said that whatever it was seemed
to have been "burned" off and not to worry.  To this doc's discredit he
NEVER said that I or my EX should be tested.  Well here it is 11-12
years later and .  .

I win!!!

I was sooooo stupid, but I thought, hey if the doc says not to worry. .
.. . I hope that anyone reading this might take heed and if they are
ever suspicious . .
GET TESTED, who cares what the doc says, the proof is in the test.

Angela,
I am being sarcastic.  Your info has been very helpful.  With your
help, along with the help of others, I have calmed down.

There is a lot of info out there to diseminate and if it is
misunderstood or if you don't follow-up with the "test" or a face to
face with a doctor, a person could think the rest of their life was
going to be HELL.  Such as I was sacastically responding to regarding
the fever, chills, aches, pains, naseau, and as one site stated
hospitalization.  All of which, could happen, not happen at all, happen
in varying degrees.  But still scary to think about.

In my case, I would bet my doughnuts that for the past past couple of
years the "yeast" infections I was experiencing may very well have been
HSV outbreaks that I never associated with HSV. BUT now, looking back,
I always said to myself I wonder why I never had the "classic" symptoms
(discharge, ect) of a yeast infection, just iching and sometimes
burning, I NEVER had any sores.  The OTC meds just eventually worked.
And I got them about 3-4 times a year, sometimes less.  Soooo. . . .

I hope this "last" HSV-2 outbreak is the last of the worst and now with
the Valtrex on hand,  I can be prepared.
P.S. I did have the scrape (culture) test.

Thanks again