If the bottle had no label, how do you know he was taking Valtrex?  I've not
seen the pills so I have no idea what they look like.

How do you know you have herpes?  What kind of tests did the doctor run?
Where is your herpes located?  What kind of herpes is it?

Unless your boyfriend has shingles, I can't think of any other reason he
would be using valtrex.

ar

On Feb 23, 7:22 pm, succes...@msn.com wrote:

Dear Success,

First, your post leaves a few questions.  Did you go to the doctor
because you had
symptoms or were you just there for a routine check up?

If either of you has ever had another partner...it's possible to have
gotten Herpes from
them.  Many people are asymptomatic for life; are asymptomatic for a
long time before
they have an outbreak; or they have symptoms that are Herpes related
but the pass them
off as something else.

Your boyfriend having the Valtrex in his car does sound suspicious,
but you guys need to
talk.  It could be that (and I'm just stating possibilities) he got it
from you and had an
outbreak first.  But that's why he needs to sit down with you and you
guys need to come clean
with each other.

A little medical info here...the only way you would know if your
Herpes is new is if you had a lesion
and had it cultured and it came back positive.  And at the same time
had a blood test that came
back negative.  The blood test simply indicates the presence of Herpes
antibodies in the blood.  It
can take some time for the antibodies to be present in the blood, but
a lesion that is cultured will
be a true indicator.  If you had no lesion to test, and you simply had
a blood test that came back
positive....you may never know who gave Herpes to whom, unless
everyone comes clean.
Make sure the blood test you get is a type specific Herpes test.  I
was initially diagnosed with type 2,
but after further testing, found out I have type 1 (which I have had
for over 20 years).  As to your question..
is there any other reason to take Valtrex...none that I know of :(

I know this is hard; but it won't be the end of your world.  I'm sure
Yoshi (Angela) will reply to
your post and give you lots of great advice.  She moderates a website
called "pickingupthepieces.com".
That's where I first went and I learned so much.  You should check it
out~!

Keep your chin up, talk with the boyfriend, and learn as much about
living with Herpes as you can.
Once you know more about H....you'll realize how many people actually
have it and are living normal
lives.

Michelle

If you have asked him point blank about the bottle of Valtrex pills and he
sweeps it under the rug then that is a problem. Trust and honesty is a HUGE
thing in a relationship and there is no reason he should ever avoid just
telling you about it.

Angela