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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Herpes / October 2007Genital Herpes Question
I have a question for you guys......I've had genital herpes for 8 years now. I'm having an outbreak now and I've been going to the tanning bed to get tanned for my vacation I'm having in a couple weeks. My question is this, has anyone ever tanned in the tanning bed while you are having an outbreak? If so, did it irritate it more or did you wear bottoms in the bed.....Please let me know! Waiting.... I used to use tanning beds before I got married. I never had any problems with the heat from the tanning bed triggering my herpes outbreaks. I honestly don't know if the heat from the tanning bed is going to make your outbreak worse. I would imagine that there might be some discoloration in the area once it's completely healed. If it were me, I would cover it up with a washcloth or something. Just put a wash cloth over the spot and tan to your heart's content. OR you can wait until the outbreak heals completely and then go tan. Good Luck, Angela  Signature~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Herpes Help www.yoshi2me.com PUP www.yoshi2me.com/pup/ Shut Up N Post! www.yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php Sexual Health Buzz www.yoshi2me.com/sexual-health/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >I have a question for you guys......I've had genital herpes for 8 > years now. I'm having an outbreak now and I've been going to the > tanning bed to get tanned for my vacation I'm having in a couple > weeks. My question is this, has anyone ever tanned in the tanning bed > while you are having an outbreak? If so, did it irritate it more or > did you wear bottoms in the bed.....Please let me know! Waiting.... In the past, I've used tanning beds, but then I quit going to them for a couple of years and started this week and then I got an outbreak. But thanks for the tip! I appreciate it! > I used to use tanning beds before I got married. I never had any problems > with the heat from the tanning bed triggering my herpes outbreaks. I [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I If the heat generating inside of the tanning bed is a trigger for outbreaks then skip the tanning bed and go for the spray tans. Those are really nice these days. Have you checked out the sunset tanning episodes lately? Signature~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Herpes Help www.yoshi2me.com PUP www.yoshi2me.com/pup/ Shut Up N Post! www.yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php Sexual Health Buzz www.yoshi2me.com/sexual-health/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > In the past, I've used tanning beds, but then I quit going to them for > a couple of years and started this week and then I got an outbreak. > But thanks for the tip! I appreciate it! > If the heat generating inside of the tanning bed is a trigger for outbreaks > then skip the tanning bed and go for the spray tans. Those are really nice [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > - Show quoted text - what is the sunset tanning episodes? I haven't heard of that. I think the reason why it was a trigger this time is bc I haven't tanned in so long that my body probably just freaked out. Does that make sense or am I just trying to make myself feel better? I know this ob was the worse that I've had in years!!! I did tan yesterday and did what you suggested and covered it up and it didn't make it any worse! yeah....bc I'm going out of town with my bf next weekend for our 1yr anniversary...... Sunset Tan is a reality show about a tanning chain on E. It's very entertaining if you like to watch reality shows. I'm a reality show junkie. What are you using to treat your outbreaks? You know about suppressive therapy, right? Angela ;) Signature~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Herpes Help www.yoshi2me.com PUP www.yoshi2me.com/pup/ Shut Up N Post! www.yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php Sexual Health Buzz www.yoshi2me.com/sexual-health/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > what is the sunset tanning episodes? I haven't heard of that. I think > the reason why it was a trigger this time is bc I haven't tanned in so [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > yeah....bc I'm going out of town with my bf next weekend for our 1yr > anniversary...... > Sunset Tan is a reality show about a tanning chain on E. It's very > entertaining if you like to watch reality shows. I'm a reality show junkie. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I do like most of the reality shows.....LOL I do know about suppressive therapy. I'm on valtrex everyday and then I have the valtrex ointment. > I do like most of the reality shows.....LOL I do know about > suppressive therapy. I'm on valtrex everyday and then I have the > valtrex ointment. Being on Valtrex every day is suppressive therapy. So that's good. Have you stopped to consider that maybe what you think is a herpes outbreak might be something else? The reason I'm suggesting it is because suppressive therapy with a clinically proven herpes antiviral like Valtrex usually does a great job at keeping the outbreaks under control. (even if you use a tanning bed) That is why I'm thinking there's a possibility that it could be something else. Also, you can check with your doctor to make sure that you are taking the correct dosage for you as far as taking Valtrex every day goes. Some people need more than others. As far as the cream that you are using goes, it's useless. It's better to keep the area clean and dry and free of creams and ointments. (unless of course you are in pain in which case you should talk to your doctor about that too!) Hang in there, Angela ;) Signature~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Herpes Help www.yoshi2me.com PUP www.yoshi2me.com/pup/ Shut Up N Post! www.yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php Sexual Health Buzz www.yoshi2me.com/sexual-health/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > I do like most of the reality shows.....LOL I do know about > > suppressive therapy. I'm on valtrex everyday and then I have the [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Sexual Health Buzzwww.yoshi2me.com/sexual-health/ > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ the valtrex ointment is useless? All the doctors I've talked to have told me to keep the ointment so just in case I do have an outbreak to use the cream and take the pills. >the valtrex ointment is useless? I wasn't even aware that Valtrex was available in an ointment. Are you sure you're not thinking of Zovirax? At one time, before the pills came out, it was the only thing on the market, FDA approved, that showed any effectiveness at all. When the oral medication came out, I don't think many people used the cream much anymore. There's a non-prescription (in the US) cream on the market though, approved for oral infections, that some rave about and some find useless. That'd be Abreva. Only way to know if it works for you is try it. Although it's approved only for oral infections, there have been posts here that claim it helps with genital infections as well. YMMV M2 Yup, I don't think people are supposed to use Abreva on genital outbreaks. I don't think there has ever been a Valtrex cream. Either way, the creams are useless. Angela ;) Signature~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Herpes Help www.yoshi2me.com PUP www.yoshi2me.com/pup/ Shut Up N Post! www.yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php Sexual Health Buzz www.yoshi2me.com/sexual-health/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >Yup, I don't think people are supposed to use Abreva on genital outbreaks. Reminds me of the joke about a thermos bottle being the smartest gadget in the world. It keeps cold things cold... and hot things hot... but.... how do it know? ;-) >I don't think there has ever been a Valtrex cream. I haven't kept up lately but I don't think so either. >Either way, the creams are useless. LoL! well whatever ;-) >Angela ;) M2 :) On Sep 14, 2:53 pm, M2slo2...@nospam.invalid wrote: > >Yup, I don't think people are supposed to use Abreva on genital outbreaks. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > M2 :) I meant the cream for zovorax. But I haven't heard that they were useless...thanks for letting me know guys! > I meant the cream for zovorax. But I haven't heard that they were > useless...thanks for letting me know guys! The zovirax cream is not all that great either. Besides, it's much better to keep the area clean and dry. Angela ;) Signature~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Herpes Help www.yoshi2me.com PUP www.yoshi2me.com/pup/ Shut Up N Post! www.yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php Sexual Health Buzz www.yoshi2me.com/sexual-health/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ You don't even need the cream if you have the antivirals. It's better to keep the area clean and dry. However, do what you think is best and if you feel you should listen to your doctor then by all means do listen. Good Luck, Angela ;) Signature~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Herpes Help www.yoshi2me.com PUP www.yoshi2me.com/pup/ Shut Up N Post! www.yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php Sexual Health Buzz www.yoshi2me.com/sexual-health/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > the valtrex ointment is useless? All the doctors I've talked to have > told me to keep the ointment so just in case I do have an outbreak to > use the cream and take the pills. |
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