I have a very sad story to tell and I need your comments and support.
Hang in there, it is on topic as you will see near the end.

On October 7th my very healthy father had outpatient surgery to remove
his gallbladder.  This was his first surgery ever.    He was 72.  He
came home and didn't feel well and wouldn't eat.  He developed a fever
and my mother took him back to the doctor.  They noted that he had
pneumonia in his lungs, and readmitted him to the hospital.

This man continued to run a fever and became very sick.  They
continued to run tests, and plowed him with antibiotics and
antivirals, but he became sicker.  Soon, they noted that his liver
enzymes were increasing, indicating liver failure.  Soon, his liver
and kidneys failed and my strong and beloved father died October 28th.
He was on a waiting list for a liver transplant.  He looked so
horrible from being swollen that they had a closed casket ceremony.
His funeral was today.

At some point, the infectious disease expert said that he knew exactly
what this was.  He suspected that this was a herpes simplex 1 virus.
We were surprised and stated that he has never even had a cold sore.
Sure enough, during his final days, the culture grew and the death
certificate stated that he died of acute liver failure due to HSV in
vireum (in bloodstream).

Now, I was diagnosed with herpes about 4 years ago, and altho it was
never cultured, I believe it was Type 1, and my only symptoms ever
since are that I get a dried crusty area in the same place in my nose
frequently.  That's why I think it is Type 1.  Also, I think I know
when I got the herpes, my boyfriend had a funny thing on the side of
his nose at the time.

When I went to visit my dad when he first came home, I did kiss him,
and I did have this thing on my nose.  So, I have this sick feeling
that I might have contributed to his ill health.  I have never told
anyone in my family about my condition, and I am so afraid to now.  I
realize that he was ill from his surgery before I went to visit him,
but I still wonder if I did something to make him sicker.  This is
killing me inside.

Have any of you ever heard of this before?  What do you all think?
Have you heard of hsv 1 in the bloodstream killing someone?  The
infectious disease guy said that there was a woman last year who came
in for a tubal ligation and the same thing happened to her.  I'm not
sure if she survived or not.

P.S.  We have not received the autopsy results yet.  I'm hoping there
is more information there.

Jan