Ongoing breakouts - Herpes Message Board

Mark5 · 08-12-2004, 11:21 AM

I believe I am having ongoing breakouts. Does anyone else have this? The Dr. says I have herpes but we can't get a good culture and the blood test is negative. I have been takling daily Valtrex since July 4th. 500mg, sometimes 100mg. I would have to say that I don't think it has ANY impact. I kinda view this as good as maybe I don't have Herpes/viral related problems. I'm going to arrange a Herpes Western Blot test in the next couple weeks. This will not be easy. I never get any real "blisters". I do get redness, soreness, burning, and tingling. Things tend to go away after a week though but something pops up somewhere else. There has not been one day in the last 10 months where I could honestly say that I don't feel something down there (Man). I know there could be nerve damage, but I would think I would be getting really bad outbreaks to also have nerve damage. It doen't make sense that I have never damage but mild outbreaks.

Any other Men experieince ongoing problems that are not clear cut Herpes? Thoughts?

zorba · 08-12-2004, 12:20 PM

Mark,
There are several other members that have posted the exact symptoms that you have. And they all have herpes for sure.

So, it's definitely possible that you have it. The symptoms vary from person to person. Some have more severe OB's while others seldom have one or only had one initial OB and then never again.

Good Luck.

macs · 08-15-2004, 05:03 PM

I'm a female, but I only seem to have redness and pain, no sores or blisters. I haven't tried Valtrex yet-- but I would like to know about other people with these symptoms. Also, my symptoms seem to happen almost daily-- only a couple days of no symptoms if I'm lucky. I was hoping my body would work things out a bit for me, but it's been almost 6 months and I don't know if I will get any relief.

Mark5 · 08-16-2004, 01:43 PM

MACS, it seems as if we both have the same situation.

In general, it seems like everyday I have some sort of twitch, itch, tingle, burn, or redness that reminds me of the situation. It makes you feel that you are shedding 24/7. It is a curse because you feel like you are 100% active. Yet, symptoms are mild so you don't feel like complaining. Sometimes I wonder whether I would be better off with 4-5 distinct breakouts a year that were far worse off. Sept 1 is my one year so I'm really hoping that things get better in year 2. If not, I'm going to try oxygen treatments and such because I don't want to take 1000 - 1500 mg of Vatrex everyday for the rest of my life.

macs · 08-19-2004, 07:59 PM

Yes-- I think we're in similar situations. No 'textbook' blisters or sores...I got my 2nd herpes bloodtest back from an OBGYN. It came back positive for type 1, which from what I read can be genital-- and the dr. tells me type 1 isn't genital and its nothing to worry about! Then why have I felt like this for almost 6 months? I've had all my std tests, sonograms and paps which all come back ok...I can't believe how uneducated these drs are. I asked him if I could get a prescription for an antiviral, and he said he didn't do that--I'd have to go to a GP. It would be great if I don't have H, but I don't see any other explanation, especially since the person I was with admitted they had it AFTER I started having problems. Sorry, I needed to vent. Very frustrating.