November 17, 2014 at 7:41 pm #1881

Participant

Thank you, Terri. This is very thorough and understandable information. I deeply appreciate your fast response and expertise. I deeply appreciate you explaining the science behind your recommendations, thank you.

Just to let you know in case it is important: I haven’t had sex or anything close to it, not even kissing, since Jan 2013 and never noticed symptoms. I had a couple of yeast infections, but AZO Yeast seemed to always take it away. I haven’t had a yeast infection probably since around 2011. That one surprised me. Certain lubricants gave them to me but once we figured that out the only one that was surprising was the one in 2011, if I am remembering correctly. So, I guess I feel doubtful that I will notice anything. I have never had anything itchy or painful anywhere (except the yeast infection). I one time about a year ago had two tiny little bumps right next to each other, maybe a centimeter or so apart, on my glute, they might have itched a little-can’t really remember. I thought they were bug bites and they went away without any type of blistering or oozing. I have had this little bump (tiny 5mmX3mm-this was also probably about the size of the two believed bug bites) on top of my left hip for a month or maybe more now. It doesn’t hurt, itch, it doesn’t seem to have fluid in it, it doesn’t really seem like a hair follicle, it’s a little hard-like a cist but no fluid, it’s just there and doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. I don’t have a camera so I can’t take a photo. I have these energy pulses or I guess you could call it tingling in my genital region, but it seems not related to herpes because it seems to have been going on practically nonstop for about a year now. It is intermittent but it is constant, once or more even a week. I did notice before the past year, I would sometimes go numb in my genital/inner thigh region, like your leg falling asleep, and I attributed that to me laying on that side or sitting on that side and cutting my circulation off. To me it doesn’t seem like it would be related to herpes, but what do I know. Also, in the past few years I developed a hemorrhoid. But, I was sitting more than normal due to a road trip and that seems to be when it came about and it seems to be here to stay. So, just to let you know those are the only things that I have noticed.

I know sometimes people have their HSV II outbreak on their mouth/face. Is it possible for you to have your primary outbreak in those places (herpetic whitlow, mouth/face) and not know it (so I guess that would be asymptomatic herpetic whitlow & asymptomatic mouth/face outbreak) and then in that instance you would shed from there? Or if your primary outbreak was unknowingly in those places it is still not possible to shed after that from there?

Is this considered one question or two?

Thank you again for offering this service. What a brilliant idea!