Reply To: Positive HSV 2….partner is having shingles outbreak

[sholcomb1777]

I did not do antibody testing. My partner first presented with what appeared to be an ingrown hair on his waist line within a week of what appeared to be my ingrown hair in October. While mine dissappeared very quickly his began to spread sideways across his waist line. After my GYN called me with my test results he had his lesion swabbed and an antibody test done for both HSV 1 and 2. Both came back with negative results. His doctor thought an ingrown hair was infected and put him on antibiotics. It did clear up for a few weeks….it returned a few weeks later so he was prescribed a stronger antibiotic. It cleared up for a few weeks. Now it has returned for a third time worse than ever. 3 weeks ago his doctor said it was shingles and he was prescribed antiviral meds. It still isn’t cleared up. Assuming that my bump was definitely HSV 2, could I be the reason his lesion isn’t clearing up? Could exposure to HSV 2 have caused the shingles outbreak in him? This is all very new and very confusing. We were both in long term marriages and haven’t had many partners….why would we be having these outbreaks at this point? None of it makes sense to me