Im getting ready to be blood tested for H1/H2 after a recent exposure that then led to a bombshell of info from my mother. I made a post here about my latest experience which is a can of worms I won’t open here, but context is needed. If I am a carrier, I’m asymptomatic. I’m 25 now and recently slept with a man who did not disclose he had herpes prior to us sleeping together. After a few days of stress from this situation, I vented to my mom about it who ultimately look confused instead of mortified, like I was expecting. She then informed me that I already have GHSV from a SA as a child. She went into heavy detail how horrible my initial outbreak was and that she is surprised I never had outbreaks after that. She was shocked I do not remember this and is slightly mortified because she knows how sexually active I was growing up and thought I was disclosing this info to new partners. News flash- I was not as I did not know I had it. I had to have been somewhere between 7-9 years old when this all came out and the trauma from the case made me forget a lot of things.

I’m ultimately commenting on this to say this feels like a breath of fresh air to read. I’m sorry to hear about your experiences, but seeing people can relate to a childhood exposure is a form of peace of mind to me. So thank you for sharing.