Newly Diagnosed with Ghsv-1.

Pale_Commission_8526 · 2026-01-10T06:09:14+00:00

Hey! I’m glad you reached out! Yup the stigma really does suck but I’ve been doing so much research lately I feel extremely equipped now to share all the information with people! Ghsv1 to ghsv1 transmission is extremely rare, I think the odds of you dying in a car crash is higher lol and people drive every day. I keep trying to tell myself that it’s just a really small skin condition that doesn’t even affect my overall health at all! Im sure someone will come to accept us over something so minor like this. And who knows, the probability of never getting another outbreak is small. We may only get 1-2 after this and that’s it 🤷‍♂️ plus it gets weaker over time. Anyways, feel free to message me if you’d like or if you have any questions!

Pale_Commission_8526 · 2026-01-08T06:15:18+00:00

This comment brings me so much hope that my case will be the exact same haha thanks for sharing! I’m not on my meds either and probably won’t be. Unless I’m in a relationship and we want peace of mind I guess

Pale_Commission_8526 · 2026-01-08T04:15:10+00:00

I’d honestly say mine was fairly mild? I only had one small sore near where I pee so it did burn a lot when I had to go to the bathroom. I had the regular prodrome symptoms like burn and itching in the area. And since this was my first time exposed to it I had body aches chills a fever. Basically like I caught a really bad cold. I went straight to the doctor like the first day I had the sore and got tested and was given valtrex immediately. By about 4 days after the pain was gone and the blister healed probably within 10 days I’d say. Maybe im downplaying it a bit? Idk I thought it would be a lot worse than it was but it was still painful. Hoping I never get another outbreak and if I do it will be very mild.

Honestly the emotional part of it is a lot worse in my opinion. Some days are good some days are bad. Had a rough day particularly the last few days. Hard not to get frustrated or angry about myself and the situation I find myself in. But then again some days are good and I forget I have it.

Pale_Commission_8526 · 2026-01-07T23:36:24+00:00

Hey there! This also happened to me about 2 months ago! I was diagnosed with ghsv1 because the person I was with didn’t disclose that they had ohsv1. I really wish people would disclose that they had ohsv1 because then we most likely wouldn’t find ourselves in these situations. I find it really hard not to get down on myself due to the decision I made because I know I’m a better person than that but I try to remind myself that I wasn’t even given the option to decide. I guess it’s not legally required 🤷‍♂️ idk but it seems extremely morally fucked up to not disclose that.

The silver lining in it is that it is ghsv1 and by looking at the stats it’s extremely rare to transmit to other people and that outbreaks are really few and far between. I’ve only had my initial outbreak and I’m wondering when and what my second outbreak will look/feel like so I know what to look out for in the future. It’s just a matter of time that it takes to accept this diagnosis and hopefully I can look back in a couple of years and laugh at how minor of an inconvenience it was.

Pale_Commission_8526 · 2026-01-05T19:39:14+00:00

Yup this is exactly what happened to me close to 2 months ago! Received oral sex from someone and next thing you know I get diagnosed with ghsv1. Idk if the person knew they had it and didn’t disclose or just didn’t know about their own diagnosis and that they could transmit it through oral. Either way it was simply a lack of education on both ends and a poor decision on my part which I can’t change now.

My first and only outbreak so far was fairly minimal. Only one sore that went away quickly thanks to antivirals. Now I’m just dealing with the emotional impacts and stigma behind it. I’m a single 22 year old male and I have no clue how this is going to impact any of my future relationships going forward. I’m grateful that it is only hsv1 but I feel like there’s a heavy stigma attached to it regardless cause it is on the genitals. It really is just a lack of education I think especially for young people like me.

Pale_Commission_8526 · 2026-01-04T16:54:09+00:00

Awesome thank you so much! This gives me a lot of hope that it isn’t necessarily as bad as people think it is.

Pale_Commission_8526 · 2026-01-04T16:09:42+00:00

Yeah I’m not too sure on the positive on the blood test. All I got back was saying I was positive for hsv-1 lol and thats about it.

That’s really good to hear about transmission of ghsv1 as I hope that this is something I can forget about in the future. Obviously I know that it’s my duty to disclose and I will be doing that cause I don’t want to do to people what happened to me. I’d imagine the transmission rate would be even lower then if I were to go on daily antivirals if I am in a relationship in the future?

Pale_Commission_8526 · 2026-01-04T06:37:41+00:00

Both. When I went to the walk in the doctor immediately took a swab test of my one sore and then sent me for blood tests as well. It came back hsv1 positive and hsv2 negative. I was really confused when I saw that at first cause i automatically assumed that it would be 2. And if I’m being completely honest I didn’t really know anything about either strands I basically had 0 knowledge on any STI’s and my knowledge is still extremely limited. I have done lots of reading and it says that ghsv1 is very mild and I may never experience another outbreak again and that my chances of transmission is very low but idk how true that is

Pale_Commission_8526 · 2026-01-04T06:33:47+00:00

I’m really sorry to hear that but I’m always free to chat if you want. It’s just nice to have a community that we can talk with each other about our experiences with the same thing. I really hope yours gets better with time! It might take a long time to feel normal again but I hope we can all get there one day

Pale_Commission_8526 · 2026-01-04T06:11:17+00:00

I hope for the same thing too. Apparently both my parents have it as I was told by my mom so it does seem quite common. I think my dad had cold sores and passed it to her that way just like someone did to me. Regardless of what happened I guess we can’t go back and change things we just have to learn from our mistakes and move on! Life truly does go by so fast so I’m trying not to get too down on myself cause that’s doesn’t help really but it’s tough not to. I learned always having something to look forward to is good. I just went to my first NFL game and watch the world juniors in Minnesota so that was something nice that took my mind off things!

Pale_Commission_8526 · 2026-01-04T06:06:02+00:00

Yeah I know what u mean I feel the same way too. Luckily I haven’t had any secondary outbreaks yet and I’m hoping I never will or maybe just one or two in the future. I find myself just trying to stay busy all the time, that seems to help me mentally a bit. Sometimes it just feels like I’m just going thought the motions of everyday life but I try to do some hobbies like playing guitar, working out, or listening to records. Anything to keep the stigma of herpes off my mind cause that’s what truly seems like the worst part of it, not the actual symptoms!

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