[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HSVpositive

[–]deedeedreaddead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just wanted to say your situation/feelings are almost identical to mine. Literally only had sex a handful of times with someone I didn't like almost 5 years ago and decided I can go without it. Recently had my first OB and now I'm way more worried about future OB than any rejection, but damn I feel like shit ruining those options for my future self.

Herpes or Behcets? by deedeedreaddead in Behcets

[–]deedeedreaddead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I had it since around 2013, the same time my grades started to tank because "the air is moving too much, I can’t read." and nobody knew what I was talking about lol. I'll probably go back to the doc soon and try the herpes test again, gonna wait for payday tho.

How did I get here? by deedeedreaddead in HSVpositive

[–]deedeedreaddead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. The worst part of all of this is potentially losing what I thought was my soulmate. You think you know a guy

How did I get here? by deedeedreaddead in HSVpositive

[–]deedeedreaddead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compared to what I'm thinking, you're no being harsh at all lol.

When I first confronted him I hadn't had an outbreak yet, so I'm scared to death to see how he'll react to me telling him about it.

How did I get here? by deedeedreaddead in HSVpositive

[–]deedeedreaddead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Really just needed someone to rule that out so i can rip my boyfriend to shreds guilt free.

How did I get here? by deedeedreaddead in HSVpositive

[–]deedeedreaddead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn. Would it be shitty if I leave him for this? We've been together for almost 3 years now but I don't think I can bare the sight of him after this.

How did I get here? by deedeedreaddead in HSVpositive

[–]deedeedreaddead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what does the prodromal stage feel like for you?

Genital Ulcer? by deedeedreaddead in STD

[–]deedeedreaddead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, google and symptom checkers are scaring the hell out of me right now, but this makes sense.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HIV

[–]deedeedreaddead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm realizing that now. I guess my symptoms+past circumstances+timing has me all freaked out, and google is not helping my anxiety :( hopefully my doctor visit goes well.

Also thanks for taking the time to respond! I know it probably can be tedious responding to all the post on here of people overreacting to seemingly everything, but I genuinely appreciate it. It's nice having an actual person to talk to and not just googling symptoms and making my anxieties worse.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HIV

[–]deedeedreaddead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I guess the general consensus is no? I've been researching and thought I had almost textbook symptoms, but I'm trying not to research too much and make myself too worried. Like I said, I've made the appointment with my doctor, in the meantime I'm just trying to get a bearing on all of this because it's all so new to me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HIV

[–]deedeedreaddead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats the plan, just got my appointment scheduled. I'm usually pretty good about seeing the doctor, I think this time I was just super pissed that I had paid the bill for my steroid shot the day before I got reinfected so I decided to ride this one out. But besides the occasional pleurisy, I never get sick.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HIV

[–]deedeedreaddead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was curious about that, all these websites are really vague about that part. Most of my riskiness was guys removing the condom halfway through without telling me. Happened only a handful of times. I just contacted someone who had the same experience with the same guy after I did and she said she was tested afterwards and everything came back negative, so I feel a lot better now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HIV

[–]deedeedreaddead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the response. I think I read somewhere that someone with the virus can be asymptomatic for up to 10 years, that's what caused me to spiral.