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Genital Herpes

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Hello Ladies. I'm new to this group. I just found out yesterday that I have genital herpes. I'm having a hard time dealing with this. Not only am I in a profession that deals with STD's on a daily basis (I work for a GYN), but I've only had sex with 1 man in the past 3 years. I'm the advocate of all of my friends...I'm always on their ass' to get checked and use condoms. The person I got it from had no signs or symptoms. What I thought 3 days ago to be a UTI with an ingrown hair, is now herpes, and I'm so freaked out about it! I'm very educated on the virus so I don't have any questions persay, but I do need help and support dealing with this. I need people that I can relate to and people that can relate to me. I'm so depressed and I have to take Xanex to even sleep at night. The only other person I can talk to about this is my boyfriend and he feels so bad about giving it to me, I don't even want to bring it up.
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I hear you hun! My heart goes out to you. You're in my thoughts.
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so sorry u have this. i know what u are feeling.i found out almost a yr ago now i had it. i had no idea what i had and was very freaked out when i did find out. im married and have been married to the same man for several yrs. they say u can have this for decades and it lays dormet in ur spine till whenever it decides to come out. so no telling how long or who u got it from. doesnt make a difference really who had it just that U do have it i know. the first outbrak is the absolute worse for me i had several the first few months of finding out. it seemed to subside some once i came to grips w/ it and calmed down. i keep tree tea oil in my medicine cabnet it is a wonderful thing to have on hand. nytime u need or want to talk feel free to contact me. im here for u
hugs
debbie
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Thanks, Ladies. I think I'm dealing a lot better now that my lesions are pretty much gone. I feel I'm getting my zest for life back. I really appreciate your words. I still think about it, but I don't cry. Not to mention I've slept 2 nights in a row without the help of Xanex!
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Glad to hear you're doing better. Take care! ~hugs~
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I can sympathise. I worked in a Pathology lab for 4 YEARS and we did mainly Pap's/STI and Cancer testing. I felt a twinge of sorrow for people when I would see their test come back positive for Herpes. Now I AM one of those people. *sigh* Xanax is like a gift from God isnt it? :) I have found that every day is different. Some good, some bad. At least we have someting to look forward to.. dormancy!
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this website has helped me so much; log on journal. I also struggle just like you, we're not alone. Here for you anytime.
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