Easing symptoms

[Quest217]

Ok, so my husband and I both have the virus. The only difference is, I had issues with my cervix with HPV and had to have it burnt in surgery, but I have no other signs at all, have never had any kind of outbreak so I don't really know what its like. My husband on the other hand has actual ob's. He gets a very large...red legion about the size of a half dollar on the base of his penis and it will stay for up to months at a time. It finally went away this time, but he still gets very raw any time we have sex. So there are no bumps or anything, but he often times has to stop right in the middle of sex because it just becomes too painful, or when he can continue, he is excessively raw for the next few to several days. So I guess, I'm just asking, what is the best thing we can do to 1. prevent him from having ob's. 2. keep him from getting raw during sex (with and w/o an outbreak). 3. Just help ease his pain...

I feel absolutely terrible because I don't have any kind of symptoms, and he does have so many issues with it. And the "rawness" really keeps us from having a sexual relationship for a long time sometimes, so I'm just looking for some advice. Thanks so much.

[gracefromHHP]

herpes lesions will not linger for months at a time.

how were you both tested for herpes?

grace

[Quest217]

oh yeah, just some other info if you guys can use it. He has asked his doctor about valtrex, but he told him that he would write it out at the beginning of his next outbreak, and if he gave it to him now it wouldn't be as effective during the outbreak.... Anyone know anything about this?