Hi everyone - I am so confused.
On Friday, July 4 I had sex with my fiance of 7 years. The next day my vagina was incredibly sore, but that isn't uncommon as I am sensitive down there anyway. I didn't notice much that night, but the next night (Sunday the 6th) in the shower I felt a bunch of stinging. I looked down and saw 1 sore at the top of my labia.
I got out of the shower and saw a bunch of tiny blisters on my outer labia, and inside my vagina as well. It became more and more painful. The next day I went to the Dr. for some swabs. He told me he thought it was herpes but I thought - how?! - we have been together for 7 years, 100% faithful, and have only ever been with 1 person prior (my last relationship ended 8 years ago, and his ended 13 years ago).
My swab turned up positive for HSV1 - but I have never had a cold sore, and neither has my fiance. I'm just confused and don't understand how I can have this. Is it possible HSV1 could be dormant in either of us all this time? It just seems bizarre I had this happen so quickly after sex, esp when neither of us have ever had any symptoms of HSV.
The sores are SO SO SO painful now, I can't even walk or sit, really hurts to pee, and nothing seems to help. I hope now they have broken it won't take long to heal, but I am not familiar with HSV.
Does anyone have any insight, or maybe even some relief options for my pain?
The cause is also often easy to explain. Your partner has an oral HSV1 infection, most probably from his youth. He just never experiences cold sores; up to half of those with the virus do not.
You were almost certainly infected through oral sex 2-10 days before the outbreak. Does this fit?