I'm planning to have breast augmentation surgery. I have HSV1 and 2. Can the surgery cause a flare up? I take Valtrex 1 gm daily for suppression. Could this affect the anesthesia? Do I have to tell the surgeon?
herpes and valtrex aren't issues for this type of surgery or anesthesia. It might trigger a recurrence or it might not. No harm in upping your dose a day or two before surgery or even the day or so after surgery. If you need to skip a day too because of the surgery, that's ok too.
Thanks Grace. New question now. I had what I thought was a pimple above my eyebrow last weekend. I popped it and realized it wasn't one as it had a clear liquid in it and the center seemed like a crater. As it healed it looked familiar with a crust forming on top and today it is scabbed over and still looks like a small crater. I don't recall it itching
or tingling but I'm pretty sure it was some sort of outbreak. Do you know how likely it is that it would be HSV1 or 2. Any guess on which type could be located up there. I thought I felt a pain in my head
and I think I was a little tingly at the corner of my mouth where I get occassional cold sores. I also recall having a dull headache for a few days. Also, does an outbreak or shedding sometimes cause pains throughout your body. It seems like I've had occassional pains over the past week like throbbing in my arm, leg and buttock. Should you expect that if you are shedding for HSV1 that you are also likely shedding HSV2 at the same time.
My boyfriend told me he's starting to come down with a cold and has a sore throat