Does it sound like OHSV2?

[whoopywoo]

I contracted GHSV2 9 years ago (I was originally misdiagnosed with Trichamous but 5 years ago had HSV2 confirmed with a swab test). I had all the classic symptoms of a primary episode, fever, chills, swollen glands. I also at the same time though had a very bad sore throat, that I suspected was Tonsillitis. I cannot recall having any lesions intra orally or on my face just a sore throat with white patches on my tonsils and have not been aware since of any lesions either intra-orally or on my face. My question is and I'm extremly worried that if I do have OHSV2 even if I am asymptomatic, what are the chances I could of passed this on to my children via, sharing drinks, kissing them on the lips etc?
It is something that is playing on my mind and making me ill and I can find very little literature on it. They have never shown any symptoms of oral herpes but if they were to have an outbreak (even though I know the chances are it would be HSV1) would worry me to death that I had somehow passed OHSV2 on to them.

[gracefromHHP]

if indeed you do have hsv2 orally, it's not a big worry at all. it rarely reoccurs on average and sheds less than a handful of days out of the year.

keep asking questions!

grace

[whoopywoo]

Do you think as I had white spots on my tonsils that I could have OHSV2? Can viral tonsillitis present with a GHSV2 infection? Would you worry that I may of passed this onto my children even though none of us have ever had any noticeable symptoms?

[gracefromHHP]

yes it often does present that way. no way now to see if you have it orally or not. since it hardly sheds, even swabbing orally would need to be done for months which is very pricey.

no reason to think you've transmitted it to your kids. It's only active a few days out of the year on average and really not an issue orally.

[whoopywoo]

Do you know if there is a real risk if I do have it orally in passing it to them just with the normal kiss on the lips or sharing a drink?

[whoopywoo]

Also occasionally I have a sore throat just on the right side, it normally only lasts a day or so.I have never really worried about this, but do you think it could be active OHSV2? What if it was active and I kissed my children or shared a drink? Do you know if there is a real risk?

[gracefromHHP]

romantic type kisses is the only risk and that is miniscule.  

hsv2 orally hardly reoccurs at all so I wouldn't be concerned that a sore throat for a day or two is herpes. recurrences of oral herpes tends to be obvious cold sores too, not sore throats.

[whoopywoo]

Okay, thank you so much for your help. I think I am so worried as my children were 1 and 3 before I was correctly diagnosed and in that time shared drinks, ice creams and sometimes would put there pacifier in my mouth when they were babies to give it a clean if they dropped it and I didn't have another one. I'm not overly bothered bothered about me having ohsv2 but to think I could burden my children with something that is seen as 'sexually transmitted' absolutely horrifies me.

[whoopywoo]

Do you think a swollen tonsil one side for a day or two could be anything to do with hsv2 as I often get a swollen tonsil one side with my sore throat.

[gracefromHHP]

stop thinking everything is herpes!!!

[whoopywoo]

Would OHSV2 not present like that then? Sorry I am probably overthinking every tiny detail! I dont have any sores or anything when it happens just a swollen tonsil for a day or two.