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Herpes after visiting the dentist
Hello everyone,
I am posting on behalf of a family member who is 28/m. Last Monday he went for a filling to the dentist and everything was ok. Next day he started getting severe chills and said he felt like he is in the middle of Alaska with no clothes on during winter. Some basic online research revealed that it is common to get chills after a dentist appointment and especially if you have had an anesthesia. But thing started getting worse. He felt his lips were drying to an extent that he has never felt before. And then by Thursday, he started seeing some blisters. He rushed to the urgent care and the NP confirmed by visual inspection that it was HSV-1 and that he showed all textbook symptoms.
He is really freaked out because he has never been with anyone in the past 2 months and NP says it has to come from the dental clinic because the virus starts impacting within 48 hours. He does not want to see me saying that me might give it to me as well. He is super stressed at emotional level because of the stigma associated and feels very very restless and irritated because he didn't have a role in getting one.
I am super pissed at the doctor who did not do his part. I am not into suing and definitely don't care about the money but I want the clinic to accept they f***ed up and apologize and ensure that they would be extremely careful in the future. I clearly see this as a case of malpractice but as I said we don't want any money.
How should we proceed here? Do we contact the local municipal office and get an inspection of the clinic? Do we confront the clinic ourselves? Irrespective of common HSV-1 is, it is a life-changing situation for him and he will have to deal with it for the rest of his life. I will repeat this again that he has not been with anyone in the past 2 months.
We are doing all we can to keep him clam and provide all the support he needs. He is currently in the denial phase but we know he will be fine. But we really want to know what happened at the clinic. How do we proceed here ?
Thank you.
I am posting on behalf of a family member who is 28/m. Last Monday he went for a filling to the dentist and everything was ok. Next day he started getting severe chills and said he felt like he is in the middle of Alaska with no clothes on during winter. Some basic online research revealed that it is common to get chills after a dentist appointment and especially if you have had an anesthesia. But thing started getting worse. He felt his lips were drying to an extent that he has never felt before. And then by Thursday, he started seeing some blisters. He rushed to the urgent care and the NP confirmed by visual inspection that it was HSV-1 and that he showed all textbook symptoms.
He is really freaked out because he has never been with anyone in the past 2 months and NP says it has to come from the dental clinic because the virus starts impacting within 48 hours. He does not want to see me saying that me might give it to me as well. He is super stressed at emotional level because of the stigma associated and feels very very restless and irritated because he didn't have a role in getting one.
I am super pissed at the doctor who did not do his part. I am not into suing and definitely don't care about the money but I want the clinic to accept they f***ed up and apologize and ensure that they would be extremely careful in the future. I clearly see this as a case of malpractice but as I said we don't want any money.
How should we proceed here? Do we contact the local municipal office and get an inspection of the clinic? Do we confront the clinic ourselves? Irrespective of common HSV-1 is, it is a life-changing situation for him and he will have to deal with it for the rest of his life. I will repeat this again that he has not been with anyone in the past 2 months.
We are doing all we can to keep him clam and provide all the support he needs. He is currently in the denial phase but we know he will be fine. But we really want to know what happened at the clinic. How do we proceed here ?
Thank you.
Thank you Life360 and flappinfish for responding. Yes, he has scheduled a test for tomorrow and I will post the results here. In the meantime, I have asked him to join a support group and get real advise from people who are living with it. He is going to be stressed till this entire thing sinks in. And I believe he will be better once this first one goes away. I am catching up on all the resources online to help him here.
Thank you once again for your responses. I will follow up soon with more questions :)
Thank you once again for your responses. I will follow up soon with more questions :)
Its not uncommon to have an outbreak after a physical trauma/injury. It is uncommon to have a dentist so called give it to you.
The virus can stay dormant for a very long time and never show symptoms. It may stay dormant for a lifetime. Most likely your friend has had HSV-1 for a long time and the dental procedure aggravated the nerve where the Herpes virus lives, causing the outbreak.
HSV-1 is very common. Stats are aprox 70-90% of the U.S. population are carriers. It could be that this might be his only outbreak ever and it could be that he might get it from time to time. Generally the first outbreak is the worse. There are many forums and advice pages on the net to help him. He will be fine, getting emotionally panicked will not help him or his immune system. It is always emotionally upsetting at first, but fades with time. Again, many, many people carry this virus...he doesnt need to feel alone.
The virus can stay dormant for a very long time and never show symptoms. It may stay dormant for a lifetime. Most likely your friend has had HSV-1 for a long time and the dental procedure aggravated the nerve where the Herpes virus lives, causing the outbreak.
HSV-1 is very common. Stats are aprox 70-90% of the U.S. population are carriers. It could be that this might be his only outbreak ever and it could be that he might get it from time to time. Generally the first outbreak is the worse. There are many forums and advice pages on the net to help him. He will be fine, getting emotionally panicked will not help him or his immune system. It is always emotionally upsetting at first, but fades with time. Again, many, many people carry this virus...he doesnt need to feel alone.
Hi, well first of all he needs to be tested for confirmation. If he has a recent lesion within the last 48 hours he can have it swabed and a culture drawn and have the results in a few days.
I personally dont believe he got it from the dentist as they wear gloves and sanitize everything. For an adult to contract oral herpes there most often needs to be direct contact with an infected person like hard kissing.
Only young children are really at a risk for contacting herpes via saliva on a glass as their immune systems are not yet developed but adults they are..
Its estimated that 70% of the adult population would test positive for hsv1 and there a chance he already had it and the stress of the dentist visit caused and out break.
Be careful accusing anyone before the tests are in.
I personally dont believe he got it from the dentist as they wear gloves and sanitize everything. For an adult to contract oral herpes there most often needs to be direct contact with an infected person like hard kissing.
Only young children are really at a risk for contacting herpes via saliva on a glass as their immune systems are not yet developed but adults they are..
Its estimated that 70% of the adult population would test positive for hsv1 and there a chance he already had it and the stress of the dentist visit caused and out break.
Be careful accusing anyone before the tests are in.
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