so - Its a long story. I'll try and break it down. About 6 years ago I broke out in a massive rash with sort of un-painful sores around my anus and genitals. The area was uncomfortable but sores weren't painful. I had both my GP and a sexual health clinic look at it. Both said bad thrush infection - NO ONE swabbed! I was pretty convinced that i had got herpes as both guys I had been with over the space of two months suffered from cold sores.
Cut too - 5 months later I had what, I believe now, was my first recurrence just under my vaginal opening. One largish painless sore that started with a bit of burning cleared up in 10 days. 5 months after that a second recurrence that was about an inch away more on my inner bum cheek. has some leg nerve stuff happen just before i noticed it. That lasted about a week. I was nervous to get it checked out for whatever reason.
2 years went by and nothing then a little rough sex and i got one tiny sore about two days after (burning proceeded) that cleared up in about 5-7 days and virtually painless.
3 years go by which leads me to new years eve 2017 just gone. Fooled around with a pretty young gorgeous guy who was quite inexperienced and quite rough with his hands! (we did not have sex). I woke up new years day quite bruised and sore down below. That took about 24 hours to calm down but low and below 72 hours later I got a sore under my vaginal opening again. So finally went and got it swabbed. Its come back positive (PCR DNA) for HSV TYPE 1. Just as I thought.
However about 24 hours after that sore appeared and after I'd had the swab another popped up a little to the left of it. Usually I have only had one sore pop up (or so I think). I was pretty raw after the new years eve madness from all the fingering and dry humping which makes me think I was way more sensitive down there (also completely run down, lack of sleep etc). Is it usual to sometimes have a bit worse of an outbreak with a couple of sores for GHSV1? None of it is severe. The original sore i had swabbed has healed in 5 days and the second one on its way out. I guess I maybe a little paranoid that it could be HSV2 as well? odds are not and its just a bit of a worse outbreak of type 1 due to all factors mentioned above? Any experience with GHSV1 recurrences would be much appreciated. I believe the time scale for my recurrences are consistent with the average recurrence rate for GHSV1 if you are going to get recurrences so to speak.