Hello~ I was diagnosed 2 years ago with genital HSV 2. I that time I have only had 2 very minor outbreaks, maybe 3 tops. a few weeks ago I started to have the most severe outbreak all over my rectum and vaginal area. the entire area is COVERED and as soon as one seems to start to heal , 2 more pop up. I take 500 mil Valtrex daily and just went through the 1mg I'm supposed to take for 3 days during an outbreak. I took that for 5 days but I am not noticing one tiny bit of improvement. The only thing I thought to try was Lanacane because of the severe itching and burning. I had tried Aquaphore (sp?) on my rectal area before I started to break out because I thought it was hemerroids. Can anyone suggest anything to help me? I'm going through tubes of Lanacane so fast, and I don't feel that the Valtrex is working. I have to sit at a desk all day and am a single Mom so I can't chill out in loose pants all day at home like I'd like to! I'm new to this so ANY advice would be GREAT!