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Just Some Questions
I was diagnosed with herpes 10 years ago. No blood test, visual inspection. I am now married with 2 childeren. My wife is aware of my herpes. 4 weeks ago I had my 1st severe outbreak. No real outbreaks before this. I went to family doctor and he gave me 500 mg famciclovir. Sores scabed and went away after 1 week. Now the blisters are back in the same place. He has given me zovirax this time. Do outbreaks happen so close together? After 10 years without ant noticeable outbreaks now I have 2 in 2 months?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Famvir is now 1 day dosing for episodic therapy. It's 1gm 2x/day for 1 day ( or 2 500mg tablets at a time ).
It's hard to tell why the ob came back so quickly - that happens sometimes. If you get a 3rd within the next month I"d follow up with your provider to make sure it's only herpes going on and not something else like a bacterial skin infection or even a whopper of a case of jock itch or something.
grace
It's hard to tell why the ob came back so quickly - that happens sometimes. If you get a 3rd within the next month I"d follow up with your provider to make sure it's only herpes going on and not something else like a bacterial skin infection or even a whopper of a case of jock itch or something.
grace
Grace,
Unfortunetly I think I know more about HSV than my doc. He prescribed 500mg Famvir 3x day for 7 days. Does this sound right? Why did outbreak come back so quick?
lvhockey16
Unfortunetly I think I know more about HSV than my doc. He prescribed 500mg Famvir 3x day for 7 days. Does this sound right? Why did outbreak come back so quick?
lvhockey16
It should've been 2 500mg famvir tablets to take 2x/day for 1 day. Is that what you were given or just 1 500mg pill?
grace
grace
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