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hsv 2 on hand can i shed on genitals
Approximately 2 years ago i developed some blisters on my ankle which at the time i had no idea what they were. About two weeks after i developed the same blistering on the back of my hand. i now became concerned so visited my gp.
The gp said it was a cold sore/ herpes. My GP seemed clueless so i went to an STD clinic. They took a culture and it came back hsv2.
After this i got continuous break outs on the back of my hand so i am now on supressive treatment. This has been very effective and i have not had a break out for a year.
I have never had any blisters on my vagina or near my genitals.
My current partner whom i started dating about 4 months before my first breakout has never been affected although he has complained of discomfort and had very small rashes from time to time but they have looked insignificant.
But yesterday i noticed a some blisters on his penis which look like herpes to me. I commented on them but he just said his pants have been rubbing him.
Could he have caught this from me? Or could i have caught this from him in the first place. I have been totally honest with him but now i am concerned that maybe he hasnt.
I an very confused about the whole thing. After being told by the STD clinic that the blisters on my hand were type 2. The letter to my doctor just stated that it was suspected type 2. Subsequently my doctor has told me it is shingles.
The only other thing i seem to notice when i am run down is that the back of my neck itches like crazy. Before i had my first outbreak i also noticed this.
Please can someone help shed some light on this. i feel like i have been suffering in silence and now want to understand what is happening to my body.
Also what precautions should i take with my partner?
The gp said it was a cold sore/ herpes. My GP seemed clueless so i went to an STD clinic. They took a culture and it came back hsv2.
After this i got continuous break outs on the back of my hand so i am now on supressive treatment. This has been very effective and i have not had a break out for a year.
I have never had any blisters on my vagina or near my genitals.
My current partner whom i started dating about 4 months before my first breakout has never been affected although he has complained of discomfort and had very small rashes from time to time but they have looked insignificant.
But yesterday i noticed a some blisters on his penis which look like herpes to me. I commented on them but he just said his pants have been rubbing him.
Could he have caught this from me? Or could i have caught this from him in the first place. I have been totally honest with him but now i am concerned that maybe he hasnt.
I an very confused about the whole thing. After being told by the STD clinic that the blisters on my hand were type 2. The letter to my doctor just stated that it was suspected type 2. Subsequently my doctor has told me it is shingles.
The only other thing i seem to notice when i am run down is that the back of my neck itches like crazy. Before i had my first outbreak i also noticed this.
Please can someone help shed some light on this. i feel like i have been suffering in silence and now want to understand what is happening to my body.
Also what precautions should i take with my partner?
no it is not called herpes zoster.
also there are 8 human herpes viruses, not 100's.
grace
also there are 8 human herpes viruses, not 100's.
grace
It is called herpes zoster google it .. Remember there 1000s of type ofg herpes ..your issue on you hand called herpes zoster
Unfortunately many providers do not fully understand how herpes infects and what recurrences on different body parts mean. If we assume that your ankle symptoms were a hsv2 genital infection reoccurring on a non-genital part of the body ( they can occur anywhere from the waist and below ), you would also be shedding the virus from the anal/genital area too. Itchy neck could be due to hsv2 but it would only be occurring right before or during a recurrence on your hand.
obviously you would've gotten hsv2 on your hands from a hand to genital contact - no other way to have gotten it. Your provider should've recommended testing on your partner at the time to know their status :(
obviously you would've gotten hsv2 on your hands from a hand to genital contact - no other way to have gotten it. Your provider should've recommended testing on your partner at the time to know their status :(
Hi grace,
The STD clinic told me that i should be treated by my doctor as it is not an STD because of the locations of the outbreaks. They told me that the outbreaks occur at the sites where you have been infected. How could they get this so wrong.
He has never been tested as we were never advised to do this. I didnt realise it was an STD due to the advice received.
Please could you explain in more detail why have i had the obs on my hand and not my genitals?
Also, what is the itching on my neck?
Feel very upset if I have passed this onto my partner. I had no idea that he was at risk.
Surely the doctors that have seen me should have known that i could pass this on.
It was me that insisted on having the suppressive therapy. I was concerned that i would pass it onto my children due to the obs on my hand.
I feel very distraught now. I would have taken precautions if i had known that my genitals were affected. Now my partner has to deal with this when it probably could have been prevented.
Where should my partner go to be tested and what tests are available? I am reluctant to go back to the same clinic.
We are based in London.
One final question, assuming my partner has caught herpes. Can i now catch it from him on my genitals. Or is this unlikely.
Thank you
One final question.
The STD clinic told me that i should be treated by my doctor as it is not an STD because of the locations of the outbreaks. They told me that the outbreaks occur at the sites where you have been infected. How could they get this so wrong.
He has never been tested as we were never advised to do this. I didnt realise it was an STD due to the advice received.
Please could you explain in more detail why have i had the obs on my hand and not my genitals?
Also, what is the itching on my neck?
Feel very upset if I have passed this onto my partner. I had no idea that he was at risk.
Surely the doctors that have seen me should have known that i could pass this on.
It was me that insisted on having the suppressive therapy. I was concerned that i would pass it onto my children due to the obs on my hand.
I feel very distraught now. I would have taken precautions if i had known that my genitals were affected. Now my partner has to deal with this when it probably could have been prevented.
Where should my partner go to be tested and what tests are available? I am reluctant to go back to the same clinic.
We are based in London.
One final question, assuming my partner has caught herpes. Can i now catch it from him on my genitals. Or is this unlikely.
Thank you
One final question.
it's quite likely you do have hsv2 genitally if you had ob's on your feet and also on your hands. I certainly would assume so at this point.
it wasn't shingles. shingles won't reoccur like this.
at this point, you and your partner figuring who had it first isn't going to be possible over a year into things. He should be tested though to know his status so that you know who has what so you can take proper precautions for sex. was he never tested for herpes yet up to this point?
grace
it wasn't shingles. shingles won't reoccur like this.
at this point, you and your partner figuring who had it first isn't going to be possible over a year into things. He should be tested though to know his status so that you know who has what so you can take proper precautions for sex. was he never tested for herpes yet up to this point?
grace
This is so weird. I hope someone can answer this I have hsv 1 and I always get a rash on the back of my hands 2x a yr in winter and summer. Everyone kept telling me it wasn't herpes
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