im 4 wk into my first outbreak so you're not alone!
Please read our read before posting post on the top of this page if you haven't already. It's easiest for us if you just keep asking all your new questions in the same original thread so that we can quickly glance over it all and answer them in the best way possible for you. This is much simplier for all of us than making a new post each time. Thank you for your future cooperation in this.
Have you read the herpes handbook yet at www.westoverheights.com? Also the patient counseling video there is also terrific. I think most of your questions will be answered by looking thru those 2 resources alone.
grace