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Has anyone ever heard of getting herpes simplex on their shoulder blade? I have had a reoccurrence 3x in the last six months. I went to the doctor and he did a culture. I'm waiting for the results but going crazy. When the outbreak occurred, it itched and tingled but never any pain. I was put on acylclovir and within five days it was gone. But I noticed when I was stressed out the outbreak occurred. Everyone talks about genital blistering but never in the location where I have it. Has anyone experienced the same as me?

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isn't that weird

i am having the same situation..i don't have any weird things going on down below...but i am having different reoccurances of small red bumps on my left side under my arm pit....about 10 inches from my arm pit. they will go away then in about 6 months come back. what could this be

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As a matter of fact, I was just at the doctor today with this issue. It was previously diagnosed as shingles, but as it has come back again in the same place (just inside of my shoulder blade) my doctor said that means it's herpes simplex. I don't know how it ended up in that spot. I didn't think to ask. :-/ But, apparently it's not uncommon.

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Yes, I know, it´s weid but It´s possible. I have the exact same thing, a rash on my back, dindt hurt, only itchy, and it went away after a week. Then, it appeared again after a few years, at the same spot, then again... so I started to suspect it could be herpes (although it didn´t look like it, nos blisters nor vesicles...). Last time it appeard I went to the doctor and right away she said it was herpes. To make sure, you can ask another doctor to ask for the blood test for herpes.

But dont worry about it, herpes is very common, more people have it than the ones who don´t. I think, as I watched my father having outbreaks on his mouth my whole life, it didn´t come as such bad news for me... it´s just weird to tell the guy I´m dating that I have herpes... on my back...

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