help me out please

[Jordan]

hi, i am here because after sharing a pipe with someone i had a weird bump inside my mouth on the check. if looked as if it was full of water. i did chew on it and it popped but i couldn't tell, like nothing came out nor taste funny. also i have had no sexual relations in months none at all

[JBnATL]

Sorry, you can't get it from sharing a pipe. It takes skin to skin contact to transmit this virus.

Sorry

JB

[package deal]

you cannot get it from a pipe. And you cannot just assumed and become your own doc to diagnose H you need to go see a doc and have him examine you. it may not be H opr it may be. Go see a doctor

[Sunshine2you]

I agree with Linda-go see a doctor. There are lots of reasons why people get "bumps in the mouth," and you should have your doctor look at it. If anything, it will give you peace of mind. Good luck!

[blue eyes]

I could be mistaken but I recall reading literature about how you CAN get the virus sharing a glass or a cigarette. So wouldn't one assume you can also get it by sharing a pipe?

Skin to skin contact is definitly how it transmits, however isn't the virus also in saliva??

I plan on making a post that states many of the so called facts about herpes transmission, because im hearing ALOT of contradicting information from several different sites and sources. I, like all of you, just want real answers.

One of my BIGGEST questions that still seems to remain unanswered without contradicting answers is: How long does herpes survive on surfaces outside of the body?? (I.E. towels.)

The three different answers i have read from various sources are:

A. it dies as soon as it hits the air

B. it can survive for up to 5 minutes on non poreous surfaces (sinks, toilet seats)

C. It can survive longer if wet (i.e. licquid makeup/foundation, lipsticks, chapsticks)

Im really sick of reading information that always contradicts from one source to another.

PLEASE some real answers (from perhaps tests performed in a lab) would be so helpful!

[cheerxbabex90]

i know there is some kinda of thing our just by sharing something from mouth to mouth because my parents make me get a shot because they know i share drinks but it prevents what ever the thing from coming.

[fattypatty]

Amen to this confusion!! I am also seeing conflict in diet info. Etc. Even the CDC site seems confusing in some areas.