wondering

[lostintime]

Does the tingling which comes before an OB stop once the actual sores become apparent/visible or is it common for the tingling to stay throughout the full duration of the OB? This whole thing is so confusing.

[smilenl]

Hi lostintime...I'd really like to know too.

I'm going through my first OB and wondering if it's normal for tingling to be ongoing and whether it indicates even more blisters will appear.

[BoxofRain]

I never even get that tingling they talk about......never once.......had this a year and a half......and do not get typical outbreaks either.....no sores or lesions...just a rash that looks like razor burn in the pubic hair region on top and redness around the anus but nothing visible there but it feels so painful, like mini paper cuts around it but nothing visible when the doctor looks at it. nothing is typical.....the virus is different in each body and so are the signs and symptoms....wish i got the tingling....maybe then Id have an idea when I am getting outbreaks because it feels like I am always having one because of the rash like symptoms and invisible cut like pains. sucks so bad

[lostintime]

BoxOfRain, how do you know you have herpes did you test positive or are you going off the symptoms?

[BoxofRain]

tested positive for type 2 with a blood test....my doctor at first thought it was a yeast infection but when she looked at it again she said it could be herpes but was not as typical as the symptoms she had seen but none-the-less were signs of herpes. The blood test showed the presence of new antibodies. I also get what feel like paper cuts around the anus but are never visible to the eye....even my doctor said she could not see anything in that area but it is still symptoms of outbreaks. It sucks because they are not typical and I feel like it is almost always present on my skin in those areas.....tough to have a relationship when it is not even detectable at any time if it is or isnt an outreak.