Scared

[barbara]

I Woke Up With Blisters On My Genitals Yesterday,my Boyfriend Gets Cold Sores On His Mouth But I Never Imagined Herpes,i Dont Have Medical Insurance,i Dont Know What To Do!

[MsLucy]

Well, he could have transferred it to you via oral sex. That's a pretty common way of passing it from one person (who has oral herpes) to another (who gets it on their genitals). Isn't there a free clinic you could go to in your area to be tested? Until you find out for sure, best to assume that's what it is, and take precautions not to spread it around.

There's a bunch of info on this site on caring for yourself during an outbreak, and alleviating some of the symptoms. Read up on that. If it isn't painful now, once those blisters break, it probably will be, especially when you pee. I'm not trying to scare you, I just don't want you to panic, because it does burn when you pee.

Try to stay calm. Stress only makes it worse, if it really is a herpes ob. If you can't get to a dr right away, and you assume it's herpes until you find out differently, nothing terrible is going to happen to you, aside from the normal ob discomfort. Herpes doesn't require treatment, although the meds you may get from your dr can help suppress the ob's. Your body will have to build up antibodies to fight it, though, regardless of whether you take prescription meds or not. Take care of yourself physically and emotionally. While your body is trying to fight this, you need to help it all you can...eat right, get enough rest, and try not to let yourself get overly stressed out.

I hope you can get a test done soon, but it does kind of sound like a herpes ob, although you didn't go into much detail. Only a test will give you the facts, so don't consider this any kind of diagnosis, though. When in doubt, though, best to assume that's what it is and treat it as if it's contagious. That way, at least, you'll avoid spreading anything. Good luck!

[starphyse]

Free clinics

There is always a way you could go to a free clinic for a test there are places for people that don't have insurence. Also this may comfort you if you have hsv1 pretty much after your first outbreak its not a sure thing but you prolly won't have anymore ob's afterward hsv1 usually only reproduces in the mouth thats just how it behaves.. Now if your panic and get all upset it only makes it worse so best to just calm down.

For now I would make calls to social services maybe they can find out where nearest free clinic is. Also alot of doctors have payment plans that you can see them best thing is to look around get tested research alot online cause there is alot of self help you can get.

If there is anyway I can help let me know "hugs"