Friday, January 02, 2009 acrochicky504 asks

Q: how do i know if my outbreak is going away?

I have just recently gotten herpes and i dont really understand everything but i am doing alot of research. I am going through an outbreak right now and I know that they last about 3 weeks but I would like to know what happens when they go away? How will I know? and will my life be normal until my next outbreak?

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movingon

1/ 4/09 1:31am

I was diagnosed with genital herpes in November but I made it through my first outbreak. The lesions will start to crust over and become less painful. Eventually they will fall off and your skin will look completely normal. I haven't had an outbreak since. My life has been pretty normal. I just have to deal with the knowledge that I have herpes. I'm still dealing with that part of it. I hope this helps.

tslow87

1/23/09 7:13pm

hey i was diagnosed this january a couple weeks ago, my sores didnt crust over though. new skin just kinda grew over them and they went from being red sores to now the color of my skin, and most of the swelling i had down there has gone away. im just now waiting on the bumps to kinda go down so i can shave again!!

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