Information and opinions on health from Happy at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/875988/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/875988/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/875988/index http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/137731/oral-sex Tue, 03 May 2011 11:28:10 -0400 Happy Hi there,   as the rocky road of life with herpes continues, there are always little challenges to consider as I learn to live with it. Being accepted by my boyfriend when I told him was a big deal for me. We have a great relationship and I am truly thankful that i've found someone so accepting.   Something I really enjoyed pre-herpes was oral sex. I had refused it from my current boyfriend for fear of infecting him. After I had... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/137731/oral-sex http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/117310/tired Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:44:11 -0400 Happy Hi everyone,   This seems to be the way my dating life goes: I meet a fun guy that I'd like to get to know better, about a month of dating goes by and I figure it is time to tell him that I have genital HSV-1. I tell him and then he runs. In general, I'm fairly calm when I explain it, answer any questions etc. I have been immensely lucky that it is basically dormant (except for the inevitable viral shedding) - but I am clearly not saying... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/117310/tired http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/101060/sharing Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:17:58 -0500 Happy Hi everyone, After having some time to think and get my head on straight (again) I decided to delete my last sharepost and post this one to pass along some hope. Last weekend, I told the guy I was dating that I have herpes. He reacted well at the time but is now treating me like i have the plague. I saw him once since I told him and he wouldn't even hug me. Since that we haven't talked. Originally I was devistated. It hurt, and I felt as... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/101060/sharing http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/61531/emotional Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:31:17 -0500 Happy well, I thought I was getting back on track. Starting life over with my new challenge of herpes. I thought I was going to be ok, and believed everyone when they said that if someone can't accept the fact that you have herpes then they dont deserve you. Well...I dont really know anymore. I wasnt looking for love, when my ex (one that I was madly in love with, not the same guy from previous posts that gave me herpes), came back into my life to try... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/61531/emotional http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/57714/brave Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:00:13 -0500 Happy How you interpret, cope and move on from difficult experiences shows character, bravery and levels of maturity. When I found out I had herpes (back in November 2008) I thought my life was over. When I told my boyfriend he was hostile and unsupportive. After a week, he came around to "deal with this together" but anytime I asked questions, I got the cold shoulder and he didn't want to talk about it. He never got tested/if he did, wouldn't tell me... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/57714/brave http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/56117/thinking Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:52:18 -0500 Happy well, it's another day in the life of "scared but living" and once again, I am brought back to reality, checking out this site in a time of fear. I love reading stuff on this site because I don't feel so alone when on here, however, I do feel very dumb. Sometimes, I think to myself...how could I not have known this stuff?! How could I have put myself at such a risk? Being in a solid relationship, knowing my partner, I thought I was on top of the... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/56117/thinking http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/54360/sharing Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:20:57 -0500 Happy Hi all,   I'm sorry I'm back again because I don't know how to let go of this anger. In retrospect, life was so easy and 'perfect' 2 months ago, and now...I feel trapped in a life of uncalledfor punishment. I'm angry at myself, angry at my boyfriend, and angry at the world. I still don't know how to let go of all this anger. I used to be a very happy person with all the dreams and ambitions in the world and now, I feel like I don't... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/54360/sharing http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/50583/thoughts Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:04:03 -0500 Happy Hi all, ok so I'm gradually learning to adapt my life to, and learn to live with, this disease. I'm starting to see life differently; appreciating my family and friends in a whole new light. There are a few things I'm finding particularly difficult and am hoping someone can help me. Other than the daily reminder from Valtrex every morning, this would be very easy to put in the back of my mind and almost 'forget' that I have this disease (until I... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/50583/thoughts http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/48979/scary Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:24:44 -0500 Happy I've been with my boyfriend for about 9 months now. We have had our ups and downs but in the end we always find our way back to one another. We had sex last week and within a day all the signs were there (for me) of herpes. I freaked out, went to a doctor and was told that it does, in fact, look like herpes. She took some tests and I won't know for sure until 2 weeks from now. My boyfriend and I have talked about it, and he is unbelievably calm;... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/875988/48979/scary