I have not been sexually active since July 2007. However, last weekend I had a small blister show up on my buttocks. I had my dermatologist look at it. He said it was Herpes and we've done a culture. (Still waiting on results.) He said the "initial breakout" must come within 2 weeks of exposure. However, I have had not exposure. Is this correct?
He gave me differin and it worked ok.While i was using the differin i was working all summer long outside and usually wore a hat.Well two years later ever since my forehead is my natural skin color which is pale.The rest of my face is very red.I have very oily skin and my skin breaksout if i put lotion or toners on it usually.Is there any advise on how to get my skin to even out and get this redness to go away.Please help.
I did a 7 month course and reached the target cumulative dose of 120 mg/kg. I did not have much of an initial breakout, was pretty much clear for months 3 to 6. Near the end of my course I started to get a few zits.
It has now been three weeks post-accutane, and I am starting to get more and more whiteheads. Not the big inflamed whiteheads I used to get but it looks like things are returning. My dermatologist prescribed retin a micro.
Please understand that many people do not have an initial breakout, the information your reading does not apply to all cases, that was the first thing my doctor made clear to me when I was diagnosed with genital herpes II after being married to my husband for 14yrs. Some cases are really mild,such as mine. I believed that he had been faithful and he believed that I had also, we also believed that neither of us had no idea that one of us had carried this disease for so long without knowing.
A couple years ago I contracted HSV-1 genital. I had one breakout and tested positive for only HSV-1. HSV-2 was test but came back Negative. I've not had a breakout since the initial one. I realize that once infected, always infected. My question is, since I'm now monogamous and my partner has not yet contracted HSV-1 (although she know its possible) can I contract the HSV-1 now orally since I've already developed anti-bodies?
Dear doctor! How long can I use Differin (adaferin, adapalene)?
m still at a loss for what to do next. I have no symptoms yet (I did read the 2-20 days for initial breakout time), but I am wondering if I should get tested. I know blood tests aren't reliable so close to the exposure, but I'm honestly lost. Do I still get tested in 3-4 months if I don't have symptoms? What are the main symptoms I should look out for?
I just have never heard of anyone having a breakout this far out, and it is reported to be within a week or so of contracting. It really kinda bothered me at first, and I felt bad. Although, the more i thought about it, i figured it was kind of an anomaly to happen. Anyways, she has a weird narcissistic personality, and i was a basket case while we were engaged. She likes to control, and I was wondering if this was her last ditch effort. She knew i was pretty happy about everything.
I started using Differin in May, but I now realize Differin also contains Adapalene. Should I be worried about sun exposure while using Differin/adapaline? I noticed the container says not to use it on sunburns, but nothing about not using it in the sun.
I use the cream at night, but I also realize that it's a long term treatment... and as such just because I use it at night, does not mean the sensitivity is gone in the morning/day.
I started using Differin in May, but I now realize Differin also contains Adapalene. Should I be worried about sun exposure while using Differin/adapaline? I noticed the container says not to use it on sunburns, but nothing about not using it in the sun.
I use the cream at night, but I also realize that it's a long term treatment... and as such just because I use it at night, does not mean the sensitivity is gone in the morning/day.
Ok so I have been prescribed differin gel for "acne" problems. I recently had a huge one with deep cyst (when i touch it i can feel hardness under the skin)...then it formed a white head and oozed a lot of pus (and some blood) after which it stopped being painful. My question is can I still keep on applying differin gel on top of the acne even though it's "broken" skin? The differin seems to help calm the inflammation pretty quick and dry it out...
Just got over my initial outbreak of herpes 2 a week ago after a whole month of pure hell and two prescriptions of acyclovir. One week later I'm feeling a little bit of tingling and itch. Is it possible it's starting all over after just a week of clearing up?? I'm currently taking Lysine, vitamin C and B, and limiting my Arginine intake. Not on suppression therapy yet, however plan to start soon.
Is there an upside, like am I building antibodies while having a continual breakout? I guess it hasn’t gone into latency yet? What do I do? What does a long breakout mean?
I did not have this rask before 7 weeks ago.
I am 30 years old, female. Tested Neg for HIV last week, In NOV 2009 tested Neg for HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea & Chlamydia. Never had an STD besides this, that I know of.
I have an initial herpes outbreak and took a blood test that came back positive. Does this mean I could have contracted HSV-2 a while back and am having my first initial outbreak or must it be my new partner that gave me the disease? I have no been with anyone else in months but he recently took a blood test and came back negative.
I had a primary breakout within the time frame of a month from the initial sexual contact of the person. He claims that I could have had it for years, which could be true, YET the math doesn't add up for me cause of the time frame.
Sometimes the virus can stay in your system for years without an outbreak.
The initial breakout was pretty severe. After the first, he would get a breakout about once a month to once every two months, progressively less frequently, depending on the stress levels - but never as bad as the first. However, I have been living in a different city for the past month and a half or so, and we have only been seeing each other about once every two weeks, and we had sex every time.
You don't get prodromes from an initial infection. Prodromes are found only in recurrent infections...
I wanted to be able to take something, ANYTHING, to prevent a breakout, not just sit around and wait for a breakout happen. So I came across the Super Lysine supplement. I took it daily 3x a day and the tingling went away. If I skipped a dose the tingling would come back (kind of my reminder "hey, take your lysine!") When I took the dose, tingling would subside. A few months passed and I hadn't gotten a breakout, so the dummy I am, I decided to stop taking the lysine.
He halos informed me he had one mild breakout and that was the initial breakout and that was it. It has never surfaced again. He said he's never given it to anyone. Advice on what I do or information on this topic would be great! I know 1 in 5 people have genital herpes and it's more common than we think but idk if I want to catch this and me and this guy break up later on.
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