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i’m so confused rn 😭 i got an std test a month or so ago and was negative for everything including herpes, but now i have a nasty ass cold sore that keeps pissing me off by bleeding. i haven’t had oral contact with anyone since the test 💀 wtf going on
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Anonymous 3w

the genital/std type and the cold sore type are two different blood tests. if you were only tested for STDs you likely only got a HSV-2 test. you can go back and ask to be tested for HSV-1 to see if that’s actually what it is.

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Anonymous 3w

people can get cold sores without oral contact i’m pretty sure. it’s very common. i got them before i was active w/ anyone

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

cold sores are always caused by herpes right? i can’t think abt how i might have contracted it within the past 30 days

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

fuuuuhhhck okay thank you 😵‍💫 i’ll probably ask for that at some point. ik it’s extremely common but i have a phobia of disease / infection so it’s been making me anxious

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

could've been dormant in u for years or decades. tracing it would be impossible if hsv1

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

i hate that sm but i get that it’s normal ☹️

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

i never once thought twice abt my best friend tht had it. she hardly ever gets active sores and id never think twice about sharing food and drinks with her. i would only be cautious if u have an active sore but other than that theres no need to worry. it's such a common thing to have and a majority of ppl have it are asymptomatic

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

i’ll keep that in mind thank you. it’s not even the virus itself rlly i’m just afraid of any infection at all

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

hey that's valid. its pretty new to you, im sure over time you'll realize that you hardly even notice having it. a ton of people hardly ever get flare ups regularly

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

Yup the virus lies latent in your nervous system for life and any stressful things can trigger an outbreak

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

i think you can get OTC stuff to treat it

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