I am 15 now and have had oral herpes since I could remember I have an out about 9 times a year it's so embarrassing I miss so much school because of it l. I feel like it controls my life. I have severe asthma and bad allergies this makes me miserable I even had if before my first kiss. I'm talking since I was 6 or 7. I don't know if I passed it on but I didn't know at first I thought it was an outbreak from allergies.

I used Valtrex. I drank lots of water, and I took Advil for the pain.

I've been getting cold sores at least once a year for about 8 yrs now. The past couple years I've been managing the outbreak by taking lysene and using Abreva. My sores last less than a week this way and sometimes when I get the symptoms and no sores yet, I treat it and they never erupt. This has helped me a great deal since I had never his this problem until I reached adulthood.

In September 2011 I got oral herpes. It was on my tongue, the insides of my cheeks, the insides of my lips, and on my lips. This lasted 2 weeks of which i felt very poorly and was off work. 6 months to the week (March 2012) I got it again. Less severely, but none the less, very painful, and again for another 2 weeks. I continued to work at this time. 6 months to the week (Sept 2012) I got it again. The first week all sores were in my mouth, on my tongue, cheeks and inside my lips. After a week it felt like it was clearing. A couple of days later my lips were on fire, my mouth was getting worse. This time I felt quite poorly and had a week of work. Had temperature of 102, neck ache, headaches, tired and a very sore mouth and lips. All times, the Doctors gave me 800mg Aciclovir dispersible tablets for a week, taking 5 a day. This last time I also had antibiotics. I lost a bit of weight, had the shakes, because I was not eating and certainly no where near drinking enough. This last time to date has lasted upto 17 days and still I have a couple of sores on my tongue. The downfall for me is not only having it at them times, but it falls on my birthday and mother's day every time!

I found out that I had herpes when I was 16 just about to turn 17. Three months before that I gave birth to my oldest child and I was checked for everything and all tests came back negative. In September of that year I started messing around with a guy that was a friend of the family. On his 21st birthday he asked me to go camping with him and a bunch of friends, I said I'd go. We slept together that night and within three days after sleeping with him I had my first outbreak. My mom took me to my doctor and they confirmed my worst fear ever. I had herpes. That has been almost eleven years ago this year. Every time I have an outbreak I get so mad at the guy that gave it to me because he didn't tell me. He has since passed it to over 20 females and didn't tell them either. I have to watch how I manage my stress level and everything around me in my day to day life. If I had known back then that this guy had it I would have never slept with him, but everything happens for a reason they say. I have had several sexual partners since finding out and they have never gotten it because have been careful. I also have to be careful because I have two small children at home with me and I have to be so careful when an outbreak occurs. This guy needs to be stopped from spreading this to every female he sleeps with and the worst part about it is that his family knows and protects him.

I just turned 58. Although I got a flu shot, which is important as I have asthma, I came down with the flu! Half way through that, my chin suddenly got two sores, and I could not chew food. Missed two out of five days of work, but went to the doc today. HV1 oral. It really hurts to eat. Just got married again, but now I've got to keep my mouth away from my lady, at least for a month. That is sad. Stay strong, young people.

I am a 16 year old girl, and just found out less than a week ago that I have herpes. I have only been sexually active with two people, and neither of them told me they had herpes or showed signs of having herpes. After getting the blisters on my no-no area, my sisters took me to the gyno and they tested me for all STDs. the doctor confirmed what I already knew, and the worst part of it was telling my kind of sort of/not really boyfriend I had it. He was so understanding and said he was sorry. I also have HSV-1, which is oral herpes but I didn't get it in or on my mouth, only on my hoo-ha. I hope I never get it in my mouth or anywhere where anyone can see it. This is definitely the worst thing that has happened to me.