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(Date Posted:07/02/2008 02:30:07)

hi there,

i was diagnosed with herpes infection in 2004 and have been trying to live with it. It's incurable (although vaccine studies are underway) and frankly, i have fears and depressive thoughts sometimes that any future girlfriend would reject me and i would have to live alone for the rest of my life.

i've searched online for support groups or dating sites for herpes infected people and most of these forums/sites are international with zero/few locals.

I hope to get to know more local people and i wish there was a local online support group. i hope to form a little network with singaporeans, something like a support group.

This is why this forum is created.



(Message edited by jgood on 07/02/2008 03:30:41)
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RE:why i started this forum
(Date Posted:19/02/2008 22:26:38)

Hi There.  I just joined this forum and I hope I can help others with my experience living with herpes.  I was diagnosed with Herpes 10 years ago.  I got it from un-protected sex with a ex-gf of mine!
In my case, the outbreaks were as frequent as 6 outbreaks a year.  The suffering was endless and my GP saw me so often as I had to keep refilling my supply of acyclovir.  Life was really horrible.
Then I started to research online for alternative ways to keep the virus from recurring too often as it was really a damper on my life.

I found these the most useful -
a) stop eating foods that are too rich in Arginine - nuts, chocolates etc..
b) wear loose and breezy underwear hence our privates are kept cool
c) use aloe vera gels on the blisters when an outbreak occurs, and we can choose to keep using aloe vera gels on the afflicted areas even after the sores and ulcers disappear asit seems to keep the skin "happy" and hence reduces the chances of outbreak
d) Excercise and work out and quit smoking
e) I bought a herbal remedy called Herpanacine from GNC stores here in Singapore and eversince then I have been taking Herpanacine pills as part of a vitamin type daily routine - since then my outbreaks has gone from 6 to 8 times a year to once a year and I spent all of 2006 Herpes free! One outbreak in 2007!

My advice to all fellow herpes sufferers is to be honest with your partner (ie. tell them u got herpes - u dun have to tell them WHEN u got it!) as the virus can sit dormant in your spinal cord nervous system for years before it is suddenly "activated". #0% to 50% of the poeple in the 1st World suffers from Herpes and it is just that many chose to suffer i silence.

I am presently happily married and I have a wonderful kid and I am planning to have more kids with my wife .  Despite the Herpes and my having passed the virus to my wife, we have healthy and lovely children.

What I am trying to say is that Herpes is not the end all, but just a small bump on our way to a happy and fulfilling life - if we know how to manage it.
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RE:why i started this forum
(Date Posted:20/02/2008 11:57:40)

hey AI-Cracker, thanks for sharing your experience.
I think it's great that you have found a partner that can accept herpes and that the both of you are happily married with healthy kids.

i'm not married but i guess i still have some time since i'm still relatively young (under 30)..

i have hsv2 genital and also whitlow... i wasn't aware that i have whitlow till this year actually... it's quite inconvenient and the outbreaks are more frequent than my genital. i dun take any special diet stuff, but my genital outbreaks are around 1/2 per year too i think. But for my finger, it's much frequent. i'm still keeping a watch on it... i think it comes up when i get emotionally stressed or something.

btw, do your parents know? i am scared to let my parents know. It will hurt them immensely.

thanks again for sharing.
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RE:why i started this forum
(Date Posted:22/02/2008 21:45:16)

Well it seems that you have skin related problems which needs help. Perhaps you can try Herpanacine http://diamondformulas.com/herpana.htm which made ahuge difference in my life as I have sensitive skin since young. On the topic of telling your parents - well, .... remember this - it is you who are suffering - not them.  They will be sad for you but they will rally around you too.
Just remember - 30% or more of people in the 1st World lives with this problem adn continue to have steady and happy lives.  You will too.
ALso, perhaps a visit to National Skin Centre to see if the Dr's there can help you with your Whitlow problem and Herpes, as it is good to have proper medical support on hand.  Anyway the Dr's there have seen it all!
Good luck!
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RE:why i started this forum
(Date Posted:23/02/2008 09:31:49)

 i see... yes i hope my parents and loved ones can accept and forgive me. Cannot let my life be defined by H and let them down...

btw... i didn't know that the NSC deals with this, i've always thought that only the Kelantan clinic is the only place for medication and consultations.
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