Just diagnosed with herpes and everything itches!

OK- I just received my herpes diagnosis yesterday & have been trying to arm myself with info. Diagnosis was confirmed via blood test, which was requested after discovering my "exclusive" boyfriend of almost 2 years was cheating.....with TWO other women for at least the last 9 months. I'm having what I believe to be an outbreak, although I only have 1 "sore" that looks like an ingrown hair vs. a blister. However, everything itches!! Is this normal? Everything I'm reading says 1st OB is horrid-but to me, it's just very uncomfortable.

As an aside-I had all tests done about 4 years ago (all negative) when I got divorced. I'm confused by this. Is this normal? IS THERE a normal? (I'm giggling over that question...a little bit)

It depends on the type of hsv you have. I can only speak for hsv 2 and say my first ob was awful. It started with two blisters and blew into like 16 all over my vaginal lips and butt. It was a very painful and scary experience.

Hi startover!

I'm sorry your boyfriend wasn't quite a class act. On behalf of good men everywhere, I tell you there are plenty of guys out there who will treat you with the decency and honesty you deserve. Here's to you seeing guys who will treat you right ...

And about the itching, there have been plenty of people talking about itching on these forums. I searched for "itch" in the search bar in the upper right and here are a few that came up:

http://herpeslife.com/herpes-forum/discussion/1327/help-please-itching-from-herpes/p1

http://herpeslife.com/herpes-forum/discussion/1242/itching-after-herpes-outbreak/p1

http://herpeslife.com/herpes-forum/discussion/1230/body-sensitivity-beforeafter-herpes-outbreaks/p1

http://herpeslife.com/herpes-forum/discussion/1007/my-body-started-itching-today-is-it-a-sign-of-another-herpes-outbreak/p1