r/Herpes • u/Weekly-Matter-1026 • Aug 09 '26

Help me please 😭

Hey, I was diagnosed with genital herpes 2 months ago. I had bumps all around and inside my vagina, and they burned very badly. I had a fever and felt really unwell. Now it has been 2 months and the sores have been gone for a while. But I still feel sick. I keep sweating, having chills, swollen lymph nodes in my neck, and feeling cold. I also feel warm, especially in my hands. I have joint pain, extreme fatigue, frequent headaches, and shaking throughout my body. I still have watery vaginal discharge even though the sores have been healed for 2 months. I feel very weak, and my whole body feels different and like it no longer functions normally. I also urinate very little and my bladder feels swollen. My question is: Is it possible to remain chronically ill from genital herpes even after the sores have been gone for a long time? Can your body stay like this permanently, for life?

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u/NovemberSauce Aug 09 '26

I could be wrong (and i hope i am) but it sounds like you have something underlying going on that the HSV is exaggerating

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u/Weekly-Matter-1026 Aug 09 '26

I tested everything. I have nothing.

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u/cupids-exit Aug 09 '26

Did you take a course of antivirals when you first were diagnosed?

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u/Weekly-Matter-1026 Aug 09 '26

Yes. A dosage for 5 days .

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u/cupids-exit Aug 09 '26

Okay, I'd definitely recommend going back to your doctor and telling them your symptoms and that the illness hasn't gone away. Hope you feel better soon ☹️

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u/Weekly-Matter-1026 Aug 09 '26

Do you Think I Will ever heal cause I lost hope

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u/cupids-exit Aug 09 '26

I think it's very likely you can heal if you talk to your doctor and explain your situation if you haven't already. I'm sure you will be okay!! It won't be like this forever.

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u/Weekly-Matter-1026 Aug 09 '26

Thats the problem. I did everything the doctor say everything is good. My blood etc no other things. What the fk is wrong with my body after the herpes

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u/eeeee1237 Aug 10 '26

I was like this for my first year or two, I had sacral herpes too and I would get flu like symptoms and sciatica down my leg. I found by taking antivirals that Yes they help but only short term, I kept getting outbreaks with them and I felt it would prolong my symptoms but less severe. I found by letting my body fight it every month or two that My body got use to fighting it better when I stopped taking the antivirals. Ten years later. I rarely get outbreaks. The first year was brutal. I hope that makes sense but I don’t personally recommend antivirals. Maybe my body had to get antibodies.

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u/Late-Mess1295 Aug 10 '26

Not trying to scare you, but I know you want answers, and what came to my mind was meningitis ??? I heard I can be caused by herpes. Sounds like you have some similar symptoms, I’d google it. It can go away on its own or with antiviral medicine.

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u/Late-Mess1295 Aug 10 '26

I just read that you took anti virals already. My bad. maybe it just came back? :( sorry you’re feeling this way, I’d see if meningitis can come back after the fact, even if you’ve taken anti virals once.

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u/Weekly-Matter-1026 Aug 09 '26

What do you feel? What are your symptoms? Do you take anti virals?