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So... HSV-1. Who has it?

post #1 of 44
10/23/09 at 11:11pm
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Evidently I do now, though I've never had an outbreak. Supposedly it's really common. So. Fess up!
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post #2 of 44
10/23/09 at 11:15pm
At first I thought you were talking about swine flu, then I remembered that it's H1N1. So herpes simplex virus 1?

Hopefully you haven't infected any horses lately.
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post #3 of 44
10/23/09 at 11:20pm
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At first I thought you were talking about swine flu, then I remembered that it's H1N1. So herpes simplex virus 1?

Hopefully you haven't infected any horses lately.

I don't even really like horses.
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post #4 of 44
10/24/09 at 12:14am
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Supposedly somewhere in the neighborhood of 60-80% of adult Americans have HSV-1. I guess that means I'm finally grown up.
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post #5 of 44
10/24/09 at 12:20am
What is it?
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post #6 of 44
10/24/09 at 12:26am
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What is it?

Herpes simplex virus 1

http://www.antiherpes.com/oral_herpes.asp
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post #7 of 44
10/24/09 at 12:31am
I thought that if you've ever had a cold sore then you've got it.
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post #8 of 44
10/24/09 at 12:34am
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I thought that if you've ever had a cold sore then you've got it.
Yes, cold sores are HSV-1 outbreaks, but I don't remember ever having a cold sore.
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post #9 of 44
10/24/09 at 12:47am
Did you have an antibody blood test? My doctors have never suggested or done that (for HSV-1 or -2), including when I have specifically asked for full STD screenings.
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post #10 of 44
10/24/09 at 12:53am
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Did you have an antibody blood test? My doctors have never suggested or done that (for HSV-1 or -2), including when I have specifically asked for full STD screenings.

Yeah, did a HSV 1 and 2 Western Blot. Full STD workup, thyroid check, hemogram, lipid panel, blah blah blah.

I have elevated cholesterol too. But that is not surprising.
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post #11 of 44
10/24/09 at 1:06am
I will probably ask for that test next time.

I'm medicated for cholesterol now; weight loss, diet, and quitting drinking didn't change the numbers much (although that last did wonders for my liver function numbers).
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post #12 of 44
10/24/09 at 1:13am
I read once that 95% of people will get it by the time they die. I get cold sores once every couple years. It's common for wrestlers to get it on their chest.
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post #13 of 44
10/24/09 at 1:14am
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High cholesterol runs in the family. My dad eats things like steamed kale and does cardio 3x a week, and his cholesterol is still up around 268.
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post #14 of 44
10/24/09 at 1:16am
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I read once that 95% of people will get it by the time they die. I get cold sores once every couple years. It's common for wrestlers to get it on their chest.

Ah, but check out the poll numbers! Maybe it's because that 44% haven't ever kissed anyone.
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post #15 of 44
10/24/09 at 1:25am
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I will probably ask for that test next time.

They probably just threw it in there when I asked for "The Works" because I go to UW Medical, which is the lab that processes all the other Western Blot tests for the country. Most people have to mail the blood here. I just walked next door and had it drawn in the lab.
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