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Hi Wounded healer
As a sufferer of this virus for over 17 years I can understand where both of you are coming from. This virus is horrible,for myself I have nothing else wrong with me and the virus attacks me on the sciatic nerve line on my left leg and after a botched proceedure (which is another story) the virus crossed what they call the 'mid-line' meaing it crossed over to the other side of my body and now attacks me on the lower spine, thankfully I have never had it appear anywhere else, but I can only imagine the pain experienced by your other 'half' as when it is going to town on my leg and back the pain is out there. Regarding his resistance and reluctance, this is perfectly normal as society has really given anyone who suffers from this rotten virus a stigma which is not deserved. I contracted the virus orginally after being admitted to hospital and upon discharge I was fine and then 10 weeks later the first lesion appeared on my leg and then the fun began. I have been tested extensively and it has been found to be a resistant strain which in itself is rare and with my case I have nothing else wrong with me, my immune system is fine and with these parameters I have been told I am literally in the 1 in 1 million of people who have he resitant strain and then to be even more 'special' :) as my immune system is fine I am in 1/2of the 1%. As I have said couldnt be for lotto, no :)
So now that I have given you some info regarding my situation, you have to be careful with a weak immune system and please od not feel bad for looking out for yourself. With regards to your friend, you cannot make him face the situation until he is ready, which is not to say he should be left to deal with it alone. I have myself been very vigilant with infection control and I have been married for the whole time of me having this virus and I have two beautiful children and I am happy to say that no one in my family has ever contracted the virus. firstly you freind should be encouraged to get the serum in the blisters tested to see exactly which strain it is and hopefully is is the normal strain and not the resistant one. If is is the normal one, a course of antiviral medications will be prescribed to him and he must take them exeactly as instructed to make sure he puts the virus into remission, then he should research various dietary plans which will boost his system and he should not have another recurrance however he will forever need to be vigilent as is he should beocme run down it will only be waiting in the wings to pay him a visit. I have taken every sort of natural therapy which is reccommended but also my situation is unique so unfortunately my non success with natural therapies is not a yardstick to be measured against. The most important advice I can give both of you is see your medical practioner and get treatment asap, delay will only make things worse and it to be honest the pain from the virus is something awful. I experience Meningistis migraines, which wipe me out for 1 - 2 weeks and my dr comes to give me injections for the pain as there is nothing anyone can do, the virus has now attacked my nervous system and I am in constant pain, think of the pain after pins and needles and this is the pain I have 24/7 all from the virus, and I have been dealing with it for 17+ years so dont delay. I cant say that enough. Support and understanding is paramount, and dont be ashamed, it is just the cousin of cold sores and a relation of chicken pox and shingles, they are all related. The other thing I would reccommend is dont take everything you have seen on the net to heart as I have looked at some sites and they are not all black and white, the only way to treat you is to see your dr and get specific treatment just for you, others will be different. I wish you both the best of luck, and remember there is light at the end of the tunnel for you, get the treatment and dont beat yourselves up. Best wishes and all the luck I can send you both.