Thanks G. The fact that the herpes tests don't exactly test positive when you have herpes (and I'd been tested 3 times with their blood tests at least 3 months after contracting it---all negative). Neither did I have intercourse with the person I got it from. But yes, the medical community seems well in the dark. I plan to try this DMSO stuff and start drinking alkalized water. It's supposed to oxygenate your cells in which case viruses can't mutiply or survive. The website is neveranoutbreak.com. I'll let you know if I have success. Basically I've had outbreaks consistently, pretty much all the time for the past year and a half, but I didn't know how to treat it because I didn't know what it was. SO if this treatment works, I'll let you know.