Daily mail, you don not have pemission to use this. I have diagnosed HSV-2 on my sacrum (no gential involvement afaik). No idea how i got it there, but an outbreak has just cleared up.
Dd is 8 and slept in my bed a week or so ago as she was feeling under the weather. She had pjs on, but they sometimes ride over her knee.
I think i was hot in the night and took off my pjs in my sleep.
So a couple of days ago she said she had a spot on her knee. She scratxhed it before i saw and it looks a bit like a very small collection of 3 burst blisters - so very like herpes.
I am worried her knee was in contact w my lower back and she has caught it.
Its not just an std clearly and can affect any skin i believe.
Just so gutted about this. I've seen the dr with her at an appt. about something else. He took a look and said he could not swab as it was already healing and there was no liquid present to take a sample of.
He said to wait and see if it comes back, at which time bring her in to get it swabbed.
Jumping ahead, buy does anyone know IF it turns out to be hsv-2 on her knee - how bad is this? I know its awful for newborns, so imagining her never being able to have naked legs when she holds a baby on her knee .......
Please be gentle because i am in absolute bits and not able to eat or focus on anything else right now.