It should be a tax write-off that is for sure!

because I intend to play Nurse, and have the perfect cure!

Actually, just FYI, /all/ fever blisters and herpes are STDs.  Not to pick at your terminology, but I'm taking part in a medical study right now investigating the effects of a herpes vaccine (don't get scared, I had to be 100% clean to participate), and trust me.  They filled my hands with literature and pamphlets which I read over and over while I was waiting for my initial test results.  Oh, the anticipation...

The only difference is where in your body the virus actually nests while dormant.  This is what divides *genital* herpes from *oral* herpes.  There is HSV-1 and HSV-2, USUALLY oral and genital respectively, but occasionally one moves into the other's domain.  For instance BBBJ on someone with genital HSV-2 might just give a provider the HSV-2 virus orally, with oral recurrences.  You never know.

It is also, I'm sorry to say, very possible to transmit the herpes virus even when you are NOT having an outbreak or a blister, although it's fairly uncommon.  It's referred to as asymptomatic viral shedding.  Look it up if you want.

On her behalf, thank you for being upfront about your condition.  It might have stopped me from seeing you, but I hope everything works out for you and you get to enjoy your time with her.

Sydney
=^.^=

p.s. Visit this link if you are curious about the study.  They are still recruiting, and I believe it's being conducted nationwide.

"Fever blisters" are usually HSV-1, or HSV-2 on the face. Both of these subtypes are sexually transmitted diseases. Its very common. You probably know this, but your potential partner is the most likely to get infected on the first day when tingling is present and mild pain, or flu-like/run-down feeling sets in, not when the sores are crusted over. There is also one day a month of viral shedding in which the virus is completely undetectable on the skin. Its a roll of the dice, but its pretty low odds if you are careful, 1/30 days. I remember a good lady friend of mine got HSV-2 a few years ago and felt terrible. She completely freaked out for days. She was in a monogamous relationship with this guy and whammo, she had no idea what was happening to her. She just couldn't believe it. Its a social stigma, but it is so common.... One of the consoling things I mentioned to her at the time is that something like 1/3 of the LA population has HSV, (I am too lazy to find the link, maybe the CDC has a chart on this)and that there was a special dating group that she could join. She opted for telling her partners, and she was suprised that roughly 1/5 guys she told said they had it. She is on medication and is very happy. She told me she knows when she feels run down, and she just doesn't go out. Her friends were understanding. I would imagine the providers here would be understanding as well. I always feel its easier to honest.