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Sorry to have annoyed you. Most of my friends and family are strict Catholic, and living in a small upper-middle class neighborhood doesn't help much. My father and I got on the subject of STDs the other day while out meeting for lunch (it got out that some guy in the neighborhood caught something or other) and he made the comment "If I ever found out I had an STD I'd be afraid to ever come home, let alone face having a partner ever again". It's just how a close-minded society is. As ridiculous as it may very well be.
And right now I don't know yet if I have it, only that his test came out positive. Tomorrow I have to call the testing place I went to and see if they even checked for it in the first place. It's a general blood test they do, but all places are different.
Please do let me know this if you would...
How did you contract it? And (if it was from someone else) what was your initial reaction when you found out?
You can say I'm annoying all that you want, but curable a disease or not, it's still something he should have had tested for before having sex with me. Maybe it's just the whole being responsible thing, but I always get tested every six months regardless of whether I've slept with a new partner or not. I'd rather be safe than sorry. So I feel legitimized in feeling frustrated and worried about this whole "mess". It would be the same whether he gave me Gonorrhea, Syphilis, AIDS, or herpes. As it is when either of us are sick even if it is a cold, we avoid each other until considered no longer contagious. One more little tidbit. I work with physically disabled individuals. Some have terribly compromised immune systems. If I have anything transmittable (even a cold or flu) I'm not allowed to work until cured enough where I can't transmit the ailment. Precautions are always taken, but some you can't avoid. Herpes is transmitted easily through skin. Not that I kiss my clients, but I also don't ALWAYS wear gloves when changing their clothes or feeding them, etc. Only when dealing with their blood or fluids.
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