So I have had HSV2 on my palm for 2.5 years now, confirmed for 2ish. I want to share my story because I feel very alone in dealing with it. My GF is also positive and has outbreaks on her inner thigh kinda around the taint area. We aren't sure who infected who and have a strong relationship, but our infections aren't the same. She outbreaks maybe 2-3 times a year and I have had recurrent outbreaks that started out 4-6 weeks apart and have slowed to maybe 7-9 weeks.

My outbreaks began the week of my mom's funeral in Aug of 2018 with 2 small red bumps that itched and burned a bit, but otherwise were nothing serious, they never blistered or broke and had no fluid, they were just stiff and red. I assumed it was a bug bite or something similar and moved on with my life. About 2 months later it happened again and I started to become concerned.

Christmas of that year I developed a large painful blister that looked a little like the backs of those frogs that grow the tadpoles inside the skin on they're backs, but 1 large blister, slightly offset of my carpal nerve cluster. Urgent care told me it was an atypical presentation of shingles (had them when I was 16). And gave me antivirals (much too late btw).

A few months later it happened again and I got a dermatologist and got it confirmed.

Now here's the kicker. I have never had and still have no outbreaks on my gentials or anywhere else for that matter.

As you can imagine having outbreaks on the palm of my dominant hand is kind of a bummer. I constantly make excuses not to shake hands (thanks for covid if guess bc handshakes are way more rare...I guess, dunno if it's worth it) and makes me nervous about touching the rest of my body. Like I wash my face with my left hand and everything.

I was wondering if there is anyone out there like me? I have searched and searched and I can't even find any research of primary HSV outbreaks on the hand.

Both me and my GF have come to terms with it and she is very understanding with how cautious I am about it, but she can't understand what it's like to deal with it. So I'm hoping maybe someone else on here gets outbreaks on the hand and has some advice or wants to bounce ideas on how to feel more confident in dealing with it.

Also anyone with a line on good super breathable driving glove like gloves, let me know. I'm on the lookout for a good vendor.

TLDR; I have primary outbreaks of HSV2 at the carpal nerve cluster on the palm of my right hand only. Social interactions are hard bc of handshakes and I hope to talk to people with similar experiences or advice on gloves.