My fiancé has herpes. We haven t had sex, as we are abstaining until our wedding day. I have primary lymphedema. We are going to take every precaution after we are married to insure that I don t contract herpes, but if I do contract herpes, how will that be with my lymphedema? I m affected in 3 out of 4 limbs (not my left hand). It s something that has been really devastating to us, as he contracted herpes with his 3rd sexual partner (his girl-friend at the time cheated on him) and he hasn t had sex since. I love him and I am not worried. But I do want to know what to expect.