I'm a nurse in a urology clinic. Yesterday I was assisting in a circumcision for an elderly man with a herpes outbreak. I'm not sure if it was healing or still active. I didn't participate in the surgery until the foreskin had been removed. While aiding in suturing however, I felt the needle "catch" my glove. I de-gloved and didn't see any blood on my hand or see any scratch or puncture marks, but I'm still worried.
I talked to Terri warren over at westover heights and she seems to think my risk is really low, but I'm still scared. Can anyone advise? I'm afraid to use my hand now to wipe myself after going to the restroom, and am afraid to touch my husband at all. Can I autoinnoculate to my genitals or his during the incubation period, when I don't have any overt symptoms at all?