herpes stays with you for life, at least most believe it to be true. The real only danger for someone with herpes is for females if they have an outbreak of it when delivering a child, the child can then catch it and it poses some risk then. My guess is that the colloidal silver ( unless ingesting huge amounts ) only retarded the outbreak visible on the skin, for the base camp of herpes lies along the nerve pathways in the lower groin and spine area. Some outbreaks only last for a few days, some for weeks, hard to tell if the any remedy was just coincidental. One thing is certain though keeping ones blood sugar levels low makes it difficult for the virus to flourish.