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A few months ago, i had a really bad cold sore at the corner of my mouth. And it finally went away 2-3 weeks later. Now i have another one in the SAME exact spot. Is it possible it could be something else and not a cold sore? (Like an STD. Ive never given oral, but theres been contact outside of my mouth.)
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Coldsores ARE herpes.
Herpes is a virus that lives in your body now and will never die until you do.
Yes, it is considered to be a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD).
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"I know you REALLY don't want to hear this but it REALLY needs to be said.
Coldsores (also referred to as "fever blisters") ARE herpes. They are, typically, HSV-1, or commonly referred to as "oral herpes". All coldsores. Yes, every single one of them. You can contract herpes at any stage of life through many harmless activities.
Relax though. It isn't the end of the world if you take care of yourself. About 80% of the United States population is infected with one of the herpes strains (HSV-1 or HSV-2). You're not alone.
A way to help clear up an outbreak is to take care of yourself better. Take a good multivitamin and keep up with it. Herpes symptoms are shown when your immune system drops, allowing the virus to shed more rapidly than normal and create a sore. Stress, catching a cold or being under the weather, and even menstruation can "cause" an outbreak to occur.
Take an extra vitamin C supplement to help boost the immune system right now. Vitamin C is good for your skin so it will help to regenerate those damaged cells on your lip. It will also help your skin to heal faster from the outbreak, leaving less scarring.
Pick up a L-Lysine supplement to take during your outbreak. Take 200mg of lysine each day for 7 days and then stop for at least 2 weeks. If you continue to take them past 7 days your body will become "immune" to them and they won't help heal your sore or prevent more severe outbreaks.
Using rubbing alcohol isn't doing your body any help probably. The infection is more inner than a scrape or a wound. The infection is coming WITHIN the body. Putting the alcohol on your mouth is just torturing yourself in the end. It isn't going to keep it any "cleaner" than washing it with warm soap and water and keeping your hands off of it would. It's fairly useless to be doing.
Abreva doesn't work for everyone. When I have outbreaks abreva doesn't seem to even come close to helping the swelling go down. I believed up some Releev once on a whim and have had really good luck with that if I apply it as directed as soon as I realize I am beginning to have an outbreak. You might want to try a few different OTC treatments to see which works best for you and your lips.
Don't kiss anyone during your outbreak or for at least 15 days after. You are at your peak risk zone right now because more of the virus is being shed on those damaged cells. DO NOT share any food or beverages with anyone. I contracted HSV-1 (coldsores) from sharing drinks with my mother when I was a little girl. I didn't even know I "had" anything until I was a grown adult woman!
Make sure to keep your lips moisturized when the outbreak calms down (you don't want to be smearing chapstick on the lips right now because it may help to spread the virus to other parts of your mouth). Keeping your lips hydrated will help decrease the virus shedding so make sure to drink lots of WATER!
Keep using the ice. Ice your lip for 15 minutes and then wait a half hour and do it again. Make sure to wash the cloth you use to wrap the ice in afterwards to reduce the risk of infecting others in your household or other areas of your body.
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF IT! If you touch the sore then assume you have the virus on your hands. Wash your hands IMMEDIATELY then. People have been known to spread the virus insanely fast by touching the coldsore and then another area of their body, especially the genitals or broken skin (and with this being winter your skin is more vulnerable if it's dry or cracked). Many infants and toddlers contract genital herpes because of their parents not washing their hands before a diaper change! Yeah, really!
Relax and stop panicking. As I said before, stress only makes the outbreaks worse. Relax and go with the flow. You're not the only one in the school with HSV-1 (coldsores). You might be the only one in your classroom with an outbreak right now but don't worry. If you take care of yourself and make sure to keep clean and not spread it then that's something to be proud of and not ashamed about.
This link that I wrote about herpes, and that also includes more of my links about herpes information, might be very helpful to you:
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Is is possibly an STD? yes. IS it likely? depends on the type and amount of contact.
How do you make sure? go see your doctor. More detailed information is available at:
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I have really bad cold sores some times, Mine are sometimes cause buy my mouth! Go to the dentist and see if your having any oral problems to do with your mouth and brushing.
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my friend has cold sores all the time in the same spot so you shouldnt worry
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It's just a cold sore.
You, with a cold sore can give the bf herpes though while you have it. So keep his penis away from your cold sore. They usually last 7-10 days.
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It is very odd that it is in the same place.
You should see your doctor while there is an outbreak happening so he/she can swab the wound and look at a culture under a microscope.
It is really important that you don't put it off.
Good luck,
DangerNerd
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It is a possibility.(not trying to scare you) but if youre sexually active or anything you might want to go see a doctor or talk to your parent/gaurdian. Now-a-days you can never tell and its just best to have a professional check it out.
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