to participate download our app

May 18 19
22:22
I really been crying all day when I came home. I recently started getting cold sores in February. I get the once a month now . Each time I get one I can’t help but cry cause I don’t know what triggers it . I just want to crawl in bed and come out when it’s gone.
 
19
May 18 19
22:25
Aww hun stay strong. Are you on any medication?
 
May 18 19
22:27
@gcc1205 no they only last for 3-4 days so I just use cream for it . They not like major break outs really but it’s noticeable enough.
 
May 18 19
23:04
@Mimiboo2013 it’s stress or the sun i get them when I’m in the sun or stressed out
 
May 18 19
23:04
The first year is the worst. After that your body will get better at fighting it and preventing it ❤️ are you talking about type 1 oral?
1
May 18 19
23:07
@bbnn I believe so. I’ve been getting nothing but little break outs on my lips. They look very different from the other cold sore break outs I see. Mine are more smaller like tiny blisters instead of something big. If they not together they are scattered. They don’t hurt really. They look like small bumps on my lips from a far but when looking up close in the mirror they are tiny blisters so. I wash my face and use a face towel after I’m done throw my towel away. Use a q tip to apply the cream on my lips and then sanitize my hands . Then when my lips are back to normal I change my pillow cases.
 
May 19 19
10:05
As soon as you feel the tingling sensation put the cream on. Try not to get upset/frustrated when you get one too as that could delay healing x
 
May 19 19
11:10
@Awg1 that’s the thing. I don’t get the tingle!
 
May 19 19
11:37
@Awg1 the last few times my lip would feel kinda itchy. This time I was eating some spicy food and added hot sauce to it.... I guess my lips didn’t really like that at all.
 
May 19 19
14:39
I would go to your doctor and tell them you’re getting an outbreak every month. They can prescribe you the antiviral to help subdue the virus. Some doctors will easily give this to you others don’t want to for some reason but I would definitely try and go and tell them how hard you’re trying to prevent it but it keeps coming back.
1
May 19 19
23:07
@bbnn I’ve learned that period is the trigger 🙄. I do just fine until that time of the month approaches!! But I see my doctor May 30. It’s now cleared up. It came up on Wednesday and it just cleared up today. So mine don’t really last long really.
 
May 19 19
23:36
@mimiboo2013 yea i would talk to your doctor. I know sometimes they put you on antivirals for a period of time to see if that helps. Wish you the best and I totally understand how you feel. The stigma that surrounds herpes is so bad.
 
May 19 19
23:46
@gcc1205 honestly I didn’t really realize how bad cold sores were until I shared a drink off my bestfriend when she had one and then Poof!!! Here I am!! And how most people are okay with it and really are just like “so what it’s a cold sore.” No no nooo wait a second ! Cold sores are contagious. So I lock my self up and really be sanitizing and washing everything .... all the way till I have it and then it’s gone . That’s when I stop being so precautious and I stop hiding my lips.
 
May 20 19
00:29
@mimiboo2013 cold sores are very common though. I feel like they should be more normalized. They are extremely contagious though. I have hsv 1 but ive never had a breakout so idk when im contagious or so. At first i felt so disgusted with myself and till this day i have no idea how i got it. My doctor was like girl 80 percent of the population has it. After that i felt so much better and i did a lot of research on it and it’s honestly nothing. I also didnt know theres like a lot of different strains of herpes not just 1 and 2. Your doctor should offer you some help though about your frequent breakouts. I believe they can give you something so they can be a little more regulated. But girl you are not alone
 
May 20 19
00:30
@gcc1205 what my doctor was like “you know what you’re describing to me is oral herpes which is cold sores. Which I understand. What you’ve been doing is great. Hopefully it subsides. I’ll see you again may 30.” SERIOUSLY THAT WAS OUR TALK ... I LOOKED AT HIM LIKE “🙄”
 
May 20 19
00:38
@gcc1205 I said “hey doc I think I’m getting cold sores I’m not sure.so I pop an allergy pill and I also make sure I treat it like a cold sore and avoid contact with things for 7 days and also use cream.” He said “that’s good since we can’t look it up right now or find at the moment ......” my face .... was all seriousness.... and I left ... upset...
 
May 20 19
01:24
@mimiboo2013 oh wow girl change your doctor. Your doctor should answer all your concerns in a caring way. Also offer solutions if you are obviously distressed. Why couldn’t he look it up ? So he didnt even give you a formal diagnosis?
 
May 20 19
01:25
@gcc1205 basically he was so focused on the fact that it wasn’t present for him to test it.
 
May 20 19
01:32
@mimiboo2013 oh ok yea sometimes I dont think its testable if you dont have a visible breakout. But when you go again make sure that he knows that you want more information atleast. Ask him if there’s anything he can give you. Sometimes doctors get so caught up in the science of medicine that they forget about social skills. I have had terrible experiences with gynos and women gynos that i was like this is unbelievable. However i love the one i have right now .
1
May 20 19
17:24
I didn’t read all your comments up there but I noticed how you said people say “it’s just a cold sore” and yeah while I’m an advocate of not treating herpes as the end of your life, it can be very hard to deal with at times and ALSO “just a cold sore” on your mouth can just as easily become a painful genital infection for somebody else. So yes, lots of people have herpes and it IS normal. However, treating oral herpes so nonchalantly can lead to spreading it more because people are so careless about it. Whereas people with genital infections get scrutinized. So it can be unfair for sure, and good for you for taking so many precautions and being so aware!
1

to write your comment download our app