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Are they always sore ?

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lynne02592
lynne02592

Are the blisters or ulcers always sore ?  Also before medication how long did your outbreak last ? 

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  • haz83342
    haz83342 lynne02592

    Posted

    Yes should be. Without meds it can last for weeks. 
    • lynne02592
      lynne02592 haz83342

      Posted

      So the medicine will definitely clear them up in a couple of days 
    • haz83342
      haz83342 lynne02592

      Posted

      Definitely, it is variable. But if you start the meds so early, the blisters stage maight take 2 or 3 days. So the whole outbreak might take less than 2 weeks. Take care that the outbreak is not only just blisters. Outbreak means tingling then blisters then pimples then scabs. Scabs itself might take a week to go but they are not itchy. 

      The whole issue is extremely variable. 

  • m20751
    m20751 lynne02592

    Posted

    I’ve heard antiseptic creams can help numb them but i haven’t tried it. Even the lidocaine I’m not quite sure where it’s safe to apply but i hear it works wonders.
  • shelia22921
    shelia22921 lynne02592

    Posted

    Herpes has stages three weeks to clear, the blister a week then it pops sore pain a week then it sheds a week.
  • keillor2
    keillor2 lynne02592

    Posted

    Blisters pretty much always hurt, its uncomfortable and painful to pee. My last outbreak without any medication lasted 2 weeks from first "flu like" symptoms to full shedding. It was awful but the side effects of acyclovir knock me it and I had to work.

    • lynne02592
      lynne02592 keillor2

      Posted

      Still waiting for results but doctor doesn’t believe I have herpes. I never had any pain at all Or any blisters that I felt or saw. I just had spots and they were gone in 36 hours 
    • lynne02592
      lynne02592 keillor2

      Posted

      When your blisters popped and turned into ulcers did they hurt as well 
    • lynne02592
      lynne02592

      Posted

      And can you only notice the ulcers and not blisters. I never saw blisters 
    • keillor2
      keillor2 lynne02592

      Posted

      I would say the ulcers hurt more because they were open and quite irritable. Usually the blisters are like pimples.
  • Pound_McFurious
    Pound_McFurious lynne02592

    Posted

    It's different between the genders but for myself, a dude, it lasted like a freight train of pain for about 2 months and I have never had a problem with it since. I don't know I have it, it's that benign once my immune system caught up.

    • jake96086
      jake96086 Pound_McFurious

      Posted

      I agree. I have a no pain at all with an OB. I get one single sore in the same spot under my right testicle.  It only bothers me because I know it’s there...but again, never any pain with it. No blisters either. Mine starts out as a hard bump that seems to fill with puss. 
    • lynne02592
      lynne02592 jake96086

      Posted

      Yeah I never had blisters or bumps just a mild itch. I thought I was a yeast infection so I used Monistat. The Monistat burnt like crazy so I looked down and noticed some crater like spots. I washed in tub off the topical medicine right away because it didn’t burn until I applied it. Spot were there the next day but by the next morning (36 hours later) everything was gone like nothing ever happened ? Waiting to see what my results say. Doc says out breaks don’t heal that fast on their own ? 
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