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It's my birthday and I woke up with blisters on my mouth :(

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So it's my birthday and I've been suspecting herpes since mid January. I've been having pretty much ALL the symptoms of this virus except for an actual OB until today. I have 3 blisters around my mouth, not cold sores, blisters filled w clear liquid. It's supposed to be my day and I wake up to this. It's like I'm pretending to be happy when inside I'm dying. I can't go to the hospital because I have plans with friends n family and really no time to stop at the hospital as its usually a couple hrs wait to be seen. Maybe I will go tonight.

I wish I knew how to upload a pic. Would Abreva help? What can I do to move this process along? I'm so sad and feel like crying and it sucks because it is my birthday and this is what I have to deal with. I feel disgusting in all ways possible. And then I see friends n family and have to pretend I'm excited.

Any and all support is needed at this time.

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  • FelizCastus
    FelizCastus Topp

    Posted

    Of all the days to have an oral outbreak! That sucks. But you already know that you have the cold sore virus (oral Type 1), as you've mentioned it previously, so I'm not sure how this relates to you thinking you have genital herpes.
  • Alexinator
    Alexinator Topp

    Posted

    I'm sorry to hear that, at least now you know you have it for sure though since you were suspecting it. So in a way I'm sure that gets some weight off of your shoulders. Try and be mentally strong, I know thats easier said than done for damn sure. Do your best though and happy birthday.
    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus Alexinator

      Posted

      She always knew she had oral Type 1, and was only stressing about genital Type 2. There is no relationship between the two, so this doesn't actually make any sense. But it still sucks to get any kind of outbreak on one's bday, or indeed on any day.
    • Topp
      Topp FelizCastus

      Posted

      So can I get herpes on my mouth from hsv1 by having sex and being infected through sex? No oral was given but I know something has been happening to my body and can't get a doc to diagnose yet. I read n read everything I can about this because it scares me and I know my body and now blisters on my mouth/lips
    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus Topp

      Posted

      Previously elsewhere, you said that your doctor didn't recommend the IgG test for gHSV-2 due to existing oHSV-1, and to wait for an actual outbreak to swab. I would ignore that advice and still do the IgG if you're concerned, but that's a separate matter.

      The thing is do you in fact have a history of cold sores? Otherwise why would your doctor say that, unless he is just assuming you have oHSV-1, because it's so common?

      Anyway, to answer your question, you are most likely to get oHSV-1 via oral kissing, not sex or oral sex. And fyi, to allay any concerns, oHSV-2 is uncommon, as it is nearly always genital.

    • Topp
      Topp FelizCastus

      Posted

      Yeah I'm hoping I can get some answers this week because as you've noticed I've gone long enough without any answers and now blisters. I have had a cold sore sporadically throughout my lifetime but nothing like consistently.

      We kissed and had sex and I could feel the tingling a 2 days later down there so that's why I'm wondering why it's on my face/lips.

      And thank you. Your advice is helpful.

    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus Topp

      Posted

      If you've had cold sores before, then your current blisters are unrelated from your encounter (maybe you are just having a worse outbreak than usual due to the stress you've been under?), and you should be largely protected from acquiring Type 1 elsewhere, but not Type 2. However, the risk of acquiring genital Type 2 from a one-time protected encounter with a person without active lesions is low (and most unlikely to be acquired from oral kissing, since oral Type 2 is not common).

      As mentioned before, the IgG test for Type 2 *can* cross-react with existing Type 1, that's true, but not always...and if your index value is high (over 3.5), it is likely a true positive regardless of existing Type 1. Low positives and equivocal results are less certain in the presence of existing Type 1, but if you have the funds, a UoW western blot at 4+ months can conclusively determine one's status in the vast majority of such cases. The IgG (ideally at 3-4+ months) is usually the first step, however, and you may well test in the negative range.

      Hope that helps, and still try to enjoy your birthday! smile

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