Cold Sore!

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Posted by DanielleAndMichael

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Posted by DonnaPWhite1124

Yeah i hope they do too. I am so self conscious about it. LOL I ended up showing my co-worker and he called me Bubbles. UGHH!!!

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ahahahaha.....bubbles. cute, real cute.

oh...and keep washing your hands, and sanitize your phone/computer keyboard and mouse.....

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Yeah you know how some guys are.

I've been washing hands, going to wipe down my desk area now

Pick up some lysine pills. You can find them at health food/vitamin stores. I've found it works just as well as valtrex does. Also apply abreva periodically throughout the day. I carry a small ziplock baggie in my purse with all my cold sore stuff. Just in case- At the first 'tingle' I start popping lysine pills and applying Abreva. I've found that early treatment is the most crucial.

to everyone because this virus ***** and we're stuck with it forever..................

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Posted by DonnaPWhite1124

Yeah its so unfortunate that there's no real cure for them. Well someone at my job said that you dont get it as much when you hit your 30s...so they say, who knows?

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funny....and i think i started getting them more after i turned 30....thus the valtrex everyday for the last 2 or so years (i'm 35 now)
oh well...everyone's body is different.

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Posted by DanielleAndMichael

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Posted by DonnaPWhite1124

Yeah its so unfortunate that there's no real cure for them. Well someone at my job said that you dont get it as much when you hit your 30s...so they say, who knows?

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funny....and i think i started getting them more after i turned 30....thus the valtrex everyday for the last 2 or so years (i'm 35 now)
oh well...everyone's body is different.

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Not true. A cold sore is essentially a virus. Once it's in your body, it's there for life. It's just whether your body can fight it or not. This is why people tend to get them after having a cold - b/c your immune system is weakened and can't fight the cold sore.

Ugh, I get them and they're terrible! They're like little face terrorists! I never want to leave the house when I have one. Anyway, I've always used Abreva and I have never been too pleased. It does cut down the healing time, I guess, compared to what it would be without using it. I got one two and a half weeks before my wedding so I ran to my doctor in tears. He prescribed Denavir, which SIGNIFICANTLY reduced healing time. I had never used it before and it was incredible! He also gave me the option of 'blasting it' with Valtrex, but I chose the denavir.

Also, I ice it 10 minutes on, 10 minutes off a few times a day. Helps numb the area and soothe the pain.

Good luck!

ETA: some people have told me to take the vitamin lysine. Not sure how much that does to prevent or help heal them, but I guess it's worth a shot if you get them a lot. I also wear lip balm with spf.

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Posted by debzy

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Posted by DanielleAndMichael

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Posted by DonnaPWhite1124

Yeah its so unfortunate that there's no real cure for them. Well someone at my job said that you dont get it as much when you hit your 30s...so they say, who knows?

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funny....and i think i started getting them more after i turned 30....thus the valtrex everyday for the last 2 or so years (i'm 35 now)
oh well...everyone's body is different.

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Not true. A cold sore is essentially a virus. Once it's in your body, it's there for life. It's just whether your body can fight it or not. This is why people tend to get them after having a cold - b/c your immune system is weakened and can't fight the cold sore.

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or during hormonal times like me.....some people get them when they're in the sun too much....that's never happened to me....in the end, it just sux altogether.