Hi everyone.
I’ve had random oral HSV-1 (cold sores) outbreaks for 20 years.
I understand the healing process well, am super vigilant, and know when it’s safe to engage in intimacy.
After almost 4 years with no outbreak, I had one a month ago with 2 sores. Healing was normal except, after a month later, I still have slight redness and skin is bumped up where sores were. Skin does not feel tender or sore to the touch and no other sores have broken out.
This has NEVER happened before and have always fully healed within 2 weeks. I talked to a doctor yesterday and she suggested I try applying Vitamin E and have started doing that. In her opinion, I’m not shedding anymore, but I’m nervous to start being intimate with my partner again.
Has anyone here experienced this before. Any ideas and help is appreciated!
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