HELP!

[granola]

Hey. I was diagnosed with hsv2 in July. Had my second outbreak last week. Then this morning I felt the tingling sensation on my lip. I have never had a cold sore in my life and just finished 10 days of ayclovir. .. I am terrified and kinda freaking out. Any ideas?

[whitedaisies]

Well, you could have caught it orally too, hard to tell. If you get a cold sore or a blister, swab it so you know for sure.

 

It could be from meds as it can do strange things.

 

Could be because of stress

 

I get eczema around my mouth and chin sometimes and that causes similar tingles.

 

Really hard to know, you will have to wait it out and see if anything happens. If you were on antivirals, chances are a cold sore wouldn't develop

 

This doesnt really help....maybe Dancer or someone else will chime in.

[Jennie]

Some kinds of chap stick or lip gloss could make your skin tingly, and I know that my face wash, which help to fight acne, makes around my mouth tingly for a few seconds, could it be a product you're using?

[Unbroken]

It's tempting to think everything is H, especially since you've not had it that long. I've had lip tinglies as well that have not been anything. Just give it a bit as everyone is suggesting. If it becomes a thing, see what your doc says.

[WCSDancer2010]

It's also very possible you've had Oral Herpes since you were a kid and the stress of the other OB's helped it to come out. 60% of all kids have HSV1 orally by the time they are young adults. 80% of people up to age 50 (as in, obviously more will have it if you include the over 50's group) have oral H and 80% don't know they have it.

 

If it progresses you can get it swabbed ... but I wouldn't overstress about it ...because that's the first way to make sure you get a new one down stairs ;)

[granola]

Thanks guys ... it was a reaction to new lip balm. Whew. I don't want to freak out over everything! I'm trying super hard to go with the flow. I did find out I've a nasty upper respiratory infection, so I'm actually relived that it wasn't H making me feel like crap.

I'm totally grateful for each and every one of you. Thank you for the info and support.

Hugs