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do i have a cold sore?
I'm not sure what cold sores really look like, so I googled it, but they seem to have the extreme versions, which I don't have. Basically, I pulled a girl last night and woke up this morning with a small, red bump under my lip (not touching it). If I touch it, it's very slightly painful. Could this be a cold sore, or is it just one of those pimples that come up sometimes? If the girl had a cold sore, how long would it take for it to affect me? Also, I have one on my neck, which hurts a bit more. I know it's difficult to assess over the net, but does it sound like a cold sore, or are they usually quite big? Thx
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Reply 6
I told you if I know it's difficult to tell. I'm just asking whether cold sores can appear so quickly after being affected. Last time I checked, no one forced you to post 3232.
Reply 7
Also, is it really something I should go to a doc for? I'll leave it for a few days and see if it's still there.
put zovirax or a cheap version (exactly the same ingredients just not as much as a rip off) on it NOW.
The sooner you put it on the less the coldsore will develop and the less skanky it's gonna look.
If ure not sure go to boots and ask someone on healthcare and they'll tell you if it looks like one.
The sooner you put it on the less the coldsore will develop and the less skanky it's gonna look.
If ure not sure go to boots and ask someone on healthcare and they'll tell you if it looks like one.
Reply 11
Anonymous
I told you if I know it's difficult to tell. I'm just asking whether cold sores can appear so quickly after being affected. Last time I checked, no one forced you to post 3232.
As a cold-sore sufferer, yes. They are extremely contagious (I caught the virus when I was little and a relative kissed me on the cheek!) and for me, they can start in the middle of the night by tingling, and if not treated by morning I have a full blown cold sore. You can get them if you're run down, or simply from being out in direct sunlight which is rubbish
.The best way to get rid of a cold-sore is early treatment with a cream i.e Zovirax, but obviously since you didn't expect this, it may take longer to blister and heal. It's uncomfortable, but try not to touch it, or kiss anyone else. Also NEVER perform oral sex with a cold sore as you can trasmit genital herpes.
If it persists after a few weeks see a doctor, or if you're worried now, go see your pharmacist to put your mind at rest!
Reply 12
As the day went on, it's developed some pus and has become a whitehead. Still the same size though. I take it cold sores don't become whiteheads, and so this isn't a cold sore? Or am I wrong?
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Reply 14
Well, she didn't have one next to her lips, but I thought it's possible for it to be dormant but still transferable. Sorry, I sound (and am 
) clueless.
) clueless.
I have a coldsore, just started to get tingly yesterday and it's swollen up today. It means you have Herpes Simplex, which you have for life and it just means you'll get these little sores maybe every winter but they go away within a week. As long as you don't aggrevate it, ooh I got so annoyed last time that I tried to perform DIY surgery on it but you should have seen the monster if flared into. Keep off!
Sithius
I hope your kidding, we don't need problems like this clogging up doctor appointments for people who really need them.
True enough, lets face it a pharmacist should know straight away if it was a coldsore, and you can get the medication there and then.
It's funny Sithius, you've just reminded me. Last month I crushed my toe and was in agony, had to go about on crutches. Couldn't move it at all or put shoes on for several days. My mum insisted I go to the doctor but I just yelled "Doctor? I'm not wasting precious NHS time with a my piffly sore toe! Doctor indeed!"
Best to go and see your pharmacist instead of a doctor.
As someone said, without seeing we cant tell what you have, but all I can do is post down some clinical features of cold sores. Perhaps see if you have displayed any of these symptoms:
- Itching, burning or tingling symptoms
- The symptoms may be present from a few hours to a few days before lesions develop
- The lesions appear as blisters and vesicles with redness.
- These crust over, usually within 24 hours and tend to itch and be painful.
- The lesions should resolve within 7-10 days.
When you do go to the pharmacist, it is important to identify what brought the lesions on if possible.
(If you DO have a cold sore, we do not know yet, then Aciclovir preparations are the first line of therapy. Not a doctor)
However, points at which you should see a doctor:
- duration of longer than 14 days
- lesions located in the mouth
- lesions that spread rapidly over the face
- severe and widespread lesions
- symptoms associated with the lesions such as fever.
But in summary, see your pharmacist!
Hope that helps.
As someone said, without seeing we cant tell what you have, but all I can do is post down some clinical features of cold sores. Perhaps see if you have displayed any of these symptoms:
- Itching, burning or tingling symptoms
- The symptoms may be present from a few hours to a few days before lesions develop
- The lesions appear as blisters and vesicles with redness.
- These crust over, usually within 24 hours and tend to itch and be painful.
- The lesions should resolve within 7-10 days.
When you do go to the pharmacist, it is important to identify what brought the lesions on if possible.
(If you DO have a cold sore, we do not know yet, then Aciclovir preparations are the first line of therapy. Not a doctor)
However, points at which you should see a doctor:
- duration of longer than 14 days
- lesions located in the mouth
- lesions that spread rapidly over the face
- severe and widespread lesions
- symptoms associated with the lesions such as fever.
But in summary, see your pharmacist!
Hope that helps.
LePinkPanther
True enough, lets face it a pharmacist should know straight away if it was a coldsore, and you can get the medication there and then.
It's funny Sithius, you've just reminded me. Last month I crushed my toe and was in agony, had to go about on crutches. Couldn't move it at all or put shoes on for several days. My mum insisted I go to the doctor but I just yelled "Doctor? I'm not wasting precious NHS time with a my piffly sore toe! Doctor indeed!"
It's funny Sithius, you've just reminded me. Last month I crushed my toe and was in agony, had to go about on crutches. Couldn't move it at all or put shoes on for several days. My mum insisted I go to the doctor but I just yelled "Doctor? I'm not wasting precious NHS time with a my piffly sore toe! Doctor indeed!"
lol
I feel a fool when I explain a symptom I have (at my GP obv). I feel like it's a stupid symptom and that I'm wasting their time. Eg, joint pain.
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