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Does this sound like oral herpes?

I have never in my life had a cold sore or any STD. I am 40 years old and began dating a guy about 4 months ago. We spend alot of time in the sun so the last time we were together we stayed in the sun all day. I did not use any sunscreen. (stupid I know) anyway.....The next night I noticed what appeared to be a small red bump on my chin. I assumed it was a pimple so I tried to pop it. Clear fluid came out. The next thing I knew there were about 6 more of them on my chin. Then one above my lip and on my bottom lip.

My face never breaks out so I knew this was not acne. I assumed it was blisters from the sun. This could be totally unrealted but at the exact time these blisters appeared I started to have a severe headache. It would not go away. My face would have pains that would run across it. I have never experienced this before. My mouth felt like I had a toothache but I didn't. It was very sore. No sores in it though. My neck, right under my chin, was very tender. I just felt BAD! ( a virse has been going around here so I thought it might be related but these blisters had me worried.)

This was Thursday and I still have the blisters although they are drying up now. The headache is easing up some. My neck is still sore.

What confuses me is that I have not seen any pictures of herpes that look like my blisters. Mine are small and not attached to each other. It actually looks like chicken pox.

My question is ......what is this? If this is Herpes what do I do now? I have heard that when you are exposed to herpes your first outbreak will not produce blisters. Is this true?

Thanks for any help.

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Also, I know about 50 people who have had cold sores. Does this mean that all of them have type 1? If that's the case, and you can transmit it anytime then we are all screwed.

I guess that's my main question. Do having cold sores mean you have herpes?

I'm also concerned because I was with my boyfriend and the next day I had the cold sores. Could I have given them to him or vise versa? Should I tell him I have them now?

If you take the time to read this please respond.

Thanks!

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Yes...If you have coldsores it is HSV. Remember over 90% of the population has HSV1. Yes HSV2 can cause oral but is much more rare. Now with that being said, you may or may not have HSV. Only a culture or bloodtest (wait a few months on the bloodtest) can prove for sure if its HSV.

Second...Yes you could spread them to your boyfriend, But again 10 to 1 he already has oral hsv, most people do and more often than not it is picked up in early childhood.

Third.....You said usally when you "just get" HSV there are no blisters.....Well that depends, If it is a true primary infection, those are usally the worst as far as blisters and feeling crappy as your body has no hsv antibodies to fight it off for awhile. But again, for most its not a true primary because they already have had HSV since childhood.

So in closing if this is a true primary....it will get much better over time and much less frequint. But dont assume that it is for sure hsv. Just play it safe intell you can reliably find out

Hope this helps

God bless and good luck

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Yes...If you have coldsores it is HSV. Remember over 90% of the population has HSV1. Yes HSV2 can cause oral but is much more rare. Now with that being said, you may or may not have HSV. Only a culture or bloodtest (wait a few months on the bloodtest) can prove for sure if its HSV.

Second...Yes you could spread them to your boyfriend, But again 10 to 1 he already has oral hsv, most people do and more often than not it is picked up in early childhood.

Third.....You said usally when you "just get" HSV there are no blisters.....Well that depends, If it is a true primary infection, those are usally the worst as far as blisters and feeling crappy as your body has no hsv antibodies to fight it off for awhile. But again, for most its not a true primary because they already have had HSV since childhood.

So in closing if this is a true primary....it will get much better over time and much less frequint. But dont assume that it is for sure hsv. Just play it safe intell you can reliably find out

Hope this helps

God bless and good luck

Thank you so much for replying.

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