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Al - 17 Jan 2006 01:37 GMT

I never remember having coldsores until just recently this past spring, and
this happened around the time I was dating someone that gets them. Every now
and then I get this pinching/burning sensation in my top lip that almost
feels like someone poking me a few times with a pencil, and sometimes, but
not all times I get a small sore which is more like a pimple than anything.

My question is that when I am getting the pinching, whether I am getting a
sore or not, is that when I am contagious? Are these what oral herpes
usually feels like when it is becoming active? Is it typical to get symptoms
with no coldsores with oral herpes just as that happens with genital herpes?

When I get a genital outbreak it is different, because I get aching in the
back and thighs and then itching or pricking sensations prior to the sores.

Thanks,
Al

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Grant - 17 Jan 2006 01:55 GMT

Hi Al,

Yes, you can treat oral herpes the same as genital as far as experiencing
symptoms and no sores. I believe you are contagious when you feel the weird
sensations, but I'm not too up on that.

ar

>I never remember having coldsores until just recently this past spring, and
>this happened around the time I was dating someone that gets them. Every now
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>Thanks,
>Al

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Al - 17 Jan 2006 03:31 GMT

Hi Ar,

So I guess it would be safe to say that alot of people could have oral
herpes and not even get cold sores. I wonder why most of the time I don't
get cold sores, but I see alot of people that do have them.

Al

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Grant - 17 Jan 2006 11:16 GMT

It falls into the "everyone is different" catagory. :)

ar

>Hi Ar,
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>Al

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Angela S. - 19 Jan 2006 14:19 GMT

>I never remember having coldsores until just recently this past spring, and
> this happened around the time I was dating someone that gets them. Every
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> not all times I get a small sore which is more like a pimple than
> anything.

If it's more pimple-like then how do you know that it's a coldsore? Have you
ever had a doctor take a look at this "pimple-like" thing and tell you that
it's a cold sore? Have you ever had a doctor or dermatologist run tests to
confirm that what you are experiencing is indeed oral herpes?

> My question is that when I am getting the pinching, whether I am getting a
> sore or not, is that when I am contagious?

If you do have oral herpes then the same rules apply as when you have
genital herpes. You can be contagious before an outbreak, during an outbreak
for sure, after an outbreak, and any time in between when there is no
outbreak and you have asymptomatic shedding going on.

> Are these what oral herpes
> usually feels like when it is becoming active?

Just like genital herpes... everybody is different. Some people get those
tingling sensations and others do not.

> Is it typical to get symptoms
> with no coldsores with oral herpes just as that happens with genital
> herpes?

It's certainly possible...

> When I get a genital outbreak it is different, because I get aching in the
> back and thighs and then itching or pricking sensations prior to the
> sores.

And it may just be different for you all the way around. BUT, I do believe
you need to figure out if what you are experiencing is oral herpes before
you just assume that is what you have.

Good Luck,

Angela

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Al - 20 Jan 2006 00:43 GMT

> If it's more pimple-like then how do you know that it's a coldsore? Have you
> ever had a doctor take a look at this "pimple-like" thing and tell you that
> it's a cold sore? Have you ever had a doctor or dermatologist run tests to
> confirm that what you are experiencing is indeed oral herpes?

No, because oral herpes is so common since 70% of the population has it and
most of my family has it also, I figured it is probably that.

> And it may just be different for you all the way around. BUT, I do believe
> you need to figure out if what you are experiencing is oral herpes before
> you just assume that is what you have.

Well I really don't want to get into alot of tests which may be needless
since this is really nothing to worry about, just wondering about the
sensations.

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ElGrandeRojo@gmail.com - 24 Jan 2006 00:16 GMT

Al,

I found this website - maybe it will help...
http://www.healingcoldsores.com

William

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