thankyou grace. the nurse at the free clinic wouldn't take a sample because it wasn't an open sore. she said it didn't look anything like herpes, but I know that isn't saying much. thankyou again for taking the time to help.
-ustinov
if symptoms are gone now, nothing you can do but get a type specific herpes igg blood test 3 months after the encounter in question.
I was tested a few years ago, it was negative.I've never had a cold sore.
were you seen when you first had the blister?
have you ever been tested for herpes before to know your own status? can you recall ever having had a cold sore before?
grace