Cold sore to Genital Herpes

Hi,

Last night my current partner and I were with each other relaxing and making out.

Prior to this she told me and pointed out that she had a cold sore in the corner of her lip (where her lips meet) on the left side. She told me that she has had reoccurring cold sores since age 10 when she shared a drink with her friend. The cold sore, however, is very mild in its nature as it isn't oozing with puss, isn't shedding or have yellow crust. In fact, because it was so mild (looking very similar to her lip shade, not dried out and only giving a mild sensation of pain (described as pressing down on a scab when pushed in and touched), I kissed her anyways, not knowing that one can cause the other (and because so many other people have cold sores too, I figured it wasn't a huge problem, similar to kissing someone when they have a cold)

Post making out, I performed oral sex on her and she to me. This is where my concern is...

Because I can't recall ever having a cold sore in my life, what are my chances of receiving a cold sore or even genital herpes? Is it possible that this very mild, reoccurring spot may not even be a cold sore?

Also, in the case that I do receive a cold sore or genital herpes and it IS a reoccurring case, is there any research involving the use of marijuana prior to receiving the virus? Is it more likely to not show?

The only thing I can do now is wait and see what happens I know.

Funny Side Note: When I got home I texted a joke to her saying that I have a high risk of genital herpes now and she flipped. Little did I know that this could actually happen given the circumstances.

Irony at its finest.

- John

[Firm444]

After further review and extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that what she may have currently is an inflammatory lesion called Angular Cheilitis- a condition that is associated with malnutrition (mostly a deficiency of the vitamin B2 riboflavin) or an iron deficiency anemia.

She is a vegetarian and to add, she takes adderall (adderrall) which in turn doesn't leave her eating a whole lot. This includes not eating meats (of course) which is a primary source of B2.

Thank you for anyone who has viewed this article in attempts to help. I will still keep on the lookout though.

-John

[gracefromHHP]

unless she is vegan, riboflavin intake isn't an issue. we vegetarians actually eat our veggies which are better food sources for vitamins in general.  also most foods and pastas are fortified so that it's generally not an issue for most folks anyways.

this gal has had a history of cold sores for a long time now. no reason to doubt that she has oral herpes.  

bottom line is - only time will tell if you contracted hsv1 from her or not. You can get a type specific herpes igg blood test done next week to see what your baseline herpes status is and then repeat it in 3 months if it really matters to you.  sounds like her cold sore was pretty much healed so the odds that you contracted hsv1 genitally are really low. should you develop any genital symptoms in the next 2-20 days, see your provider promptly for a proper work up and treatment.

grace

[Firm444]

Yeah but SHE doesn't. She doesn't find herself hungry very often.

All and all though, its still fine. It isn't a cold sore and it hasn't looked like a cold sore the whole time. In fact it's already gone.

I appreciate the help but I think that if you saw what I saw, you would laugh in relief as it wasn't a cold sore period.

Thanks though.