Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum.  ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
 | 

Herpes New Infection? Lesion on my lip

by jbarrzoe, Jul 28, 2009 04:02PM
I performed oral on an escort about a week ago.  Also had protected vaginal sex.  About 5 days afterwards, I got what I believe to be a cold sore on my lip.  I have had cold sores in the past, on occassion.  This is a little different.  Instead of it being a big cluster, it was a series of small vesicles, about 1/16th of an inch in diameter.  There were maybe two on my lip and then about 4 or 5 in kind of a line that ran down about 1 inch from the edge of my mouth.  Probably was a cold sore, just seemed unusual.  Also, since the encounter, I had kind of a sore throat.  Not very bad, but enough to talk a little hoarse.  I also had tightness in my chest, like a chest cold, which has seemed to gone away now a week later.  My neck feels swollen, a little, but I don't think I have swollen lymph nodes.  Just feels tight and "thick."  I do have some small, white patches (maybe 1/8" or so) in the back of my throat.  Otherwise, I am a healthy, mid-40s male.  I don't have any other symptoms.  Now, my question is this...I have been tested for herpes before and had a positive result (of course, since I have had cold sores all of my life).  I never got the "typed" test, so I don't know if it is I or II.  If the sore on my lip was Herpes 1, could it have been caused by a re-infection due to the unprotected oral sex I performed?  I read somewhere that if you had Herpes 1, you were pretty resistent to Herpes 2.  Is it possible it is a new Herpes 2 infection on my lip?  Is there any other STD I could have picked up from this??  I plan on taking 2g of zithromax just incase but I am just wanting to cover all the bases.  
Post Comment
To
Comment
Post Comment
Recent Activity
18 dec
2 hrs ago by drifter0213
yesterdaylife joined this community
Welcome them!
Dec 17
calmlake is anxiety stricken.
GooseGoose is ...stressing
dnsmi22 confused
dnsmi22 joined this community
Welcome them!
Dec 16
ladidah70 added the Mood Tracker
Dec 16
ladidah70 is ...hurting
RSS Expert Activity
Sad cases of Animal Cruelty
1 hr ago by Thomas Dock, Vet. Technician
Cost and Availablity of Medical Car...
10 hrs ago by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS
Behavior Medications for our Pets -... 
14 hrs ago by Jim Humphries, B.S., D.V.M.
Community Members