Herpes or Lip Balm Allergy? (Pictures included)

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That's the rash I've had on my lips for the past couple of months. On some days it's not that noticeable, on others it's even worst.

I was diagnosed with facial herpes after my doctor took a blood test, but something tells me these rashes aren't caused by it. Herpes usually has remission periods between outbreaks, right? It doesn't stay on for months and months at a time. Plus, I've NEVER gotten a cold sore. Never in my life.

Add on to that, it's a known FACT that I'm allergic to chap stick, chap aid, and all the other lip balms Walgreens sells. I'm currently using Vaseline, supposedly "hypoallergenic" but I think I'm allergic to it.

Can anyone out there tell me whether this really is herpes, or if it's just allergies? :(

[Li_The_E]

Wait... I just read the post that I was supposed to read BEFORE posting this. -_-

How do I edit posts so I can delete this?

[gracefromHHP]

you can't edit posts.

herpes won't be non-stop for months. see a dermatologist for a 2nd opinion.

You can have oral herpes and also have other things going on. Not everything is oral herpes just because you know you have hsv1. make sense?

grace