Sore in mouth after minor oral sex contact

[bunit808]

hi dr, first off id like to say im a new poster to the community. i am a 29 yr old male sexually active. i recently had very minor oral contact with a girl who is a friend of a friend, who also happens to be a stripper. she gave me a hand job so there was no intercourse. however, her vagina had touched my face a few times and i did lick on some body parts. this happenned on a friday... then on monday, i noticed a small bump on the bottom of my lip. its about 2mm tops, does not hurt, nor does it itch. i talked to my uncle who is a dr in texas and he told me its probably nothing to worry about and im just overreacting. i went in to get it checked today... thursday (6 days after the incident) and the dr took culture sample of the bump and im still waiting on the results. in the mean time, im a little freaked out about the incident and i know it was a dumbbb mistake. i should also add that i usually dont drink too much soda, but on that friday i drank about 5-6 sodas and their was a dramatic weather change from hot to cold. i know they could play into factors of just a cold sore but im soooo scared i dont know what to do at this point. my anxiety level is so high, i cant eat or sleep ever since. im also wondering... how effective will the culture test be only 6 days after the encounter? everyone is telling me i shouldnt worry too much... but i cant help it. i rarely get cold sores, and since i had some kind of sexual contact.. i cant help but think the worst. =( please help me!

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

I hope you weren't using Abreva before she took the swab as that could confuse the results.  If your swab test is positive for HSV 1, then you can put your worries about HSV 2 behind you.  If it is negative, and you want to retest by blood antibody test (IgG), I would do that in 3-4 months from the time of your exposure.

Terri

[bunit808]

the bump on my lip seems to have gotten smaller today.. but when i eat something it gets agitated and it swells up a little, then it goes back down in size again. thank you for your answer dr terri. as i said, i rarely get cold sores on my mouth.. from what i remember... maybe 3 or 4 times max my whole life. bump still does not itch or burn, no other symptoms. when i did the swab test, it seem like she popped it but i didnt notice much fluid coming out.. although it did seem smaller for a little while before puffing up a little again. i have been using abreva for the past 3 days or so, drinking tea, and trying to avoid eating anything acidic. ive also been taking 1000mg vitC and E daily for the past 3 days. i just dont know what else i can do, and im still scared outta my mind. when is the best to get it tested? from what i have been reading, it seems like i got the test done a little early to be sure. thank you for your advice dr.

[Terri Warren, RN, Adult Nurse Practitioner]

Since you already have HSV 1 oral infection (cold sores), it would be very unlikely that you would get HSV 1 from receiving oral sex in a new location.  The timing of a swab test has more to do with the state of the lesions (i.e, redness vs. blister vs. scab).  The timing of the antibody test IS important - that is, you need to wait long enough after the potential infection date to get tested.  

HSV 2 infection is very very rarely transmitted from mouth to genitals. I would not be too worried about that at all.

Terri

[bunit808]

I also forgot to add that I am from ca.

[bunit808]

also thought i should add.. i have been reading up on hsv1 and hsv2 so i am pretty aware of that. im just scared that i could have contracted hsv2? what are the % rates of catching hsv1 or 2 with minor oral contact? sayyy less than 5 minutes? any information from you would be helpful. thanks sooo much in advance dr.