actually I'm going to disagree with jessy - this doesn't sound like you have cold sores. cold sores will not stick around for 3 months. coming back monthly is also unusual. I recommend finding a different dermatologist for a 2nd opinion including culturing of this. I'd stop the valtrex at this point. when you get a return of symptoms, be seen within 48 hours of their appearance and INSIST on a lesion culture for herpes, preferably pcr. confirm that these are hsv1 related and not something else going on.
has your partner been tested to know his herpes status too?
lysine doesn't do much at all for herpes. you are pretty much wasting your money taking it 3x/day.
grace
Stress can kill you.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3889116
Let me know if you'd like the whole article.
Thank you for your quick response! I really appreciate it. I am naturally a very stressed person. I'm working on pulling it together and being less anxious. Thank you again. Have a great day.
Hi
It does sound like acold sore to me (oral herpes). It is normal for them to last quite a while, like months and yes its normal to have them come back. Are you heavely stressed out about something? or is this stressing you out so much that you are causing its further outbreak?
Oral hereps is not an STD per se, most people get it as a child.
You can give your bf oral sex once the lesion is gone completely.
You ever tried flavored condoms in the mean time?
The loss of giving and recieveing a BJ isn't all that bad, your going to be alright, just abstain from this activity for a while.