No tingling

[Lateralis]

Hello Dr.

I have HSV1, it starts usually on my upper lip. I feel that tingle come along, and use abreva so i don't even get anything if i'm quick enough about it. Abreva works pretty well. Anyway my problem is i got a cold sore under my nose. It started off as a pimple for a few days. The other day I tried to remove the plug and now the whole thing has turned into a cold sore, almost instantly after. There are little (plasma filled i think) bumps all over it. There was no warning, no tingle, and i've never gotten cold sores under my nose before.

I'm not 100% sure if this is the same as what i get sometimes, only because there was no tingle, and it seemed to happen from maybe the damage i did while trying to remove the pimple. I wasn't too rough, but you have to squeeze the skin. Do you have any ideas as what it is? If it is the virus, why didn't it tingle this time?


Thanks!
-Manda

[Lateralis]

I'm not looking for a diagnosis. I know what I have. I guess what I'm asking is if people with HSV1 ever get outbreaks without warning? I have never gotten one without feeling that tingling sensation first.

I don't pick at my skin. Simply squeezing it would in no way and never has lead to scarring. There are different kinds of pimples, and this one happened to be a plug. They are usually easy to remove with a nose strip or something, but this one was stubborn. I had to remove it this way. My skin is generally clear, but i get these from time to time and they are easy to take care of. Within a few minutes of doing this however, i started noticing the bumps that come with an outbreak. Its just weird to me because I've never gotten an outbreak this way before.

-Manda

[waringblender]

We can't diagnose you here. If you want to know what it is, get a health care provider to  look at it and culture it.  

Why are you picking at your skin? That's a really nasty habit. You can set up an infection that way or scar your skin permanently.  You should NEVER pick at pimples or other lesions on your skin. I would use one of those medicated acne pads on a pimple, just gently press the pad against the pimple and let it heal on its own.