Comments on: Cold Sores Pictures – What A Cold Sore Looks Like At Different Stages

By: Lucrecia

Lucrecia — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:28:14 +0000

I’m 23 and have suffered from cold sores all of my life. I get them during times of prolonged stress. It’s so embarrassing – I’ve missed work, school and generally avoid being seen in public because I feel like everyone’s staring at me. Whether that is or isn’t the case, what matters is methods I’ve used to speed up the healing process.

I felt some tingling on Saturday night and dabbed Abreva every 3 hours. I woke up on Sunday morning to huge, swollen lips with a bunch of fever blisters. Suffice it to say, Abreva does NOT work. I applied heat from a hair dryer on the blisters (on the lowest setting, it’s not so bad). I’ve been applying Campophenique, which I think along with nail polish remover (burns like mad) and Vaseline, has accelerated the process. I’m going to apply hot tea bags every two hours when I take 500mg of Lysine capsules.

Thank you for this site – and good luck!

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:43:04 +0000

When i have something very stressful happen, and it has to be big, i start to feel pain the bottom of my nose..and it’s pain! then the next day i have about 8 little blisters, this time formed into one big one, now it’s crusting ..it’s terrible and not nice to look at.. i have been putting abreva cream for coldsores, it has to takes it’s course…i too have no idea how i get them..but i wont go out with them, usually lasts a week..and dont try to cover them up..makes it worse..

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:33:02 +0000

I got a question. I got this cold sore right under my noise and it’s crust and red and hurts. I kissed someone alot and on him i didnt see anything signs of a cold sore. And next my noise is red and a big red ball. 2 days later it stated to crust. I had this for almost a week now and it’s march 3 am. There is this wet stuff comin’ out of it. What is that stuff? How long does cold sore under my noise will last? And how can i make it go away fast? I got a show to go to and i can’t go like this. Can you please answer these question fast and get back to me. Thank you! Thank you so much! Please help me. Very important to me. Thanks again!

By: dipset

dipset — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:24:52 +0000

I have cold sores on my anus and penis after a year in prison. What could have started this? my boyfriend started to get them on his mouth yesterday and we need help! Any Suggestions?

By: Shay

Shay — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:07:13 +0000

I have suffered with an annoying cold sore from the time I moved from the warm weather of the west coast, to the cold windy weather of the east coast. The huge embarrassment that is placed in my lip once a winter season made if difficult for me to go outside or even be close to my husband and young child.
I began looking for method that would shorten the time the cold sore was on my face (around 2 weeks normally). Looking online I found a few sights suggesting placing rubbing alcohol on at the feel at the tingling stage. This is my second winter season using this method and I have to say that I go from the initial tingling to a scab within three days. No more big reddish bumps on my face for a week. The alcohol helps dry the cold sore out which prevents it from growing and becoming an annoying problem.

By: alisha

alisha — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:15:42 +0000

hi there im sure its a cold sore but not sure last night there was a lump on my lip and it was tingglly and now i cut it with my nail by acsident i dont know what to do its sore my mum said it was but then she changed her ming cause she seen the cut sould i get it checked out by a nurse or something to be on the safed side

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:28:10 +0000

I have one cold sore on my bottom lip n its alil swollon n red.but use ice to bring down the swolloning.n dont pop it or anything it will heal on its self.

By: Jj

Jj — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:40:31 +0000

hmm That first picture really looks like a zit or ingrown hair. I get those all the time and they never develop into cold sores, just annoying zits.

By: Jennifer Huff

Jennifer Huff — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:09:25 +0000

I have had cold sores sinse childhood on both my mouth and nose. I do know what will trigger sores and can feel early signs before visual signs appear. If I take one 200mg Acyclovir before the sore appears , as soon as I get a sunburn or sick, etc. if a sore appears it is so small that I am the only one that knows it’s there. So take the Rx meds when you know you are at risk and don’t wait for the little demon materialize! I have also found that wearing lip balm or lipgloss, especially with minty stuff in them and the stuff that is out that makes your lips fuller causes outbreaks.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 07:31:13 +0000

I’m not up on the nail polish remover deal but what I can share and what I do know that works is Lysine you can purchase it in the vitamin area of any store that has a vitamin section. Take a few of these guys with a glass of water 2x per day and you will get these nasty cold sores and fever blisters healed up fairly quick. I’ve notice if you take these each day with your other vitamins it really cuts back on the frequency of how often you get cold sores/fever blisters if you’re prone to getting them. This helped me so I hope it will help somebody else.
Thanks.