Hi everyone, i am new and this is my first
post so hopefully someone may have some
advice for me?
The problem started a couple of years ago
whilst in spain, after a couple of days my
lips started to tingle like i was getting
a coldsore but in the middle of bottom
lip, by the next morning my lip was so
swollen i had about 5 blistery lumps on my
bottom lip and it was very painfull and
uncomfortable because of the heat, , i
went t chemist and got some zovirax and
germaline just to knumb it, and after
about 5 days they started to be less
painfull and dry up, but did sadly ruin a
bit of the holiday for me!, anyway the
otherday after our one day of summer and a
day lounging about in the garden, it has
happened again an yet again is very
painfull, as i am going to majorca in 4
weeks time i am now starting to dred it,
an my quiesion to everyone is ???????
Is there anything i can take or do to stop
it happening in the first place any old
wifes tales or try to prevent it from
being so bad?
i look forward to someones advice
Hayley x
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Hi Posted: 07-13-08 19:00pm
SOrry no one responded to this post. I too
will have an outbreak if I allow sun on my
face. WHen I go out now, I use SUNBLOCK
70. Yesp, I even coat my lips. I know its
gross and you aren't suppose too, but
chapstick was not doing it. Stress, sun,
even certain foods trigger these
outbreaks. My daughter had the exact same
symptoms you did while we were in Cancun.
I am told you can take 1000mg of L-lysine
at first outbreak, then take 1000mg per
day. I had my dentist write me a presc.
for Valtrex......expensive, but gets rid
of the fever blisters a lot quicker. I
also like Abreva. It seems to work when I
only have one. When I feel that "crawling
"sensation, I know its times for more
drastioc measures. HOpefully you'll come
back to eHealth and see this!
