Beanie

Ok, so i have been at college for a little over a week. I do not have any flipflops with me, so i have not been wearing any in the shower (kind of gross, but not that big of a deal).

Well, about 3 days ago i started to get this sore type thing in the corner of my mouth. It is not on the outer part of the lip, but inside a little bit. I cannot tell whether this is just a canker(sp?) sore or a cold sore or what.

So the thing is.... i have never gotten a cold sore in my entire life. I dont have herpes...or at least i didnt. Could it actually be possible that i acquired herpes and formed a cold sore in less than a week of showering barefoot? I know that my girlfriend has had cold sores once in a great while, so i swear it would be from her, except we have been dating for nearly a year and i have never kissed her when she has a cold sore (yes i know this is not foolproof) and i have never gotten one of my own either.

And there is still the off chance that it is just a canker sore. what do you think?

Bob Biter

I say you got it from your girlfriend. Oral herpes can be transmitted easily and doesn't necessarily have to manifest right away. Once you get it, it never leaves and tends to manifest at random or, sometimes, under specific conditions. For example, if I get a chancre sore, it's usually when I'm really stressed out

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Daniel_

I'd say that the start of a new college term is stressfull enough to trigger it...

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denim

Oh, and wear flip flops so you don't get someone's case of athlete's foot.

THGL

You got it from her. It's not a big deal though and I'd suggest not even mentioning it to her (she'll think you're blaming her even if you're not).

Sounds like you get it just like I do... not a round sore on your lip but a split in the corner of your mouth. Your doctor can prescribe something for it like zovorax (sp?), I've used it and it works but it gives me a headache. I usually just buy some Carmex (little white jar with a yellow top) and it'll be gone within a week or two.

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lurkette

Far as I know you can't catch oral herpes by walking barefoot in the shower.

I'd guess the more likely candidate is your girlfriend who happens to have cold sores, which can be transmitted when the person who has it is asymptomatic.

Here's some info about the different types of herpes:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/001324.htm
http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/handout.../herpsimp.html

There are also non-herpetic mouth sores called apthous ulcers:
http://www.animated-teeth.com/canker...nker_sores.htm

However, best to be safe and assume it's probably herpes and probably contagious, so be careful about oral sex, sharing drinks, etc.

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qweds

on this same thread,

can you transfer oral to genital to someone if you don't have a sore at the time and go down on them?

like %80 of the population i get the occaisional cold sore and i guess i'm just curious about whether I should be worried about this....

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Seeker

I've heard some reports that it can be transferred to the genital area.

http://www.herpes.com/hsv1-2.html

It's a very complex disease and process... the link above looks very informative.

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