Cold Sores
"I&#039;ve had HSV1 ever since I was 2. I had an outbreak then and again when I was 9 or 10. I&#039;d forgotten that I even had the virus until a week ago. I got a new lip piercing and 3 days into the healing, my lip blistered. It had been 25 years since my last cold sore but I remembered what those blisters meant. I wasn&#039;t able to get to the doctor until two days later. By then, the blisters had broken open and were all crusted over. I took 2 of the Valtrex as soon as I got them and another 2, 12 hours later. Within a few hours the pain started going away. The terrible burning was gone. It&#039;s been 2 days since my last dose and my cold sore is in it&#039;s final healing stage. With the little scabs. My lip is flat again &amp; the only pain is from the piercing."