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Could Swelling On Right Side Of Upper Lip Be Oral Herpes?
About a year ago I had a swelling on the right side of my upper lip along withsome incessant twitching. It never blistered and went away within a couple of days, but now I'm terrified that it's oral herpes. I want to go swimming with my four year old, but am afraid I'll have a cold sore spring up right before I have to go to work as a waitress. I think we can all agree how unappealing it would be to have a girl with a giant cold sore serve you your food, even as common as hsv-1 is nowadays. I haven't had anything like it since, but don't want to risk it if it could be herpes. What do you think?
Fri, 17 Apr 2015
Hello and thank you for your question.
It does not sound like herpes. Herpes usually has blisters and is very painful. It also tends to recur fairly frequently. If you want to be sure ask your doctor to do a blood test for HSV-1 to make sure you do not have it in your system.
It does not sound like herpes. Herpes usually has blisters and is very painful. It also tends to recur fairly frequently. If you want to be sure ask your doctor to do a blood test for HSV-1 to make sure you do not have it in your system.
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