stress

[tinkerbell23]

keep getting recurrent coldsores...any remedies?? usually due to stress...since monday iv had one on lip and one up nose...however now and again if im real stressed i get one on side of my nose which is size of 20p coin!!!! scabs over and when i touch it (im carefull not to spread) it feels like 8 odd lumps which could be heads!! YUCK..going to docs tomorrow....this time round my legs feel sore as if iv excersized too much (i havent lol) and diarreah ..does kalms help anyone :0( would those legs be a side effect? sorry if thats silly but the body works in strange ways eh xxxx

[4getmenot]

I dont think they are cold sores. Id say you have impetigo

[sara3]

the cold sores are the Herpes Simplex virus, and once you've got it you're kind of stuffed!

keep some Zovirax (aciclovir) handy but you have to catch it at the first tingle stage.

if they get really bad (I had a mega one on my nose about 12 years ago) you'll need antibiotics.

[4getmenot]

its when you said on side of nose and the tiny lumps that made me think that

[4getmenot]

do the tiny spots bturn into a honey colored scab? is it itchy? and also you may have transferred the bacteria into your stomach making you have the squits

[sara3]

you could be right, 4get, but I used to get them (prob tempting fate now!) and had the most bloody awful thing on my nose whilst on holiday. when I got back I went to see a pharmacist who said, "on my god, I can't help you with THAT!" and sent me to the docs for antibiotics.

but it was a coldsore.

not sure about the legs aching though.

[4getmenot]

antibiotics would clear either up.

[tinkerbell23]

i think defo coldsore....but the scab is greenish and sometimes honey coloured yeah...but iv had it before....tendancy to pick..and the skin there when i hav no make up on if u look hard can kinda see the outline so its always threatning....didnt even feel tingle this time and within hours it was massive lol doh....aww tony mwah thanks hehe!!! i defo need antibiotis but ive head of a light therapy or something..going to ask coz im like the wicked witch of the west!!!!!! ....had bad news yesterday which explains the runs lol that always happens to me...just been one of those weekends im afraid my friends! xxxxxx

[4getmenot]

well if its a cold sore then warm water should heal it quicker, hold a hot flannel on it (wash after) or a ot teabag as i has good healing nutrients in, and if you feel a new one coming on befre it has blistered hold an icecube against it.

[tinkerbell23]

i try the ice cube usualy if i catch it....brill for teabag will do that now...im feeling a nice bath then bed coming on...been a hard old day lol xxxxxxxx thank u x

[20SilkCut]

Indeed tinkerbell...the body does work in strange ways...its trying to tell you something. Sounds like your immune system needs a boost - vitamin c and zinc are great. Also re. the news you got - whatever it was, it was obviously a shock to your system, and hence the diarrhoea. Be kind to yourself and take some time out if you can.

[tinkerbell23]

thank u silk cut....take a quick look in chatter bank...re news...xxxx

[20SilkCut]

lol tonyted....great at english me, but diarrhoea at maths...

tinkerbell...left you a wee message in CB love x

[tinkerbell23]

terrible...being a student nurse i should be able to spell dia..dia...di...loose stools LOL

xxxx

[brenda]

This is not something you are catching from one of our very clean hospitals is it?

[tinkerbell23]

no thankfully not been in one since september brenda ha!! x

[DEN53]

When I am getting cold sore - my whole body aches, bit like the flu - my head feels fuzzy and I generally feel grotty. I usually dab tea tree oil on it before it takes hold.

If you have a couple of cold sores Tinker, this will definately make you feel unwell.

[tinkerbell23]

thanks den....im thinking a combination of everything getting to me...worth a visit to doc...and a nice chill out day tomorrow....thanks all...take care :0D x

[Naomicorlett]

I have just had a bout of coldsores and have had Acyclovir tablets from doctor for 5 days. The cream wasn't helping enough and after the 4th in 4 weeks I decided enough was enough. I was feeling really poorly with them as well and had shooting pains in my face that made me cry out with the pain. Since I took the tablets all is clear ( touching wood here ) I had been doing all the right things to halt the coldsores but they kept breaking through.
Try asking Dr for tablets.