u/369dahlia

sorry i keep posting but my recent doc visit left me with a lot of questions. he examined my lip and said that the yellow crusting and weeping from my cold sores means it’s infected, although it doesn’t feel that way at all. i have no fever or swelling on the lip or pus or any sign of infection at all. every time i’ve had a cold sore in the past that gets to the stage of leaking, it leaks a yellow fluid that crusts over I thought that was just normal and part of having cold sores. he prescribed me an antibiotic cream to put on, said i should mix it with my abreva. do your guys cold sores leak yellow fluid? and is he correct on the fact that it means it’s infected? I feel like I got a lot of incorrect information from him.

I’ve seen a bunch of red light wand devices online that claim to heal cold sores quickly or even prevent outbreaks if used often. has anyone tried this, and what brands would you recommend? I’ve seen some go for like $300+ and some go for under $100. curious what your experiences are with that, if it actually helps and makes a noticeable difference or if it’s just a waste of money

I had some cold sores pop up 2 weeks ago, and got a prescription for valtrex 1000mg every 8 hours for 7 days. towards the last couple days of taking the pills my lips were clear, and then i had a very stressful event happen and i was super stressed and then some cold sores popped back up. I finished the prescription but i’m still having cold sores on my lip now. I just went into the doctor and asked for more valtrex, and he said no because if I take it again it will make my immune system not respond to it as well in the future? or something like that which i was confused about. I asked well what about people who take it daily for suppressant? and he said no its not as effective. so i’m confused on that, is he right or should i go to a different doctor???