# A Girl With Big Cold Sore Kissed My Face Everywhere.. Am I Doomed? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 29, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971 "2014-06-29T23:51:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/1 "2014-06-29T23:51:30Z")
Ok so I thought nothing about kissing a girl with a cold sore since odds are I got hsv1 like 90% of the population. But then I realized she kissed my cheeks, forehead and everywhere on my face. Beck she could have even kissed my eyes when I had them shut or at the corners. So if I have hsv1 am I safe from catching these cold sores? If not do you think my face will be full of coldsores on cheek chin forehead etc? Im usually real careful…such a stupid mistake. I also had protected sex with her because I didn’t see any cold sores down there. What do you guys think? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/2 "2014-06-30T00:22:26Z")
It sounds like you had a lovely evening. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/3 "2014-06-30T00:36:06Z")
I did but the cold sore thing makes me worry. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/4 "2014-06-30T01:15:07Z")
Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/5 "2014-06-30T01:25:45Z")
You really need the truth, huh? 🆒 Thanks, I’ll be here all day. ---
**Author:** ![Polar\_Iceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Polar\_Iceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polar_Iceman)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/6 "2014-06-30T01:49:02Z")
Well, frankly after all this kissing and carrying on, I would be worried that the next thing she would want to do is go dancing. Or a meal out. Or meet the family. I say make a run for it while you still can. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/7 "2014-06-30T01:52:27Z")
HSV requires mucous membranes for infection, so your cheeks and forehead are safe. The most likely site of infection is your lips, as that’s where oral heroes prefers to live. However, eye infections are possible and can be quite severe. Luckily, they are also rare. If you start getting any symptoms (tingling, burning, swelling) on the lips or eyes, go to your doctor, explain what happened and ask for a prescription for Valtrex. It has very few side effects/contraindications and controls the outbreaks and limits their duration. FTR, I’ve had oral herpes my entire life. I get fever blisters frequently, especially when stressed. I’ve kissed several people while I had a fever blister (only with their consent) and none of them have ever had an outbreak. Certainly not conclusive, but I relay this to let you know that transmission is not a given. ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/8 "2014-06-30T01:58:58Z")
You’ll get herpes gladiatorum… at some very small chance. Well there’s a tiny chance that you have no immunity to HSV 1 and this version is tuned in to creating large infections all over your body. Sometimes HSV1 has the following symptoms. Herpes whitlow is a painful infection that typically affects the fingers or thumbs. On occasion, infection occurs on the toes or on the nail cuticle. Individuals that participate in contact sports such as wrestling, rugby, and football(soccer) sometimes acquire a condition caused by HSV-1 known as herpes gladiatorum, scrumpox, wrestler’s herpes, or mat herpes, which presents as skin ulceration on the face, ears, and neck. Symptoms include fever, headache, sore throat and swollen glands. It occasionally affects the eyes or eyelids. Take multivitamins for the next week and avoid binge drinking, and get plenty of sleep… (no stress.) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/9 "2014-06-30T02:54:52Z")
Why do you think I will get a more severe form of hsv 1? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/10 "2014-06-30T03:01:18Z")
Crap. I grabbed her hands last night and noticed both hands felt bumpy in a certain area. I thought it was dry skin because it was dark. Im gonna have to look at her hands tonight. I read that only 10% of people who get hetpes gladitorm get dores though. Man this sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Fishtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed655f/32.png) [@Fishtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fishtar)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/11 "2014-06-30T03:04:22Z")
> [@ineedthetruth](#): > > Why do you think I will get a more severe form of hsv 1? Like chicken pox, it can be a bit harsh on newly infected adults. This is turning into a Seinfeld episode… ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/12 "2014-06-30T03:38:38Z")
You should have gone for a BJ. ---
**Author:** ![chicagowhitesox1173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/13 "2014-06-30T03:40:02Z")
Jesus man, I hope she was at least good looking. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/14 "2014-06-30T03:43:55Z")
> [@chicagowhitesox1173](#): > > Jesus man, I hope she was at least good looking. That’s a MAN, Baby. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/15 "2014-06-30T03:45:56Z")
Medical (and dating) advice is best suited to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/16 "2014-06-30T03:53:18Z")
> [@Red\_Stilettos](#): > > oral heroes Why is this so funny to me? I think that means I need to go to bed. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/17 "2014-06-30T04:01:05Z")
> [@ineedthetruth](#): > > Why do you think I will get a more severe form of hsv 1? This is an internet forum - you are seeking medical opinions - of course you are going to not only contract teh most severe form of whatever it is you think you may have caught, you will also get all the worst horror stories surrounding it. Like - how if you have ever had a root canal - you’re guaranteed to get it. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/18 "2014-06-30T04:23:21Z")
I’m afraid to tell you…you’re going to die. (You would have anyway…eventually) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/19 "2014-06-30T04:33:04Z")
No offense, but you strike me as a major hypochondriac. First the root canal (btw, what ended up happening there?) and now this. Seriously, I don’t think you can get herpes on your _hands_. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971/20 "2014-06-30T04:43:59Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > No offense, but you strike me as a major hypochondriac. First the root canal (btw, what ended up happening there?) and now this. > > Seriously, I don’t think you can get herpes on your _hands_. I am kinda. Thats why I decided to face my fears and just thought " dude everyone has oral herpes…thats pretty normal." But now im realizing it was too risky. I am staying st her place right now. Tonight might be kinda awkward. She’s letting me stay for free for a week while im in town for business. So I hate to complain about it, she’s only got one bed too. So its kinda like im caught in a tricky situation. Besides her cold sore she’s a really hot and is nice. So im just gonna keep my distance tonight maybe though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-with-big-cold-sore-kissed-my-face-everywhere-am-i-doomed/691971.md?page=2)