Valtrex mouth ulcers
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m 40 and two weeks ago had lower back surgery. I had a small fever blister but forgot about it. Two weeks go by and I noticed all these ulcers in my mouth along my cheek and back of the throat. I panicked and went to see the doc. He said it was the type 2 herpes but only gave me 2 valtrex pills at 1gm each. What's going on? Was this always inside me since I'd get fever blisters? I'm scared and frustrated and I'm scared I could passed this on to my gf.
I seen the oral pathologist today. My mouth ulcers had cleared up and he wasn't to concern with them. When I told him I have had no relief of the gential herpe outbreaks even thoough on daily valtrex he was concerned.
My next stop is at my gyno but can not seem him for two weeks. He (pathologist) said it could be from something as simple as yeast infection(I had taken several Diflucan for my mouth) but would not comment much more. In my reach search it always goes back to HIV.
Approximately 3-4 weeks later I started having rough patches, burning, tingling and swelling all over inside of my mouth then tiny red ulcers that would pop up and then disappear almost in the same day. This occurred inside my mouth, but never outside of my mouth. This went on for 2-3 months without stopping. I saw my Dr. and Dentist who both told me it could be HSV1 but very doubtful. It never stopped so I went back and my Dr.
t really help, although it reduced the fever and headache, the swollen glands were still painful, and I had developed a whole mouthful of ulcers/sores (top of inside mouth, gums, lips, tongue). I thought this may be an allergic reaction to the amoxycillin suspension I had been taking.
My doctor said it was a virus, and prescribed valtrex. Gave me the talk about not having unprotected sex, asked if I had any discharge or lesions down below - which I don't.
Valtrex is valacyclovir which would be a very effective preventative medication to block herpes simplex 1 which is the most frequent cause of cold sores (aphthous ulcers) and sores around the mouth. It sounds like cold sores, and you could find our for sure by having the open sore cultured by your doctor. If it's not blocking forming these sores, it could be something else.
Infection and stress may also cause the sore spots in your mouth. Canker sores or aphthous ulcers, are small sores that occur inside the mouth and may also show up in small clusters. A small red bump rises and may bursts, leaving an open, shallow white or yellowish wound with a red border. The sores are often painful. Most canker sores will heal on their own in a few days to a couple of weeks. If it persists, have this evaluated further for proper management.
I had that thought but mine do look very similar to canker sores, like round open wounds, but I know that canker sores do not grow outside the mouth. Now they all have hardened yellow puss cover, but once I wash my face those yellow covers could be washed away if I’m not careful because they get soft. Also, I am applying ointment from the doctor and taking valtrex, for the 3rd day already.
From time to time I will get mouth ulcers which I have been told by doctors is due to the HSV-1. They last no more than 7-14 days. The last 6 weeks I have gotten 4 of them which I believe is a higher frequency for me. They each go away again after a few days to at most 14 in one case. The higher frequency has gotten me worried that maybe it is related to the incident.
Welcome to our Forum. The ulcers you describe are not related to your sexual contact 4 months ago. The only STD that might cause the sort of recurring ulcers that you describe is herpes and your symptoms do not fit with HSV.
Don't worry. I have mouse ulcers all the time. Well, not all the time. Sometime one in 3 months, sometime 3 in month. Doctors don't know actualy what causes this condition. They beleive it can be caused by stress and/or injury (like if you have habit to byte your lips), not enough sleep, poor food intake. When all this thing You put together (stress + injury + lack of goog sleep + poor food) you get low imunity which cause mouse ulcers. I have this ulcers since my childhood.
For last three years , he has been having acute mouth ulcer probems. He gets around 2-3 ulcers frequently. In a month he possibly will have 20 days suffering from this problem. We have tried at least three doctors inlcuding our family physician and with all possible medicine, he still continues to have problem. Advice...
Recurrent mouth ulcers can occur in a number of patients. The cause of recurrent mouth ulcers is often unknown and factors such as anxiety, oral trauma, medication effect, and hormonal changes may increase the chances of getting them. Also, around 40% of people who have recurrent mouth ulcers have a family history of the condition.
Other differentials will be aphthous ulcers, cold sores and cheilitis.Aphthous ulcers and cold sores may appear as small patches of white to yellowish blisters in the inside of the lips and mouth.Aphthous ulcers have an unknown origin and may be triggered by stress or trauma. Cold sores are due to herpes simplex 1 and may be triggered by extreme temperatures and certain stressors.
In your case, you have a significant history of smoking.
Currently 40,, diagnosed with hsv 2 over 15 years ago. About 7 years ago, regrettably had unprotected oral sex, and since then have had multple times per year with general sore throat, ear pain, headaches, flu like symptoms, and nver have had any hsv lesions outside of my mouth. Have had "ulcers" in the mouth, cheek area. This year alone, have had "autoimmune" type issues with eyes, now a mild hearing loss.
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