Can we talk about cold sores?

 
I suffer from cold sores. This was last year's episode.

And I've tried everything.

EVERYTHING.

My go-to for a few years was a bluish gel called.... cold sore gel.... that the secret company's gift shop sold for awhile.

At the time I bought about 3 - 4 little jars.

When they stopped selling them and I'd run out, I was quite distraught because they worked like a bomb.

I then switched to Acitop which was okay but still took forever to get them gone.

Last week when I had a cold, the cold sores emerged on Wed.

I'd bought a new thing - L Lysine tablets -  my personal trainer from last year told me about them.

Well, it was like magic from the blisters to the dry stage, but I've been at the dry stage for probably a week now and they just don't disappear from here on out.

The thing is these tablets cost me something like R65 and I just stopped taking them when I didn't see noticeable improvement.

I've just checked on the internet and I've tried most of these remedies.

*sigh*

I went to the dentist on Tuesday morning and yes, it was as sore to open my mouth as you're imagining.

She's very gentle and even put some vaseline on the sores so I could say "aaah".

Best I go put on some vaseline to keep them from cracking.

Do you suffer from cold sores?

What's your secret for living with it?

How long do yours last?

PS pics from Caren's 40th (hers, not mine) on Sat night. Don't you love number 2?!