cold sores

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So we have been an infirmary in our house, first almost 2 weeks with

a nasty nasty stomach bug...some fevers here and there without

any 'real' symptoms for Ethan, then this last week, we have all had a

nasty head cold/cough...low fevers...

Now, for the first time ever, Ethan has 2 icky cold sores on his lips

(he had high herpes titers when tested earlier this year), and he

appears to be over the worst of the cold, onto just plain runny nose

really....so I was wondering if the appearance of the cold sores are

a 'good' sign???That things are leaving his body?

Ideas? Am I on the wrong track? WE havent done much yet with anti-

virals, I was going to start more after we got thru the stomach bug,

then this all HIT all of us HARD...argh! I cant even imagine if we

werent eating right, no chemiclas/preserv's GFCFSF/organic/etc..and

if we had not been taking good vitamins/supplements..what would we

have felt like then, probably dead! LOL!

Is this normal? Anything to help rid the sores before he picks

them...are they contagious? I think I am going to try lysine with

extra vitamin C (along with his normal B's)....any other suggestions?

Thanks!

Angie

Mom to Ethan, , and