My spelling is always a joke.

You ca-rack me up Sally girl. You're worth a million. Now let's stop sidetracking this thread.

herpes can be in your eyes, mouth, genitals, nerve roots (shingles) and so on. it doesnt always have to be the typical (whats that little sore?) signs and symptoms and can be much more severe than a little bitty cold sore after a fever. Its ever so important to wash your hands before you ever touch your face, and esp after touching *down there*. Many men simply skip the tap, or dip their fingers under running water and move on. Teach your men how to WASH their hands! Clean hands prevent the spread of many nasty things. herpes is only one of them.

i had a hx of infrequent herpes simplex for many yrs.
it seems when i got my MS dx i started to get them much more frequently. i started on Copaxone almost immediately after my dx.

my dr finally put me on a daily dose of valtrex and i havn't had a problem since.

I had ONE sore during my pregnancy. The MD tested it and it came up positive. This was in 1983. I was furious! My ex was a real peice of work, and I knew it came from his less than careful excursions. I thought for sure I would be troubled with it from that day foreward. I have never seen another sign of it. Even after being on Copaxone. never had a flare. I do occasionally get a fever blister, but they are rare too. I used to get cancer sores as a kid all the time. Dont get them anymore. so, I guess I too am positive, but have no sx.

I was going to mention Valtrex, but couldn't remember it's name. Thanks Nurse Nancy.

Genitle Herepes Wart med got someone I know off the hospital bed. He had MS in the worst degree at that point. It worked. Alferon N. Rights were bought to the drug in 2006? I forget (been a while). Dissapeared. Interferon like Rebif but ALFA not BETA. Was derived from human leukocytes.

Interferon Alfa-N3. FDA biologics told me the N3 possibly describes a protein.

I've exhausted myself over this 2 yrs ago. I quit. Possibly end of next year it's coming back. Someone else take the reins. I'm done. Posted it here long time ago.

There's herpes connection for ya.

WOW, I'm trying this Ewizabeth :O I've had canker sores for as long as I can remember (very early childhood). My best bet to avoid getting them now is to avoid acidic foods (oranges especially).

Off to the drug store, I've seen this stuff on the shelf before, just never knew of anyone who had tried it out with positive results. Thanks for sharing!!

Llysine is the first thing I pick up if I have a cold sore or cancer sore. Same for most of my family. it blocks the receptors that the virus rides on and makes it harder for the virus to keep replicating. wonderful stuff!

I take 3000mg Lysine/day mainly cause it's one of the 4 Copaxone ingredients. You can buy the other 3 I believe too. Have to say im still progressing but I'll take it anyway. Never called Teva to ask grams of each per shot.

What do you's think about what i said in previous post? He told me it was the best med he ever took that worked on his MS. I've asked my hema/onc what other med on market covers all the cancers approved off label for Alferon - he said none. Some are alfa, beta, others gamma. None that do all that I showed him. I hope I still have feeling in my good hand next yr. I'll try Alferon N over ALL these MS meds in a heartbeat.