[EmilyJ]

Great thread! Thanks to all for their contributions. I get nasty cold sores occasionally. I won't kiss anyone or give oral sex during an outbreak, but it's good to know I'm not likely to spread it anyways. Most folks our age already have it - or so it seems.

I've read that herpes sores erupt only in certain spots where the virus has attached itself to the nerve endings. This makes sense, as mine happen always in just three spots on my lips.