Do I have herpes? Or what is it?

I'm assuming like the other do, that it may be Herpes Simplex 1 (HSV-1). The crusty part of your description makes me think it might be that. On the other hand, there is a small chance it is just a little friction sore from mouth to mandible action. ; ) But I do think it's possibly HSV-1, aka, cold Sores. Very many people have it. It never goes away completely but it does tend to become less severe each time and also tends to occur less often over time as your immune system learns to ahndle the virus 9which "hides out" in nerve cells, out of reach of treatments). There are triggers like stress and sunshine and others that can bring on an "outbreak".

One of the things that makes me think you may not be infected is that I'd expect a worse primary outbreak than you describe. Also, your GF would likely have shown similar signs though in rare cases the virus "sheds" and can infect but doesn't result in an outbreak in the person who is "shedding".

I'm not convinced it's Herpes but you should fidn out for certain from a doctor.

There's plenty of information on the Net about it. http://www.smart2ask.org/popups/Herpes.htm has a lot though the emphasis is on genital herpes. Incidentally, someone mentioned that you could pass on HSV-1 to someone's genital area if you engaged in oral sex. That is a possibility though the genitals / anus provide a better host site for HSV-2 (usually called Genital Herpes) and it is not as likely to pass HSV-1 to genitals.

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Cold sores are herpes, once you get one you will always have it. When ever you get stressed out or tired you can ahave a break out. Go to the doc and get the good meds there are some that will get rid of it in a couple days and prevent it from coming back so often.

don't freak out. 85-90% of people have oral herpes. just avoid kissing and any other type of contact when it comes to your mouth to avoid spreading the virus.

yes, herpes is for life. your body will always carry the virus. just like your body always carries the chicken pox virus. btw, chicken pox IS a form of herpes.

i cant seem to understand why everyone freaks out over herpes, almost everyone on this planet has it.

wow you need to get this checked out.. because if you have oral herpe and say you ate somone out eventually you could give them genital herpes.. therefor you need to get this checked out.. and this is something you would have to live for for the rest of your life.. also please know that your gf can have oral herpes and you wouldnt know because you can only tell when shes having an outbreak.. i wish you the best in life

You should see a doctor for a proper diagnosis. Go to http://www.hivtest.org/ for free clinic/ clinics in your area. Good Luck

its a coldsore.. Just beacuse you have a coldsore dones't mean you have herpes..