Peter wrote on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:31:58 +0000 (UTC):

>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news >>
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>>> heh! I know that feeling. I've been sick this week (really
>>> ugly bad head/chest cold and cold sores)
>>
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>> --
>>> Peace! Om
>>
>> Bummer :-(
>>
>> There are 3 things that help me. I too quite often manifest a
>> a virus with cold sores ( AKA Herpes simplex virus).
>>
> Hmmmmmmmmm, I remember getting cold sores a
> *loooooooooooooooooooooong* time ago......... haven't had them
> for years and years. The SO still gets then whenever she's
> under the weather.... or stressed.

> Or both.

> It's probably more a stress thing.

Weren't regular stomach ulcers authoritatively caused by stress until
the role of Heliobacter pylori was discovered. It's quite true that cold
sores can have a multitude of causes including excessive sunlight. A
single 2 minute application of ether on a cotton swab when a cold sore
is first noticed will stop it. Another application 6 hours later may be
needed. This is not medical advice that I am certified to give tho' I
was first told of the method by a physician.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not