Question:
I have a sore on my inner thigh. its the size of a dime and its drains puss and it smells bad. it bleeds . its real puffy and painfull.i noticed it like 3 days ago and i been havin headaches and feelin like i have a fever. my b/f had some thing like this about 2 yrs ago same place same things goin on. he never gets cold sore but i do i get them on my mouth pretty bad about 1 time a yr. im scared to go get it checked. i know my life wont end if i have hsv-1 or 2 but im still scared. if any one has any some thing like this please tell me what i should do. and what should i do to get it to heal?

Answer:
since herpes is hard to diagnose and you have this right now I'd get to the dr asap so they can hopefully get a swab of it and get it tested. If it isn't herpes that would be wonderful but if you wait too long it could be and you might not know for sure until further outbreaks occur.

I'm not a dr and what you describe could be several different things. If you go to the dr and he/she thinks it is herpes they can prescribe meds that can help. Or on this list we can give you suggestions of what works for us. I stress that you need to see a dr to know what it is.

If it was me and I was not going to go to the dr's I'd take an epsom salts bath and soak for a while and then keep it clean and dry and not touch it.

If it's herpes it is contageous and can be spread easily.

Answer:
It coulld be herpes, but what you are describing also sounds like it could be a sort of boil or carbuncle-type thing. I hope you can get in to see the doctor sooner rather than later. Take care...