Herpes Whitlow?

Herpes outbreaks occur when the body goes too acid. Stress does that- so your being sick was probably the onset. Anything is benefited by proper hydration- body weight in pounds divided by 2,that number made ounces.
Check with your local health food store to see if L-lysine might help you.
best, k

You need to go to the doctor. I say that because you need a definite diagnosis.

My son (who will be 3 later this month) has it on his left thumb :( When I first discovered it I was FREAKED! Both my husband and I are prone to cold sores (which I NEVER had until my wisdom teeth were removed...suspect...hmmm) as well as his grandfather. When he has an outbreak, we just call in the perscription (4 x's a day for 5 days) and cover his thumb with bandaids (so it does not spread to his eyes, mouth, etc.). It is usually cleared up within 3 or 4 days. I have no idea how this happened to my little guy :(
I take Valtrex for my cold sores, have you tried this? My little one takes Zorax (I think it is a liquid version of Valtrex, not sure though). At the first sign of a cold sore coming on, I take Valtrex and often times, it never even surfaces!
Hope this helps a bit...

I get them in my mouth, and my doctor recommended taking Valtrex for them. He basically said that since it works on ALL types of Herpes, there is no reason to not get it out of your system quickly by taking a Valtrex. Low and behold, 1 Valtrex twice a day for about 2 days clears them up in no time!

See if you can get a culture done of the lesions at the doc's office. That can tell you if it's type 1 or type 2...which in the end, really doesn't make a difference because nowadays it's common to see the "mix" anyway (type 1 orally OR genitally and type 2 orally or genitally...think...one person has oral sex with someone who has genital herpes, now they have type 2 cold sore). ANYWAY, don't panic. You can use Valtrex or other antiviral meds to help it heal up faster. It used to be quite common in dentists (as they always have their hands in peoples mouths and they used to not wear gloves). I had a young girl as a patient who got it from a bowling ball (true story). Herpes in all its forms is so very common.

Herpes type 2 doesn't like the open dry air, it likes it dark and warm and moist. I doubt it's the type 2. Wrap your fingers in bandaids, take some l-lysine or valtrex and let it run its course. You probably had an outbreak because you were sick so long and your immune system is compromised.
I still don't understand why people freak out about herpes. In Europe they treat it like the common cold. In fact, it is much like the common cold, most people have been exposed to it and if your immune system is good, that decreases your chances of it making you sick.

There are two types of herpes simplex viruses (HSV). HSV type 2 is the one that most commonly causes genital herpes. You can get HSV type 2 during sexual contact with someone who has a genital HSV-2 infection. The infection causes painful sores on the genitals in both men and women. HSV type 1 is the herpes virus that is usually responsible for cold sores of the mouth, the so-called "fever blisters." You get HSV-1 by coming into contact with the saliva of an infected person.

However, HSV type 1 can cause genital herpes, usually caused by oral-genital sexual contact with a person who has the oral HSV-1 infection, and HSV type 2 can cause cold sores.

Herpes can be treated but not cured. Symptoms appear briefly and then disappear; the disease lies dormant in nerve cells, but it may be reactivated by stress or illness. It is believed to be more contagious during active periods when blisters are present, however, it can be transmitted person-to-person without active lesions.

If I were you, I would keep those fingers covered with band-aids so you don't infect anyone else or any other body parts belonging to you or anyone else.