i’am kinda upset…but i guess it is what it is…but i have alot of questions though cuz i never got anything like this b4…i don’t have any open pussing sores or any sores that hurt at all outside or in my mouth…i do have this swelling in my lower lip…thats been there for 2weeks now..its not a big swelling..u cant really tell i have a swelling…only i can tell cuz its my body…and i notice any little thing thats different…but before that swelling started…there was two little white areas there (they werent circular or round white spots…they had a weird shape to them)..but it only kind of stung when i pressed my lips together..other than that..it never hurt, pussed up, dried or anything…now those two little white areas disappeared and thats when the swelling started..like i said..its a very small swelling….can herpes 1 come in all shapes and sizes and different forms? when i think herpe, i think cold sores that hurt and puss and dry up..and if i have hsv 1 and i have no sores outside of my mouth, can i kiss anybody with my lips shut (like a peck, no salivia involved) on the cheek or lips (no frenching or opening of the mouth, just lips a little puckered) without giving them hsv 1? how bout sharing frm the same cup or bottle water or utensils? is hsv 1 virus always in the saliva in your mouth, even if u have no kind of open sores or any sores at all? is that why its soo highly contagious? i thought if there were no open sores or no kind of sores at all..the chances of giving it to someone else were small…and if it is contagious with no kind of sore anywhere..then would it be because of hsv 1 always being in the saliva? sorry guys, i have a million questions..i just want to hear yall’s input because like i said this is all new to me…and i dont want to give it to any of my love ones…oh and another question..my doctor prescribed me some medication which i still have to pick up frm the pharmacy…its some topical to put on my herpe (but i dont have any sores that r bothering me, just a little swelling) and she gave me something just in case i have an outbreak..( i forgot what its called, but i dont think its valtrex)…can i have hsv 1 and not take anything at all and be ok? i dont like taking medicine. i will take it if i have an episode…but i haven’t had one yet so i wont take anything unless that happens..thanx for your answers..iam sure i have a million more questions to ask….