Fastest healing time for me, ever!
Went on an epic MtB ride and managed to aggravate the area at both sodes of my mouth chewing a piece of straw while climbing and descending. I felt the "tingle" yet figured it was in my mind. I take monolaurin regularly, which has improved my life drastically. I still get them, however they are few and far between now... mostly. I took extra monolaurin after my bike ride and the next day, and then forgot to take it the first full day back. I'm talking Sat ride, back Sunday, forgot Monday.
Tuesday I could tell it's getting real, though I didn't jump into my valtrex as I should have. Nor did I high-dose the monolaurin. Color me foolish. By Tues night, I knew what was coming. Wed I wake to blisters on both sides of lower lip. Research here and had chat compile a list of recommendations from ALL Reddit posts. For what I did, see below:
Ice constantly immediately
Purchase Hibiclens and wash with it vigorously - pop those suckers in the process
Apply a bottom coat of Aquaphor and a top coat of Abreva
Take Valtrex as prescribed and x2/x3 of Monolaurin
Wash with Hibiclens and repeat step 3 - frequently
Sleep with a coat of step 3
Wake and repeat step 5 & 3
Rinse and repeat steps 5-7
I'm under a week (today is Sunday), and this is the very first time I'm virtually back to normal. I've NEVER healed this quick. EVER. I've found the fix for me. Give it a whirl if you think it may benefit you.
I've tried alcohol, peroxide, and not popping. My healing time with each was always ~3weeks. Never again. WooHoo!