Help
I unfortunately got another cold sore ughhh 😩 but this time it is the worse I’ve ever had. The first picture is 5/18 around 2pm this picture is taken on 5/19 around 9pm. When I first felt the tingle I had already had that small dot so I quickly jumped to action and took 1,500mg of lysine and put on a cold sore patch thinking it wouldn’t spread or it would at least just get bigger but stay in that one spot . Well I don’t think the patches are for me as the second picture is horrifying to look at. I do have abreva on the sore in the second picture so it makes it look worse. The main thing is that I start a new job tomorrow and really don’t want everyone looking at my disgusting face. Is there anything I can do to minimize this by tomorrow or make it not look as bad because I know im at the point where I have to ride this sore out but I’m just crying everytime I have to look at my face. I tried to get a prescription for Valtrex but I have no doctor or insurance so I tried an online rx but it says my prescription won’t be in until 2-3 days after my approval from a doctor so I’m kinda just stuck. Also wondering if anyone else gets cold sores this bad as I don’t see many pictures online from people who get it this bad