The IgG test for HSV 1 misses 30% of HSV 1 infections, compared to the western blot, as I mentioned in an earlier post. We cannot know at this point if the lip burning is related to an oral HSV 1 infection or something else because we don’t know if you actually have HSV 1 orally. The sores that you’ve had in the past and were diagnosed as cold sores likely were – I don’t know why you’ve stopped having outbreaks but if you get another one, I would encourage you to have it swab tested right away to sort out the cause.
Terri