Elizabeth
There certainly is something you can do!! I met my husband when he was 26 and he had fever blisters (cold sores) his whole life. He would sometimes have 5 and 6 at a time. I read in a medical magazine about an amino acid called L-Lysine and how it seemed to be effective in treating fever blisters. Our bodies produce amino acids all the time and it seemed that people with a low production of L-Lysine regularly got fever blisters. Although not a proven scientific fact we tried it and it worked! Not only were the symtoms of pain and itching diminished but the healing time is reduced greatly. It comes in 500mg and 1,000mg strengths, either one will do. In the begining when the blisters went away and he was 'clean' he would still take it every day. At first he would still get a blister or two but the amount of and frequency were lessened. A lot of times he had forgotten to take the Lysine when he would break out. Now he only takes the Lysine when he gets one. I hope you try this because everyone I've ever told who has tried it has had success. Good luck to you and let us know how you are doing, ok?