Over a week ago I started with a very sore throat and a painful tongue that lookes patchy and chewed up. Then a couple of days later I kissed my boyfriend who was also complaining of a sore tongue.....and the next day I woke up with flu-like symptoms - muscle aches and a fever and my tonsils swollen and it's been several days now and my tonsils are still swollen.
It's only just occured to me that it could be oral herpes, but is this possible without any visible sores? It's really just my tongue and tonsils, and I hadnt seen my boyfriend for weeks before the initial symptoms so it cant be from kissing. However, I am under a lot of stress at the moment so perhaps I caught it from a drink on a night out?...and then stress brought it on? I really dont know much about the virus!