Goodness I didn't know it could be transmitted that way to little boys! You must be beside yourself You'd think that childcare workers etc would have to be very careful when changing nappies... your poor little man!

Regarding what it should look like: my 6yo also might have to be cut because he has phimosis... it's when the foreskin is too tight... he also feels pain when he wees and it balloons. At the moment we at the moment we are trying really hard to keep it loose with hydrocortisone so he wont have to be cut but that could still happen. So far he has been lucky and hasn't had an infection yet.

We've never had cold sores in our family so i dont know much about them... at the very least your thread has been an education!

*more hugs* Hope your DS feels better soon!