Last summer I was very ill we had gotten back from Country fest and did bongs and tippy cup which you drink out of the same cup as strangers, two days later I didn't have an appetite and couldn't drink really because it hurt alot as days went on I couldn't drink or eat anything, went 6 days without any liquids and all together a week and a half without food, went to er and had 5 bags of iv fluids and they did a scope surgery and found I had cold sores down the lining of my esophogus and then within a few days I was able to get some things down, they said that my white cells were down and that this is why I couldn't fight this off, and was put on valtrex, now I don't get them in my throat but I get the blistery sore on my face and sometimes on arms, legs, so then I get on valtrex again and it dries up and goes away, my question is will I be on this all my life and will I always have this virus now? And do you think that I got it from doing those bongs and drinking out of other peoples cups?  If yes than why didn't others get it?