Alleged Cold Sores Begin

On April 11, 2008, tiny dots on the outside of my lips started to form. Only one dot was most visible to me. This was probably a result of not getting a full night's sleep. My lips weren't chapped in that dry white hanging skin sort of way. My lips were a shade of dark red, which sometimes happens when my lips aren't very hydrated.

On April 12, 2008, I should've been asleep by midnight by I was up past one. I woke up today with even redder lips, and they felt tighter than the day before. There are tiny dots around the corner of my lips. With the slightest pressure, it feels a little wet, as though it's pus filled. I was up making roast chicken, which I started earlier. Eating the skin and bacon was probably not the best move. Weakening my immune system and consuming fatty foods is unfavorable.

I argue it's alleged cold sores because around this time of year, it's either cold sores, heat blisters, or sun poison. I suspect it's cold sores because the timing is right, and it was triggered by not getting a full night's sleep and a poor diet. Heat blisters or sun poison are usually triggered when I'm outside, and I have been outside, but it took a while for this outbreak to form. Plus, the heat blisters are a side effect of cold sores in my experience. Sun poison usually peels away my skin. I've actually had lip aggravations from the week before. A large red dot that wasn't pus filled on my left upper lip corner formed. I believe it developed when I was out since 9 in the morning on a sunny day of 70-ish degrees. It shrunk but didn't go away when I retreated from the light. I have to be careful because whatever this outbreak is I'm at risk for all of the above. My allergy meds are pricey, so balancing everything out is tricky.

My concerns: cold sores, heat blisters and sun poison on my lips and skin, severe eye allergies, clogged nasal passages that obstruct breathing, throat irritation that can block and develop behind the back of the throat, both breathing passages getting blocked, reaching a dangerous fever, my body overheating, my apartment overheating so much that it becomes a breeding ground for pests

Plan: Pay for my allergy meds, buy cold sore treatment, keep myself cool wearing shorts and using a Chinese fan, maybe buy a small cooler and alternate with the AC, use a lighter blanket, keep the windows open at night,