Sunday, June 03, 2007

Early Vacation?

Looks like I'm going on an early vacation...
Just for a different reason. T_T
Some stroke of bad luck huh?

I'm getting a doctor's opinion tomorrow just to make sure.
Hopefully, it's not as bad as it looks to be...

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Cold Sore Facts

Approximately 40 million people are effected by cold sores each year.
Cold sores generally appear around the mouth and on the lips.

Factors that can activate a cold sore or fever blister
  • infections
  • over exposure to sunlight - Beach party?
  • fever
  • refined sugars - Chips Ahoy? Coffee?
  • stress - Family?
  • fatigue - Japanese Bosses?
  • hormonal changes
Symptoms and stages of cold sores
  • 1) Tingling discomfort or itching - Yes
  • 2) Redness and swelling - Yes
  • 3) Eruption of lesion - Soon?
  • 4) Oozing of lesion
  • 5) Lesion dries and forms a thin yellowish scab
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http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/coldsores.htm

http://healing.about.com/cs/conditions/a/coldsores.htm
http://www.dentalhealth.org.uk/faqs/leafletdetail.php?LeafletID=56

1 comment:

Unknown said...

so basically, we're screwed.
anyway. Hope you get better. whatever the sickness is :D