Last month, I as driving across the interstate highway and stopped at a convenience store for a 16 oz. bottle of chocolate milk. I bought one, opened it, and drank once. A few minutes later a woman stopped me and explained that right before I arrived, a black boy (about 10 years old) went through the refrigerator section, opened several bottles of chocolate milk, took one drink, reclosed the bottles, and replaced them in the refrigerated section while the cashier was distracted. I had just used one of the bottles he drank from.
Within a few hours, my lips became dry and cracking. I licked my lips to keep them moist, but they dried immediately and became sticky when pressed together. I started using lip balm, but this gave no relief. This condition has remained constant for the last 30 days. The lips remain dry and cracked, but there have been no blisters or sores--just dry, cracked lips which remain sticky when pressed together. Apparently that kid had some sort of lip infection and passed it on to me. Do the symptoms sound familiar, and is there a cure? I haven't been able to get to a dermatologist since I am in a medically underserved area of Indiana.