i've always had zit/pimples around my mouth but i didn't know what "cold sores" was until recently so i've never kept track
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn_oralherpes.cfms
odds are your hsv1 is oral. can you recall ever having had cold sores?
grace
don't give oral when you have open sores. (hsv is oral herpes)
if you give oral sex with open sores it the receiver can get genital herpes. or so i was told.
you should consult a physician.