I'm not a cow!!!

[mrsbrown]

I have diagnosed myself as having handhand-foot-mouth disease.

My kids had it when they were small and I've now read the internet.

I have the little blisters beside my big toe, on my tongue and lips, and on the roof of my mouth. I also have itchy spots on my hands.

Today I have a slight sore throat.

Does anyone else I know have these symptoms?

Comments

[mrsbrown.livejournal.com]

I noticed the blister on my foot on sunday morning. At first I thought it was overuse, but then I got the blisters on my lip - that weren't coldsores and got suspicious. It was confirmed when I go the blister on my tonge and roof of my mouth.

It is the right time of year for it, but I don't remember being in contact with a child of the right age in the preceding week.

It's a contact and droplet thing - as easy as catching a cold.

look here: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/bluebook/hand_foot.htm

[splodgenoodles.livejournal.com]

I seem to recall the words "Coxsackie" and "virus" being mentioned in relation to onset of ME.

Mind you, a lot of viruses get mentioned in relation to the onset of ME, and mine happened after the common cold and a bout of sinusitis, which had no special name whatsoever.

Nonetheless, please do me a favour and don't be too stoic about it. No one ever died from taking it easy for a couple of days. :-)

[sjkasabi.livejournal.com]

Well, there were quite a few small children who might have breathed on me and/or others who then breathed on me at William Marshall.

Maybe you should post this to Stormlist ;-)

*Sigh*

Still feel crap. Have been to opera and am now going back to lie down.