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Post by judy on Oct 25, 2014 13:54:46 GMT
Probably almost a dozen or so students at my school have had it in the last month. I'm the media specialist at my elementary school and I just finished a week of tech lessons in my computer lab - over 500 kids came in to do some fabulous stuff.
However, they left behind some germs I guess because now I have it. Our lab and equipment is cleaned nightly but that didn't stop me from getting it. I also check in and shelve books so I'm not exactly sure how I got it but OMG it sucks!
I feel like there are millions of little prickly things poking at my feet and hands from the inside. Not to mention that my hands look like I've attacked them with a red sharpie marker. And it hurts to walk.
I am am hosting Fall Book fair at my school beginning Wednesday.
Please tell me I will feel better?!
Any tips on relieving the prickly feeling?
Dr. Did strep test (negative) and said just OTC pain meds when needed.
My own kids never had this as babies/toddlers but I know many who have and now that I have it, I feel their pain.
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Post by gloryjoy on Oct 25, 2014 14:08:06 GMT
We had a run of this in daycare at the beginning of September and it went thru the place like wildfire!
I did not get it so not sure how it feels. Would an oatmeal bath help? You know like when you have the chicken pox.
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Post by caro on Oct 25, 2014 15:08:24 GMT
I'm so sorry. Do you have it in your mouth too? I teach three year olds and they love to share germs with me. This one I have escaped so far.
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Post by judy on Oct 25, 2014 15:17:08 GMT
Caro, yes in my mouth too. That's what prompted dr visit because I initially thought strep throat.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2014 15:29:30 GMT
Interesting. I didn't realize that it was going around. It makes sense though because when I went to the doctor for what I thought was strep, he mentioned hand, foot, and mouth but ruled it out (turned out to be shingles)
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Post by femalebusiness on Oct 25, 2014 17:07:44 GMT
Yikes! Never heard of that, but then I don't have small children. The things that I learn on this board. Hope you feel better quickly. That sounds miserable.
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Post by andy on Oct 25, 2014 19:52:34 GMT
My kids had it this past summer, and my DH caught it too- he said the pins and needles feeling was just horrendous. He had lots of peeling skin when the spots faded, including the callouses on is heels. His feet were tender for weeks. Now, almost 2 months later, the kids have peeling finger/toenails that are part of the after effects of HFM. DH had 2 toenails lift off, so heads up!!
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Oct 25, 2014 19:56:13 GMT
My kids had this in the spring. Poor babies. I just gave them advil as needed and avoided acidic foods. Chloraseptic is awesome, especially the lozenges. Try them for your mouth sores. That or oragel. |
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Post by Lexica on Oct 25, 2014 20:12:00 GMT
My sister told me this was going around her school too. She brings home the majority of the cooties, so I'll be watching out for this one next. I am supposed to go up there to visit her, but I'm not sure when. The symptoms sound horrible.
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Oct 25, 2014 20:54:20 GMT
A sibling of one of my students had it and they sent him to school. His blisters weren't seeping. What if the swing caused them to seep? I don't know much about it, but I guess he wasn't contagious anymore, just miserable. I'm waiting for it to pop up in my room.
I think we headed off bedbugs... eeks!
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Post by Blind Squirrel on Oct 25, 2014 21:10:53 GMT
I'm sorry you caught it! It's gone around my school, too.
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Post by anxiousmom on Oct 25, 2014 21:15:04 GMT
My kids had this in the spring. Poor babies. I just gave them advil as needed and avoided acidic foods. Chloraseptic is awesome, especially the lozenges. Try them for your mouth sores. That or oragel. You can also call your dentist...there is a benzocaine mouth rinse that you can get to help numb the sores in your mouth. When my son had it, we used a qtip to apply it, but with adults you can gargle it. My son was about 6 when he got it, bless his heart...his little feet hurt so much that he crawled around on his hands and knees for a couple of days. |
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Post by cmhs on Oct 25, 2014 21:16:02 GMT
It went through the school where I work in September --including the school nurse. A coworkers college-aged son got a terrible case of it.
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Post by fwscrapper on Oct 25, 2014 21:45:08 GMT
My kids had this a few summers ago. They mostly had the bumps in their mouth. It is very painful.
The only way my older child could eat was using a mouthwash of liquid Benadryl and Malox...equal parts. It numbed it enough for her to get something in her stomach.
Hope you are on the mend soon!
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Post by azredhead on Oct 25, 2014 22:07:31 GMT
I know my nieces had it recently but I didn't know you could get as an adult.YIKES! That would be really crappy! I hope you feel better soon.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2014 23:04:46 GMT
This was going around my dd's high school. The thought was it originated in the school daycare/preschool program, and the students that have a Child Development class got it and it spread like wildfire.
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Post by elaine on Oct 25, 2014 23:42:01 GMT
Magic Mouthwash from the doctor is the way to go! They have a solution with lidocaine to swish in your mouth to help with the blisters in your mouth and throat. My kids had it as toddlers, but then a "super" version went around here a couple of years ago and they got it again, along with my husband. The lidocaine mouthwash was invaluable.
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Post by beth44 on Oct 25, 2014 23:46:57 GMT
Ugh. I HATE HFM. I'm pretty sure both my kids have had it multiple times. The first time my daughter had it, she was 10.5 months old. She had a fever for days, couldn't eat (or nurse anymore) and was miserable because she couldn't nurse. So she ended up weaning abruptly because of this, not fun for her or me. When she was better I think she had PTSD that it was painful to nurse, and I couldn't get her to go back again. She wouldn't take a bottle or drink milk either. I had to take her to the ER for IV fluids. Not how I was planning to wean my baby.  |
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Post by bluepoprocks on Oct 26, 2014 1:14:49 GMT
I heard this was going around the schools in this area recently. I didn't hear of any cases in our school yet. I sure hope we don't get it.
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Post by nnnsmom on Oct 26, 2014 1:30:39 GMT
My niece had it earlier this week and then they brought her to a family function on Thurs and the football game. Sooo hope she was not contagious! She caught it at preschool.
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Post by judy on Oct 26, 2014 14:46:57 GMT
Thanks everyone for the info, well wishes and tips. Luckily the sores in my mouth don't hurt but it's good to know there are mouth rinse options. My hands still hurt but aren't quite so tingly-still very ugly though. I'm glad it's the weekend so I don't have to worry about missing too much school. Now if my feet would stop hurting enough so I can at least walk around house without being in constant pain. I've watched every dvr'd show, some Netflix, read back issue magazines, and even finished reading a book for school. On the plus side, my family did all the yard work and laundry because they don't want me touching it  |
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