that I have mad cow disease? OK, not really, but read on...
For the past couple weeks we have dealt with diarrhea and vomit entirely too much. And now, just when everybody appears to be getting better, I start to develop these weird bumps on my hands and feet.
And did I mention they hurt? A lot? Every time I walk I am in pain and it sucks. So, what do I do? I turn to Dr. Google and come up with Hand, Foot and Mouth disease. This is not to be confused with Foot and Mouth disease, which is what my friend thought I meant. Too funny!
Now that I have self-diagnosed myself with the help of Dr. G I feel so dirty! It's so sad because adults don't really get it that often, but I'm convinced this is what I have based on pictures and the description.
I am frantically washing and Purell-ing every chance I get and not kissing my babies on the face, which is so hard because I basically want to eat them up all day long.
Anybody else ever had this? I've called the pediatrician and they say there is nothing I can do. If the kids are going to get it, they're going to get it. YUCK!
They thought Claudia had it a couple of months ago, but it turned out that she was probably having a really strange reaction to strep.
My pediatrician says it goes around in this area a lot.
Posted by: Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah | August 25, 2006 at 05:17 PM