Hand Foot & Mouth

Bless my poor baby.  Friday night he came down with a fever, 102.2 at the highest.  Saturday we had an appointement for a well visit for his 18 month check up (25 lbs, 32 1/2 inches long).  After a good once over and a close inspection of some random bumps, a good look in his mouth, it was determined he had the dreaded Hand, Foot & Mouth.  It's a virus, so there's nothing you can do about it, other than keep him comfortable and hydrated as much as possible.  {Riddle me this: chicken pox is a virus also but we have a vaccine, so why in the world do we not have a vaccine for this?}

Saturday was tolerable.  Little fussy in the afternoon.  But Sunday, Sunday was AWFUL.  Poor appetite.  Fussy.  Mouth was very painful.  Lots of bumps.  On top of the usual eczema this makes for an itchy mess. 

We've had 2 days home and looks like we have a few more on the books.  Improving each day but still needs to be home.  The sores in his mouth aren't yet gone all the way and until they are we have to stay home.  SHUX!  I'm enjoying this time with my boy. 

His spots are improving today, however, his fever went back up to 100.3 this afternoon.  There are a few patches that look pretty bad so we'll stay home just to make sure we don't infect anyone else and that we get back to 100%.

Considering how he looks, he's acting just like his chipper self. 

I'll spare you the picture of his hiney.  It's awful.  But, good news is, it's clearing up nicely.  The eczema spots got the worst of the bumps for some reason but those too are clearing up.

I don't know if this helped, but we had a prescription cortizone cream (2 1/2%) and I lathered that on last night after his bath. I have also been using a prescription antibiotic ointment on those eczema spots to help heal those.  And vasoline on the hiney.  So, we're managing.

It's awful, but we're surviving!