Hand-Foot-Mouth OH MY!

Well, it happened. On top of taking antibiotics for 3 weeks for my persistent runny nose, I got the Hand-foot-mouth virus. It started Wed. night. Mommy came home from work and I wouldn't eat dinner and was cranky. Mommy took my temp and it was 102 and I was breathing really fast. Mommy and daddy were pretty concerned because I was already on Augmentin. I had a really bad night and cried a lot. Mommy even slept in my room with me because I was so sad and daddy had a test the next morning. Through the night my temp got up to 103, so mommy took me to the pedi the next day. It was not my usual doctor. They checked me for RSV and it was negative. She said it was probably someting viral and would go away in a few days. I would hardly drink and would not eat anything. I had another bad night with a temp and on Friday, not only would I not eat, but I wouldn't open my mouth or even swallow so I was drooling all over the place. I broke out with a rash on my arms and legs and had such a difficult time swallowing the Motrin that mommy and daddy decided to take me to the children's ER because my pedi would not be open again until Monday. After waiting 3 hours, I was diagnosed with hand-foot-mouth. I had very painful blisters in my mouth and that is why I wouldn't swallow. Over the weekend, I was up a lot at night and ate very little. I walk around with my mouth sealed shut, but I am on the mend.