Sunday, August 24, 2008
It's Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Violet's mouth sores have multiplied and spread. She has water-filled blisters and bumps on her hands and feet. We had dinner with friends from our former house church and one of them happens to be a pediatric resident (I know - how convenient, right?). She pointed out the blisters and bumps on Vi's feet and hands (not sure how I missed those). Anyway, at least we won't be seeing Dr. Leland since we know what it is and there is nothing we can do about it. Her cheeks are a little puffy from her mouth sores and she is pretty uncomfortable but it should run its course soon. The worst part is that we took her to a party with 4 other kids all 3 and under not realizing how contagious her little virus is - sorry Sarah, Seth, Sam and Luke.
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Oh, this is a crummy disease. Don't know if you were told this, or if the mouth sores are even much of an issue. But, I know when our kids had it they refused to eat b/c their mouths hurt so much. A mixture of 1/2 tsp. children's benadryl and 1/2 tsp. liquid Maalox can be "painted" on the sores with a qtip. If they understand, you can also have them swish it around their mouth and then swallow it. It acts sort of like a temporary liquid band-aid to coat the sore and slightly decrease the inflammation.
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