Hand Foot and Mouth Disease Mouth lesion

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Hand Foot and Mouth Disease

Although never officially diagnosed we think that Atticus had Hand Foot and Mouth disease. Some of his classmates who sit at his table had it and then last week he got huge sores on his tongue and in his mouth along with a sore throat. His mouth hurt so badly he wouldn't talk he would just hum when he wanted something.

Now that we are back from our Thanksgiving trip I think that I might have it too. I have a huge sore on the inside of, my lower lip. It is bigger than the canker sores I get. My throat is very sore. It really hurts to swallow. On top of that, I have a blister on the back of my left hand and on the side of my right ring finger. The blisters showed up on Friday this past week and the mouth lesion and sore throat showed up on Sunday morning.

Normally adults do not get this disease unless they have a reduced or compromised immune system. I had my annual physical a week ago and my White Blood Cell count was low. The doctor suspects a viral infection so that is why I might have gotten this Hand foot and mouth if that is what I have.