6.04.2017
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Adults: Getting Better? (Part 4)
Here is Part 1.
Here is Part 2.
On Day 5, Sunday, January 1, I woke up suddenly feeling like my throat hurt marginally less. I was still getting new spots on my feet and hands and torso, although I didn't think so earlier in the day:
I observed that blister on left middle finger had flattened into a flat-but-thick, red spot:
The original two blisters on my left sole had undergone a similar transformation, although the one that was on/near my arch was drier (despite applying moisturizer), maybe because the skin there was thicker:
The small red spots on the backs of my hands, now accompanied by a similar scattering of small red spots on the palms of my hands, mostly stayed small and red and not really raised:
A few of them got slightly larger, but never really got raised or filled with fluid. I really felt very lucky about all of this.
Here is Part 2.
Here is Part 3.
Now you're up to speed!
On Day 5, Sunday, January 1, I woke up suddenly feeling like my throat hurt marginally less. I was still getting new spots on my feet and hands and torso, although I didn't think so earlier in the day:
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| Day 5, left hand spot had gotten larger and flatter |
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| Day 5, left foot |
New blisters/sores were still emerging and filling with fluid, especially on the heels of both feet, as you can see on my left foot, above. (Three small things on my heel.)
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| Left hand, Day 5 |
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| Left hand, Day 5 |
New blisters/sores were still emerging and filling with fluid, especially on the heels of both feet, but I was so happy that my throat was no longer in agonizing pain that I didn't really care:
On Day 6, Monday, January 2, I woke up and my throat hurt more, again. I think it's because I'd been taking less analgesics since the improvement of the day before.
I noticed more new sores on Day 6, after thinking on Day 5 that the "getting new sores" part of this thing was over. I'm not sure if I was actually getting new ones on Day 6, or if they were just getting larger and so I was starting to notice them. Unclear.
I wrote all of this, up to here, on January 3, 2017. Then I saved it as a draft.
I am now coming back to it on June 4, 2017, five months later. I no longer recall the rest of what happened, really, although I have photos that I took, somewhere, which I may post as an addendum to this post at some later point. Basically, after this, I slowly got better and felt mostly okay by Day 8.
I noticed more new sores on Day 6, after thinking on Day 5 that the "getting new sores" part of this thing was over. I'm not sure if I was actually getting new ones on Day 6, or if they were just getting larger and so I was starting to notice them. Unclear.
I wrote all of this, up to here, on January 3, 2017. Then I saved it as a draft.
I am now coming back to it on June 4, 2017, five months later. I no longer recall the rest of what happened, really, although I have photos that I took, somewhere, which I may post as an addendum to this post at some later point. Basically, after this, I slowly got better and felt mostly okay by Day 8.
Labels: childhood, HFMD/coxsackie, science/health/environment
# posted by Abacaxi Mamao : 6/04/2017 11:34:00 AM
