11 month old in daycare equals a nice case of hand, foot and mouth disease for him…and me. Supposedly it’s rare for adults to catch it, but here I am.
The virus is spread mainly through saliva, which is why babies in daycare get it by passing toys around. And of course when the baby is sick you still have to care for him, and he thinks it’s funny to stick his hands in your mouth. And he’s faster than he looks.
Anyway, I’m wondering if it’s safe, for others not me, to swim. I have the blisters on may hands and feet, but they’re pretty much just like calluses now not all puffy.
Has anybody had any experience with this? Or is there a doctor that could chime in?
Apparently it can take as long as two weeks for it to clear up. And I already lost a whole week not being able to go to the pool because I had to take care of the baby.
There are 3 types of coxsackie virus, or hand foot and mouth - and it is NOT rare for adults (just diagnosed 2 cases last week).
No swimming for you until ALL lesions are healed.
That is my medical opinion.
Thanks for being clear. I was skeptical of my doctors advice after they told me that it was rare for adults but then I had others tell me that they caught it too. And I was afraid that would be the real answer.
And I am not a single parent. But my wife works, and trains, too. And when the baby is up much of the night and struggling with a fever, the rash and resulting impetigo it’s hard to feel right leaving each other alone to deal with it.
And my respect for single parents grew even more through all of this. Talk about everyday heroes. I have no idea how they do it.
There are 3 types of coxsackie virus, or hand foot and mouth - and it is NOT rare for adults (just diagnosed 2 cases last week).
No swimming for you until ALL lesions are healed.
That is my medical opinion.
Thanks for being clear. I was skeptical of my doctors advice after they told me that it was rare for adults but then I had others tell me that they caught it too. And I was afraid that would be the real answer.
And I am not a single parent. But my wife works, and trains, too. And when the baby is up much of the night and struggling with a fever, the rash and resulting impetigo it’s hard to feel right leaving each other alone to deal with it.
And my respect for single parents grew even more through all of this. Talk about everyday heroes. I have no idea how they do it.
So this 11 month old baby is in the care of paid strangers while you and the wife are training? Ok. Wow. I guess I need to get out more often.
There are 3 types of coxsackie virus, or hand foot and mouth - and it is NOT rare for adults (just diagnosed 2 cases last week).
No swimming for you until ALL lesions are healed.
That is my medical opinion.
Thanks for being clear. I was skeptical of my doctors advice after they told me that it was rare for adults but then I had others tell me that they caught it too. And I was afraid that would be the real answer.
And I am not a single parent. But my wife works, and trains, too. And when the baby is up much of the night and struggling with a fever, the rash and resulting impetigo it’s hard to feel right leaving each other alone to deal with it.
And my respect for single parents grew even more through all of this. Talk about everyday heroes. I have no idea how they do it.
So this 11 month old baby is in the care of paid strangers while you and the wife are training? Ok. Wow. I guess I need to get out more often.
Uh no. The point was that we have to trade off times to be able to train. But that doesn’t work in these situations. We both have to be available.
The OP is just trying to figure out when he can get back into his training routine after dealing with a sick kid for a week and catching a virus. Nothing seems off to me. Care to clarify some more?
My two year old just had this a couple of weeks ago, very nasty virus. I feel for your family, my four year old just had a fever for a couple days, but none of the rash/blisters. Thankfully my wife and I did not catch it.
Sorry to hear your kids went through this. I’d honestly never heard of it before now. The doctor made it seem like it wasn’t a huge deal, but he was absolutely covered in the blisters.
And the doctor also told me that it’s only spread through saliva and that adults basically don’t get it. Which is the reason for my post in the first place. I love my child and have missed a week of work to take care of him, and myself (he also had an ear infection and I wound up with strep throat). And I just wanted to know when I could safely get back in the pool. To be sure that I wouldn’t be spreading it to others.
The OP is just trying to figure out when he can get back into his training routine after dealing with a sick kid for a week and catching a virus. Nothing seems off to me. Care to clarify some more?
The last sentence of his post seems (to me) like a complaint. He missed a week of his all important pool time because he had to take care of that fucking, god damn, pain in the ass kid. His own kid. If it wasn’t for that fucking pain in ass kid getting sick he wouldn’t be losing all that fitness.
He can’t wait to dump it (an 11 month old baby) back in storage so he and his wife can get back to what’s really important. Yes, triathlon. Fuck the kids, I gotta get in my swim set.
There are 3 types of coxsackie virus, or hand foot and mouth - and it is NOT rare for adults (just diagnosed 2 cases last week).
No swimming for you until ALL lesions are healed.
That is my medical opinion.
Thanks for being clear. I was skeptical of my doctors advice after they told me that it was rare for adults but then I had others tell me that they caught it too. And I was afraid that would be the real answer.
And I am not a single parent. But my wife works, and trains, too. And when the baby is up much of the night and struggling with a fever, the rash and resulting impetigo it’s hard to feel right leaving each other alone to deal with it.
And my respect for single parents grew even more through all of this. Talk about everyday heroes. I have no idea how they do it.
So this 11 month old baby is in the care of paid strangers while you and the wife are training? Ok. Wow. I guess I need to get out more often.
I did it all the time at my gym for a hour or two. Not really that strange unless you are a overbearing parent that is.
Duffy, I try to not be confrontational out here. I know there are really good people contributing to an online community and also idiots just looking for a chance to be a jerk. Not sure which camp you fall in to. Maybe you’re a hybrid.
Nothing in my post should imply that I would choose anything else over my son. There is some sarcasm in the message, but typically only intelligent people get that particular brand of humor.
And for you to make any kind of judgement otherwise says a lot about you. You’ve completely derailed what should have been an informative conversation. It may even benefit some others in the future as it sounds like this is not as uncommon as I thought. And you have no idea what my wife and I had to go through to make our son a possibility and what he means to us.
And for the record, if it helps to frame it for you, my sons name if Max. Hence the profile name.
Feel free to look for more issues with my intent, grammar etc. We all need to have our place.
Just brush him off and forget it…not worth the effort. As you pointed out there are plenty of folks here who not only enjoy helping others, but actually have some sage advice. There is also the crowd who can be quite entertaining if you just accept them for entertainment value. Get well soon!
I’m really not trying to be a dick here, and in the grand scheme of things it’s none of my business but doesn’t this quote seem a little off too you?
For someone not trying to be a dick, you’re doing a mighty fine job! The OP is trying to do the right thing for his family, and incidentally by others around him at the pool. You jump in a start making crazy assumptions and accusations that have absolutely no basis. Even when you yourself say it’s none of your business. Get a life, man, get a life!