Help, what does this look like? Pic

[TuneMyHeart]

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t84/sraej/DSC05221-1.jpg

[TuneMyHeart]

bump - anybody?

[mom2jolakeil]

I'm thinking bites :think

[JessicaTX]

That's what my hands look like when i've been messing in hay. Put a little benadryl on em and see if it helps?

[NoodleMom]

Owie. :hugheart They look like they really itch.

K

[Ima LeShalosh]

what are the symptoms?

[TuneMyHeart]

Last Friday she started acting sick. Had a slight fever and was lethargic for two days, wouldn't eat anything. By Monday, we all had cold symptoms and stomach issues - diarrhea and queasiness. :sick At lunchtime today, I noticed a welt on one of her finger's and asked if they hurt. She said no. :shrug Tonight at dinner, she said her lips hurt and her hands hurt, and they looked like the pic above.

Is it hand foot and mouth? She had that a few months ago. Is it possible to get it again?

[krysmh]

Owie. :hugheart

[TuneMyHeart]

Her hands got a little better and tonight they got worse than the original pic! I can't figure out why.

[Rabbit]

It looks a lot like an allergic reaction.

[TuneMyHeart]

That's what I was thinking, but I can't think of anything new she touched today. Can you develop new allergies?

[Rabbit]

Yes, indeed.

I reacted badly to strawberries. Just once. Turned out to be a new pesticide, and I wasn't the only one to react. So it was a one time reaction to a food I hadn't reacted to before.

[TuneMyHeart]

Well, this definitely isn't a one time reaction. :scratch I noticed it after she had an orange slice at dinner. She refused to eat any more, and she normally loves them. So maybe?

[TuneMyHeart]

Just realized something - I bought some new detergent for diapers and one of the ingredients is cornstarch. She helped me fold and put away diapers today.

[mellymommy]

Oh, poor girl! I hope it clears up soon. :pray4

[Lady TS]

Is she allergic to corn?

My hands got raw a week or so again--and then extremely parched and sore---took me awhile to figure out it was the dishsoap--I'd been overdoing the exposure to coconut and the fragrances in it.


I've not had any experience with hand foot and mouth....but my first thought was contact dermatitis---allergic reaction.

Does she put her hands in her mouth a lot? If so, that would make sense that her mouth/face was bothering her. (I do the same thing when I have stuff on my hands--rub my nose or something after using soap I shouldn't have and then wonder why I'm feeling how I do...)

If her mouth is irritated, that's probably why she refused the oranges too. :hug

[TuneMyHeart]

She's constantly putting her hands in her mouth. They look a little better this morning, but she still has a few swollen spots.