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    I have broken out in really painful sores/blisters. I Have them on my tongue, in my mouth, on my lips (which are now huge and swollen) the palms of my hands, finger tips (I’m finding it really painful to type I can only type with one finger that is how painful it is) and the soles of my feet. I can barely walk. I’m in lot of pain.

    I know none of you are doctors but has anybody here exp this? I'm thinking of going to the ER because I'm in a lot of pain and the round sores are getting larger.




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    Btw I noticed a few of them on my foot Thursday night and then in the middle of the night I woke up because my feet were really sore anyway by the morning they it had spread to my hands and lips. I went to see a doc yesterday and he made feel like crap he said that it could be a STD like Chlamydia or syphilis and kept asking if I have discharge which I repeatedly told him that I do not. He said that it is most like Coxsackie virus anyway he took blood and I get the results next week. He also prescribed me antibiotics but after doing research I found that the Coxsackie virus also known as hand-foot-mouth disease is a viral infection and antibiotics doesn't even work... also the type of antibiotics that he prescribed is used to treat STDs WTF! I'm married and trust my hubby I also don’t have any sores down there or discharge so I doubt that it is an STD. i duno I'm so clueless.

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    I was gonna say it sounds most like foot and mouth to me. Which is a virus, and no antibiotics won't help.

    As for the doc assuming it's an STD, meh, some docs are clearly idiots to just automatically make an assumption like that The blood test he's ordered is probably some STD tests as well I think you should go to a different doc. This one sounds like a quack.

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    Yes, I agree. Please get a new doctor Sereya! The new doctor will hopefully listen to you and give you a proper diagnosis.







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    Quote Originally Posted by Bridgette
    I was gonna say it sounds most like foot and mouth to me. Which is a virus, and no antibiotics won't help.
    yup, i agree, that's exactly what it sounds like.

    It's VERY contagious, and can be very painful. here's some info on it.

    http://www.drgreene.com/21_1103.html





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    Babe, I wouldn't wait any longer!!! Please get your arse to the ER ASAP!!!!!
    Move away from the SW!!!

    Hope you are better very soon, let us know how it all turns out.

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    Sounds exactly like Coxsackie virus. I've had it as well as my kids and it eats it. It's run it's course in time. In the meantime don't pick at the blisters and try and keep them dry. the ones in your mouth... swishing around milk of magnesia works wonders in killing some of the pain and speeding heal time.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Bridgette
    As for the doc assuming it's an STD, meh, some docs are clearly idiots to just automatically make an assumption like that The blood test he's ordered is probably some STD tests as well I think you should go to a different doc. This one sounds like a quack.
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    Yes, I agree. Please get a new doctor Sereya! The new doctor will hopefully listen to you and give you a proper diagnosis.
    Yes he was an arse made me feel like I'm a dirty girl When I asked him what he thought that it was, his response was (in a patronizing manner) "It could be Chlamydia or syphilis but they if you say your married, well......." then he just trailed off and then continued to tell me that it could be very well be Coxsackie. He then shoved the prescription at me and rushed me out of the room.

    Anyway I have never heard of and STD that effects only the mouth and palms of the hand and foot. WTf

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirona
    Sounds exactly like Coxsackie virus. I've had it as well as my kids and it eats it. It's run it's course in time. In the meantime don't pick at the blisters and try and keep them dry. the ones in your mouth... swishing around milk of magnesia works wonders in killing some of the pain and speeding heal time.
    Quote Originally Posted by sassysummer
    yup, i agree, that's exactly what it sounds like.

    It's VERY contagious, and can be very painful. here's some info on it.

    http://www.drgreene.com/21_1103.html
    Yes I think that is what it might be... I dont know how I would have gotten it though. I'm not around any children and I have hardly been out.

    Sirona did you have it as a adult? I know that it is usualy children that get it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by JustJayda
    Babe, I wouldn't wait any longer!!! Please get your arse to the ER ASAP!!!!!
    Move away from the SW!!!
    Yes Im gonna go when my hubby gets back just to make sure cos that asshole doctor really scared the shit outta me. He is not my primary doctor I just went there because he is close to me and would see me at the last minute.

    LOL SW is keeping me entertained and my mind occupied until my man takes me to the ER.

    Geez even typing hurts.


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    that sounds awful. let us know how it goes at the doc. that other guy sounds like an ass. its a shame so many seem to be like that.

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    it's a virus...a doctor won't be able to do anything for it. like serena said, it just runs it course..usually about a week.

    like i said too, it's HIGHLY contagious..who knows you could have got it from the handle of a grocery cart.





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    i've had so many bad experiences with male doctors. no matter how subjective they're meant to be, and how well educated they are, i find they just don't understand me like women doctors do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by seraya
    Yes I think that is what it might be... I dont know how I would have gotten it though. I'm not around any children and I have hardly been out.

    Sirona did you have it as a adult? I know that it is usualy children that get it.
    Yep, had it as an adult and didn't have it when the kids did. They were seperate incidences. The coxsavkie virus is generally passed through person to person contact (shaking hands etc) and can also be picked up via surfaces (touching a counter after someone who has it touched it with unwashed hands). It's aslo passed through the usual person sneezing into the air/coughing all over the place thing.

    Anyhow lots of fluids and rest and Tylenol/Advil when needed and the swishing with Milk of Magnesia I mentioned earlier should get you through ok.



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    Secondary syphilis can show up as blisters/sores on the palms and soles, but still the guy sounds like a jerk. Are you on any new medications? There is a severe allergic reaction called Stevens-Johnson syndrome that can cause blisters and ulcers on the mouth and lips as well.

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    I'm leaving to go to the hospital in a sec I just wana make sure it is the hand foot mouth thing. I feel like shyt and my fingers are so swollen I cant even walk properly.

    Will let u know what they say.

    Thanks guy!

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    Love you Seraya..I hope they can be of some help this time around







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    OH my god this thing sound horrible! I hope you find out whats going on! It sounds like something real serious. Thank gos you are go to the hosptial to figure out whats going on. Because the doctor sounds like he sis not give a shit or did not know what he was talking about!
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    Good luck Seraya.

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    Good luck I hope they can help you feel better soon.

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    Your not back yet! I hope you are ok please let us know what happen!
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    Thanks gals

    I got back just 15 mins ago (and of course the first thing I did was log on to SW LOL)
    Anyway yea it is a virus they kept me there FOREVER though because of my medical history they wanted to make sure that everything was OK. Im dehydrated and Itching like a mo fo and my tongue looks blah lol but apart from that I'm ok. They just said to drink a lot of fluids to wash the virus out and take pain killers and benadryl (sp?) for the Itching.

    Haha I was starting to freak out. I'm gonna make sure I get a refund on the freaking pills that arse doctor prescribed me because I don't even need them.

    Thanks for the concern you are all so sweet! *hugs*

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    Thank God you are ok! I was worried, you have been gone all day! You just get lots of rest. It you add lemon to the water it gives your water a nice little flavor.
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    I'm glad you are better sweets! Get some rest. Put calamine on the blisters perhaps? Also, take a bath with lots of chamomile tea and echinacea powder. Those two things always cleared up any bumps I've had.

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    Um, if you have blisters in your mouth, I would avoid lemon or any other citrus fruit. It will burn like nobody's business. You can mix equal parts of maalox and benadryl. Swish it around your mouth and either spit or swallow it. It will help your mouth feel better.

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