Re: mom w/blisters on soft palate?

[Guest guest]

Hi everybody.

Well, I caught 's horrible chest cold last week. She's improving, I'm

eating my words that I swore she'd get pneumonia again from this one... she's

doing pretty well! Baby sister and dh just got sniffles, I got full blown

hacking and a sore throat so intense I finally got out the trusty flashlight and

had

a look. Dozens of tiny clear blisters on my soft palate. No white spots, I've

never had strep throat in my life, and I have no tonsils to inspect.

Called my doc, who is now an hour away (each way) since we moved. There are

two docs in the practice, the main one seems very smart but curt, the other is

a complete witch -- she has yelled at me twice, once for not taking

decongestants with a chronic ear infection (They give me heart palpatations. She

said

take them anyway. The ENT I ended up going to said I needed abx not

decongestants, that she was wrong anyway) and once when I called her on the way

to the ER

on Christmas Eve two years ago when I had broken my toe. Excuse me for

checking with my Primary Care Provider before going to the ER, I was just making

sure

I didn't get stuck with the bill!

Anyway!!! The doc said the blisters sounded viral, but to come in for strep

test the next day, the witch would be in (well, HE didn't say that). Well, two

sick kids and other life stuff happening and I did NOT want to see that doc,

plus everything I looked up said white spots for strep and the only thing I

could find that gives you throat blisters is coxsackie virus (a'la Hand Foot and

Mouth in kids). So I decided to give it a day, rest when I could (HA!), see

what happened.

Well, it's now five days later and those blisters are STILL there!! I've been

gargling vinegar water (down home remedy from my country mother) -- the

throat isn't as sore, the chest cough is improving slowly. I feel generally

somewhat improved but not good. Today I am light headed and everything seems a

little

bright, as if I haven't eaten, but I am eating almost normally!! I don't know

what to think. Very low grade fever if anything at all... was a little over

100 last week but now it's just over 99 (morning) which never impresses the

docs.

I really hate the thought of driving an hour each way and waiting forever for

them to fit me in in the office with two bored kids tagging along. Peek in

the throat, say " looks viral " and send me packing. Part of me is even worried

I'm too light headed to drive that far. I need a closer doc and will get on

that, but that doesn't help me now as it takes a little time to change your PCP,

I'm stuck with my doc for now.

I guess I'm wondering if this sounds familiar to anyone. I'll have to call

the doc today... I guess I shouldn't take the chance this is something that can

hurt me -- the kiddies need me to be well! But it's so hard to fit in your own

health issues when you're taking care of any child, let alone sick one(s)!! I

wanted to go to Urgent Care last Wed. night -- that would be FAST, the kids

were in bed, it's close by, dh was home. Dh looked at me like I was nuts, said,

" How much does that... " then didn't finish with the word " cost " because he

realized how callous that sounded. Either I need to go or not, right? So that's

when I called the doc instead. Urgent Care would either be a $15 or $50

co-pay, a regular office visit is $15 co-pay, but it's three or four hours of my

time, probably $7 in gas and tolls and $1,000,000 in aggravation with the kids

along, double that if I get the Witch doctor!!!!!!

SIGH

Thanks again to all who wrote before... I've been too ill to respond properly

or read new mail.

(mom to Kate, born 9/19/02, dairy intolerant; and , age 5, GERD,

dairy intolerant -- currently has polysaccharide antibody def, previously had

transient IgG, IgA, t-cell & other defs)

[Guest guest]

Hi everybody.

Well, I caught 's horrible chest cold last week. She's improving, I'm

eating my words that I swore she'd get pneumonia again from this one... she's

doing pretty well! Baby sister and dh just got sniffles, I got full blown

hacking and a sore throat so intense I finally got out the trusty flashlight and

had

a look. Dozens of tiny clear blisters on my soft palate. No white spots, I've

never had strep throat in my life, and I have no tonsils to inspect.

Called my doc, who is now an hour away (each way) since we moved. There are

two docs in the practice, the main one seems very smart but curt, the other is

a complete witch -- she has yelled at me twice, once for not taking

decongestants with a chronic ear infection (They give me heart palpatations. She

said

take them anyway. The ENT I ended up going to said I needed abx not

decongestants, that she was wrong anyway) and once when I called her on the way

to the ER

on Christmas Eve two years ago when I had broken my toe. Excuse me for

checking with my Primary Care Provider before going to the ER, I was just making

sure

I didn't get stuck with the bill!

Anyway!!! The doc said the blisters sounded viral, but to come in for strep

test the next day, the witch would be in (well, HE didn't say that). Well, two

sick kids and other life stuff happening and I did NOT want to see that doc,

plus everything I looked up said white spots for strep and the only thing I

could find that gives you throat blisters is coxsackie virus (a'la Hand Foot and

Mouth in kids). So I decided to give it a day, rest when I could (HA!), see

what happened.

Well, it's now five days later and those blisters are STILL there!! I've been

gargling vinegar water (down home remedy from my country mother) -- the

throat isn't as sore, the chest cough is improving slowly. I feel generally

somewhat improved but not good. Today I am light headed and everything seems a

little

bright, as if I haven't eaten, but I am eating almost normally!! I don't know

what to think. Very low grade fever if anything at all... was a little over

100 last week but now it's just over 99 (morning) which never impresses the

docs.

I really hate the thought of driving an hour each way and waiting forever for

them to fit me in in the office with two bored kids tagging along. Peek in

the throat, say " looks viral " and send me packing. Part of me is even worried

I'm too light headed to drive that far. I need a closer doc and will get on

that, but that doesn't help me now as it takes a little time to change your PCP,

I'm stuck with my doc for now.

I guess I'm wondering if this sounds familiar to anyone. I'll have to call

the doc today... I guess I shouldn't take the chance this is something that can

hurt me -- the kiddies need me to be well! But it's so hard to fit in your own

health issues when you're taking care of any child, let alone sick one(s)!! I

wanted to go to Urgent Care last Wed. night -- that would be FAST, the kids

were in bed, it's close by, dh was home. Dh looked at me like I was nuts, said,

" How much does that... " then didn't finish with the word " cost " because he

realized how callous that sounded. Either I need to go or not, right? So that's

when I called the doc instead. Urgent Care would either be a $15 or $50

co-pay, a regular office visit is $15 co-pay, but it's three or four hours of my

time, probably $7 in gas and tolls and $1,000,000 in aggravation with the kids

along, double that if I get the Witch doctor!!!!!!

SIGH

Thanks again to all who wrote before... I've been too ill to respond properly

or read new mail.

(mom to Kate, born 9/19/02, dairy intolerant; and , age 5, GERD,

dairy intolerant -- currently has polysaccharide antibody def, previously had

transient IgG, IgA, t-cell & other defs)

[Guest guest]

Hope you feel better....do go to the doc..you need to be well!

Amy (mom to Bradley IDA Def 05/25/02)

Re: mom w/blisters on soft palate?

Hi everybody.

Well, I caught 's horrible chest cold last week. She's improving, I'm

eating my words that I swore she'd get pneumonia again from this one... she's

doing pretty well! Baby sister and dh just got sniffles, I got full blown

hacking and a sore throat so intense I finally got out the trusty flashlight

and had

a look. Dozens of tiny clear blisters on my soft palate. No white spots, I've

never had strep throat in my life, and I have no tonsils to inspect.

Called my doc, who is now an hour away (each way) since we moved. There are

two docs in the practice, the main one seems very smart but curt, the other is

a complete witch -- she has yelled at me twice, once for not taking

decongestants with a chronic ear infection (They give me heart palpatations.

She said

take them anyway. The ENT I ended up going to said I needed abx not

decongestants, that she was wrong anyway) and once when I called her on the

way to the ER

on Christmas Eve two years ago when I had broken my toe. Excuse me for

checking with my Primary Care Provider before going to the ER, I was just

making sure

I didn't get stuck with the bill!

Anyway!!! The doc said the blisters sounded viral, but to come in for strep

test the next day, the witch would be in (well, HE didn't say that). Well, two

sick kids and other life stuff happening and I did NOT want to see that doc,

plus everything I looked up said white spots for strep and the only thing I

could find that gives you throat blisters is coxsackie virus (a'la Hand Foot

and

Mouth in kids). So I decided to give it a day, rest when I could (HA!), see

what happened.

Well, it's now five days later and those blisters are STILL there!! I've been

gargling vinegar water (down home remedy from my country mother) -- the

throat isn't as sore, the chest cough is improving slowly. I feel generally

somewhat improved but not good. Today I am light headed and everything seems a

little

bright, as if I haven't eaten, but I am eating almost normally!! I don't know

what to think. Very low grade fever if anything at all... was a little over

100 last week but now it's just over 99 (morning) which never impresses the

docs.

I really hate the thought of driving an hour each way and waiting forever for

them to fit me in in the office with two bored kids tagging along. Peek in

the throat, say " looks viral " and send me packing. Part of me is even worried

I'm too light headed to drive that far. I need a closer doc and will get on

that, but that doesn't help me now as it takes a little time to change your

PCP,

I'm stuck with my doc for now.

I guess I'm wondering if this sounds familiar to anyone. I'll have to call

the doc today... I guess I shouldn't take the chance this is something that

can

hurt me -- the kiddies need me to be well! But it's so hard to fit in your own

health issues when you're taking care of any child, let alone sick one(s)!! I

wanted to go to Urgent Care last Wed. night -- that would be FAST, the kids

were in bed, it's close by, dh was home. Dh looked at me like I was nuts,

said,

" How much does that... " then didn't finish with the word " cost " because he

realized how callous that sounded. Either I need to go or not, right? So

that's

when I called the doc instead. Urgent Care would either be a $15 or $50

co-pay, a regular office visit is $15 co-pay, but it's three or four hours of

my

time, probably $7 in gas and tolls and $1,000,000 in aggravation with the kids

along, double that if I get the Witch doctor!!!!!!

SIGH

Thanks again to all who wrote before... I've been too ill to respond properly

or read new mail.

(mom to Kate, born 9/19/02, dairy intolerant; and , age 5, GERD,

dairy intolerant -- currently has polysaccharide antibody def, previously had

transient IgG, IgA, t-cell & other defs)

[Guest guest]

Hi

Just a quick thought. I had this as an adult (it's much more severe and lasts

longer if you get it as an adult) and it was the coxsackie virus (aka,

hand-foot-mouth disease). I had it before I was diagnosed with a primary immune

deficiency and, because of how bad it was, it was actually the virus that

compelled me (after years of sinus infections, etc.) to find out what the heck

was

going on with my body. Anyway, do you have any red spots on your hands or feet?

Those are like little inside blisters. Also, I got a prescription for a cream

that went in my mouth and numbed the pain from my blisters. I was at the point

that it was hard to drink and impossible to eat b/c the pain was so bad. Only

time took the blisters away. Hope you're feeling better soon!

Anne R

mom to Sam (7 1/2 - IgA Def., IgG2 subclass def)

an Asher (3 1/2 - recently received the diagnosis of: mitochondrial disease,

Complex III and possibly complex I)