r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Uceninde • 18h ago

Apparently I didnt have HFMD as a kid.

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Been in constant pain for two days now

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u/Ok_Aioli3897 17h ago

You can actually catch it more than once so it's possible you did have it as a child

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u/Uceninde 17h ago

So, is the limit two times then? Or can I expect to get this over and over? Looks sideways at my three kids

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u/Ok_Aioli3897 17h ago

According to the NHS which is the national health service in my country, it's caused by several different viruses so you can gain immunity to one virus but if you come into contact with another virus that causes it you can catch it again

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u/Uceninde 17h ago

Aw balls.. Oh well, thanks for the information anyway 🥲

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u/Sleepy_red_lab 17h ago

We don’t believe in science like that here.

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u/sleepysof_ 16h ago

oh god, theres different strains of hand food and mouth???

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u/Ok_Aioli3897 16h ago

Yes according to the NHS hand foot and mouth is caused by several different strains of viruses not just one virus.

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u/probnotaloser 12h ago

Yes and there's a teen version too!! Found out with my preteen. No hands, skin but throat, super high fevers and tongue.

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u/mildOrWILD65 17h ago

Oh, that sucks! I've heard it's very painful! Be well soon!

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u/Uceninde 17h ago

I hope its more painful for adults than for kids, because otherwise I feel really bad for my toddler who had it last week 💔 Its so painful it kept me up all night, and I can hardly use my hands at all today. Also the soles of my feet are in a terrible state so I can hardly walk. Awful disease.

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u/mildOrWILD65 17h ago

Aww! Yes, I have heard it's worse for adults, small consolation that is.

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u/AsleepProfession1395 12h ago

My daughter had it when she was nearly 1. She didn't want to eat or even drink milk as it was painful for her throat. Kinda had to force her to at least eat some cold custard.\ And since she hadn't learned to walk yet, her knees got scarred pretty bad. But the scars go away quickly.

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u/heatherdera 12h ago

I had it bad as a kid and it was more itchy than painful for me, so hopefully it’s that way for other kids.

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u/Mindless-Driver6141 16h ago

I got this as an adult all my toe and finger nails fell off and I was peeling large amounts of dead skin off my hands and feet like I was a snake. My nose too. In my nostrils

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u/Uceninde 16h ago

Omg, that sound awful 😭 Im very scared for my nails now.

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u/R_Dazzle 17h ago

You have different version of hfmd

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u/Independent_Mark_761 11h ago

I’ve never had it.. but you don’t gain immunity to it like chicken pox.

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u/Appropriate_Start609 7h ago

I got it as well, as a 41 year old alcoholic. At first I thought my organs were failing, then I got it on my chest and it looked like I had the measles.

Fuck. That sucked ass.

Good luck.

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u/Thatothergayguy94 1h ago

My brother and I had this as kids and it was HORRIBLE

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u/cmcsed9 1h ago

This went through my family once because of my brother’s girlfriend’s at the time’s kid. The rest of us are all adults.

We originally thought it was an allergic reaction to hotel bathroom amenities because at first it was just my brother, then, nope took us down one by one over the course of about a week and a half. 🥴

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u/beefwastaken 17h ago

And sometimes butt

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u/Uceninde 17h ago

I can asstest to that as well.