I had Hand, Foot and Mouth disease. Now my fingers hurt!

[Thunderpaws]

Anyone else experienced this?

Got it from my wee boy about 3 months ago. When I was recovering the skin peeled from my finger tips and bottom of my feet. Don't play bass with my feet so that's ok, but I can't seem to get my fingers tough again and my fingertips are hurting every time I play. Any remedies out there?!

What a stoopid post.

[alyctes]

Doesn't seem stupid to me

No remedies, except maybe gloves. Which is not going to suit a lot of players, I know

What does your GP say? (Let me guess: "It'll get better with time and practice." Then you can ask if you can get practice time on prescription )

[Cosmo Valdemar]

I had it over Xmas! Irritating at worst. Luckily I didn't have any gigs or rehearsals so it wasn't really a bother. Mind you the itchiness and bumps went away after a couple of days so I must have had it a lot milder than you.

[ColinB]

Flatwounds?

[Count Bassy]

I had it many years ago, but it all cleared up in a week or so.

[dadofsix]

Help a poor fellow out who lives on the other side of the pond . . . Hand, Foot and Mouth disease???? Whassat????

[bigjohn]

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I hadn't heard of it either. Sounds like another reason I'm glad I've not had children.

[lowdown]

I have children, and still not heard of it...lol...
Oh well, off to Google (again).

[CHW]

I picked it up last year- loads of little blisters on the hands and feet, and the most raging sore throat I've ever had- could barely speak and swallowing any food or water was agony.

I was very ill for a week.

It didn't cause any problems playing bass tho

[Thunderpaws]

Hi folks. Yeah, those that have had it will know the throat part is the worst, and the fever. Like swollowing broken glass for a few days. My hands and feet rashed up with big red blotches. Thought it was clearing up but about a week later all of my skin fell off my finger tips and now I play on thin soft skin. Doesn't seem to be toughening up much. Sure it will in time though. Has made me better with a pick though.

[Thunderpaws]

Hi folks. Yeah, those that have had it will know the throat part is the worst, and the fever. Like swollowing broken glass for a few days. My hands and feet rashed up with big red blotches. Thought it was clearing up but about a week later all of my skin fell off my finger tips and now I play on thin soft skin. Doesn't seem to be toughening up much. Sure it will in time though. Has made me better with a pick though.