can i catch coxsackie from my kids?

i know this isnt the health board but you ladies are my friends when it comes to anything KID related, lol!
could i have gotten the coxsackie from my kids?

eta - if i did get it, could i give it BACK to my kids?

 

I'm really not sure, I don't have much experience with the coxsackie virus...I would say it's possible. But I would definitely call your doctor just to have them check you out too. Hope you are feeling better soon :hug:

 

My ped said no; most adults have had it as a child so they are immune. *However* DH and I both got sick (fevers, sore throats, malaise) a few days after our boys got their enterovirus (which was like Coxsackie). So I'd say yes it's entirely possible! But I highly doubt you could give it back to them. Call the ped to ask for sure though.

Get some rest, poor thing. :hug: I can tell you that DH and I got a much milder version than our boys had, so maybe you'll feel better quicker than your boys did!

 

Coxsackie is a virus. If you have had previous exposure, then you won't get it, but if you haven't been exposed before then you can definitely catch it from your kids. The good news is, it is a virus, which means that once you have had exposure you are immune. This means that your kiddos cannot catch it back off you, and you won't ever have to live through it again! My DD's had coxsackie a few months ago & while it was a pretty miserable experience I am actually glad they contracted it while they were pretty young. My neighbor's daughter caught it at age 5 and was infinitely more sick and miserable than my girls were.

Hang in there - you should start feeling better in a few days,& neither you nor your little ones will ever have to live through the experience again!

 

omg. i FEEL LIKE I AM DYING here! achy, SO TIRED and of course the kids did not sleep last night! :headbang:
my throat is KILLING ME. i dont see anything in it except for the fact that its red. i feel very week and my eyes hurt a bit, too.

 

:hug: Feel better soon!

 

do you think i do have the virus? i wish i could ask my kids if they felt this way!!

 

I don't know, I would call your doctor's office and see what they say :hug:

 

You shouldn't be able to give it back to them. My boys got it when they were 7 months old. Adults can get it if they haven’t had it but it is usually mild.

That being said I would get checked by the doctor. I had a fever, sore throat etc. a couple weeks ago. Strep Throat. The nurse practitioner said I was the 5th person she had diagnosed that day (walk in clinic on a Sunday). I hadn't had strep in years. Anyway it might be worth getting checked out by a doctor just to confirm what it is.

 

I had it a couple of years ago and it was terrible. I feel your pain! I think once you've had it I don't think you could give it back to them.

shannon

 

my DH has two sores inside his bottom lip. im wondering if my entire throat is coated in the little bumps. been on antibiotics for 2 days and it's doing nothing. a nurse told me today that high fevers like the ones i've been having are generally indicative of a virus; not something like strep.

 

I had sores all over my mouth and throat. My throat hurt A LOT and I overall did not feel good. I felt yucky for about a week, but the worst part was just a couple of days. I hope you feel better soon.

shannon

 

thank you. everyone was telling me adults couldn't get it!!! i never had it as a kid, so after reading what you ladies wrote, i realize i can!!
my throat is very nasty looking....i hope its just the coxsackie and that tomorrow i am feeling much better. the pain is not getting better. i feel like i'm eating motrin all day long! :headbang: