Worrying!

[neesy]

My son came hom from school yesterday and tole me that on Tuesday there were 13 children missing from his class, 11, the next day and 9 the next! Straightaway I asked what was wrong with them but he didn't know - apart from one who has a thorat infection. BUT I can't stop thinking what if they all have bug! For so many to be off at the same time - its really worrying me and constantly on my mind since I have woken up this morning!


Hopefully they all have the temperature and cough thing that is going round at the moment - that's what I keep telling myself anyway!

[suze]

Neesy, I know exactly how you feel, I walked past the nursery class of my kids' school yesterday, and it looked really quiet, like only 4 kids. Now, I know they could all have been in other parts of the room, but it really made me worry. I'm constantly checking in the schoolyard if all the usual faces are there.


It's really hard not to worry, but it could be other stuff too, not just a sv. Just think when chicken pox goes round, there are often loads of kids off. Obviously, it isn't chicken pox, but you know what I mean. To be honest, if it was a sv, and so many peo0ple were affected, then you would have expected your son to report that someone was actually ill in school. Also, I tend to do some weird calculations in all this; the majority were off Tuesday, so that meant they would have been ill Monday night, or early Tuesday morning. Given the incubation period for most sv is 24-72 hours, then they would have picked it up anytime from Friday night to Sunday night - when kids are home and not mixing with others. Does this make some sense.


Whenever my kids have had sv, picked up from school, they usually start being ill towards the end of the week, not at the beginning, because they weren't around school to catch it over the weekend period.


I'm sorry if I'm rambling and I'm sure this is a very crude assessment of things, but you know us emets, we have very warped logic!! Anyway, try and relax, this time of year there are so many coughs/colds/ear and throat infections, which are far more common than sv. I know this won't stop you worrying, but, and I know it's easy to say, worrying won't change things.


Keep posting thoughif you're worried and need a sympathetic ear.Edited by: suze

[neesy]

HI Suze


Thanks for that. Your workings out sound exactly the same as mine - weekends etc etc, how weird is that!It isamazing that we spend a lot of our lives working out incubation periods!


I appreciate your response and I am so glad you are all here.


Thanks again


Neesy xx

[madisonsmom]

Remember that the flu is going around too! **respiratory too** and its airborne. Dont fret.


I have heard that overall the stomach bugs arent that bad -- *yet* (crossing fingers)

[SimplyMe]

I'm sorry you are upset but like the others said it's cold and flu season, sv's arent't he only thing people/kids catch in groups. Also, the fact that they aren't in school could be kinda comforting because they aren't there spreading the "disease." It'd be worse if they came to school sick. Try to hang in there! I don't have kids and admire you guys that do, your'e doing a great job!

[purpleteacher]

I am feeling the same way... My job depends on others being "absent" from work and it scares me when I know people are out for illnesses and not out for conferences. Kids are sick, so the teachers are taking their sick days. I have work as a result, but I'm scared because I never know if I'm being exposed.


Kids are in and out of the classroom due to illnesses and I know the flu-flu is hitting hard right now, but everyone complains about the "stomach component" to it... arrggghhh...and I'm flipping out.

[falon_17]

I'm sure its a cold/flu thing for so many kids to be out sick...those illnesses are so much more contagious than a sv, it would be more likely that so many were sick from a more contagious, airbornething.

[suze]

My daughter had a really restess night, kept waking. I was all prepared for the V* but she's jusy woken up absolutely full of cold. Feel sorry for her but Im relieved nevertheless. Anyway, the point of ths is that if she's no better tomorrow, then I won't send her to school...this will hopefully put your mind at rest that kids are off school at this time of year for so many reasons which aren't necessarily v* related

[neesy]

Thanks Suze - it is a relief isn't it! Deep dpwn I do know that I and I try and tell myself this all of the time.


Hope she feels better soon


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