Just waiting for IT to come . . . anxiety

[aar13]

I spoke to my old doctor (I'm a travel agent and booked a trip for him) yesterday and just had to ask him what illnesses seem to be going around. Of course he said svs*, flu, and other upper respitory infections. So I started to get a little nervous but not too bad. Then I spoke to a friend today who knows 2 people that had v* and d* just within the last week. UGH!!!


I have a 5 year old daughter who caught it at school back in November and I'm just so scared that she's going to get it again! At night I amso anxious and scared that she's going to wake up and be sick. It's a horrible way to live your life and I wish this fear would just go away. I'm actually not afraid of her v*ing. I feel bad for her and get through taking care of her when she's sick(even though inside I'm having a major panic attack) but the worst fear for me is catching it myself. I pray every night before bed that we make it through the night without v*ing. I notice other people here do that too. It must be an emet thing.


I hate the winter and for some reason February seems to be when this ugly sv* is at it's worst and now that February is here I'm really panicing. I'm almost 7 months pregnant and really can't afford physically at this point to lose sleep over this - or to get sick for that matter.


Thanks for listening. I'm just venting since my husband doesn't want to hear about "my stupid fear" anymore. He is not supportive at all and most of my friends/family feel the same since they don't actually have the fear.


I hope that you and your families stay healthy!

[jennyleigh1975]

Nighttime is the worst for me, especially when my husband is working. I am so ready for Feb. to be over!!!!

I am like you too aar13, I fear myself getting sick more than my children. I mean, I fear my children being sick, but I fear myself catching it if they have it, more.

[gubba]

I'm like you two...I hate it when my son is sick, but I can deal with it...fearing that I will catch it is the worst part of it for me. I pray every single night that we will have a v* free night and I freak out every morning that he will wake up and tell me he feels sick. Wait...I am being crazy to not tell you that I spend all day with him since he doesn't go to daycare and I fear all day that he will V*. I don't think there is a 5 minute period of time that goes by that I don't worry about it and worse yet, I can wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and worry that it will wake up my husband or son and one of them will be sick. Yes, we all think about it way too much but in a few months it will be better. Oddly enough, my son had two SV's this last year...one in April that was awful and one in early November. I hate most times of the year but May, June, July and August. Oh well...one day I hope to be rid of this along with all of you guys.

[jennyleigh1975]

gubba!! I do that too, Im afraid to go in their rooms and wake them up, for fear of hearing some news I dont want to hear!!

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[stella9]

I hate the night time. I just wait for the choking sound or the "mom I don't feel well." I hate February. The minute February 1st came, I started hearing the news of the v** disease. Its the worst month ever. I would hate to have a February birthday (no offense to anyone who does).


Stella

[aar13]

So I guess we just all keep telling ourselves that there is only 25 more days left of February. Thankfully it's the shortest month, but March is usually no fun either.

[aar13]

It's horrible of me, but every day when my daughter comes home from school I ask her who was absent. Today, no one was absent but then she tells me that she heard the teacher say that one of the boys went home because he got sick . . . UGH! She said he didn't v* in her classroom or anything, but she's not sure what kind of sick made him go home. So of course now I'm freaking out that it's in the classroom and of course it's going to strike the entire class. (or at least her anyway) She caught a bad sv* back in November when a boy at her table v*ed right on the table . . .so now I'm panicing and just waiting for IT to come. [img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img]

[curly wurly]

I also ask my daughter after school each day who was absent and if she knows why they were absent. Fortunately the class has been complete for about a week now, but I still worry so much. I find myself just waiting for IT to happen just like you. Hopefully the boy in your daughter's class just had a cold type illness and not a sv.


I am so looking forward to next week when my daughter has a weeks holiday from school. Hopefully after that there will not be so many svs about. Hope you and your family stay well.

[kate1966]

I hear you all.........my son who is 12 and in the 6th grade.....we were sitting there eating dinner last night and all of a sudden he goes...mom.....everyone in my class is throwing up now........and i am like WHAT!!! He goes yeah, such and such did today and right in the trash can...and then he said 2 others had also...now i did not ask if it was all in the same day or not...i really did not want to know....but he said it was gross and he gagged...and i was like well i would have too....but i was automatically set into panic mode...now i think he will get it too...and i broke out the ol zanax and took one....almost took another after about 2 hours b/c i was still very much scared for him.......but he didn't talk about it anymore and god bless his soul i was almost scared to get too close to him..that's what i hate so bad about emet...it makes us scared of our own children....it's pathetic....and it really pisses me off. But anyway my point is.....i am just waiting too now..........it's going to be a long week for me..........................hope that everything turns out well.

[rileyl]

Ugh, Kate! I HATE hearing that kind of news from my kids. Like all of you, I am sure there is a bug floating around their school right now, and I am holding my breath waiting for it to hit. The funny thing is, every time my kids have said someone v'd at school- and I have been sure they would catch it - they have not. Their sv's seem to catch me by surprise. The surprise factor (and subsequent waiting game) is one of the many aspects of sv's which I hate. In a way I think I might handle it better if I knew the date and time it was going to happen.

[madisonsmom]

Count me in the I HATE FEBRUARY club.


Actually February and March are bad here. Then in the spring, rotavirus starts up!

[slingshot]

<DIV>First, let me say that I cannot believe there are more people out here like me! I am very happy to find this site! My wife thinks I am nuts! Here is my story. </DIV>
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<DIV>Lets start out by saying that I have not v*d since 1993 (May 7th to be exact) and before that was Sept. 20th, 1982, oh yea, these days dramatize me.....for yrs I always thought I was going to get sick on Sept. 20th!</DIV>
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<DIV>With this being said, I am an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and for one reason or another people like to call ambulances when they have s*v and I just don't know why! So, this makes me a wreck! I get home from these calls, dump my clothes in the washer and take a shower on many occasions. This is the only part of v*d that freaks me out. If they v* due to a concussion or something, I am fine with it, since I know I cannot catch a concussion! [img]smileys/smilies_02.gif[/img]</DIV>
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<DIV>Anyway, this weekend, after a nice lunch out with my wife and 4 yr old son, he was sitting at home and I was out on a Fire call (I am a Voluntee FF as well) and my wife calls to come home and help cause my sonjust v*d and she needs to either calm him down and clean. Like a good father I go running home and then it hits me! OMG.....am I going to catch what he has? Was it the food? Is it the s*v? I went nuts, must have washed my hands 25 times that night...in all he got sick 5 times! </DIV>
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<DIV>I sit here 3 days later waiting for it to happen to me! I believe I have had two other s*v myself, and it usualy comes out as d*, but it does not make my anxiety any better! Today I am not even sure how I feel...I am hungry but something is off, wife tells me I am just thinking to much! </DIV>
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<DIV>Anyway....that is my story.....and I am nervous out of my mind...especially since I have to be on the road for work tomorrow!!!! </DIV>
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<DIV>I hate s*v and like others have said here, if people have them, why don't they stay home! </DIV>
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<DIV>BTW: My 4 yr old handled it like a real trooper!</DIV>
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<DIV>CJ</DIV>Edited by: slingshot

[kate1966]

Well, lets just all keep our fingers crossed that our kids will be fine........i will be doing alot of praying for a while.....i always do anyway.

[aar13]

It's at least comforting to know that I'm not the only person who freaks out when an sv* shows it's ugly head! We all suffer and I wish there was a way to make all all better.


So it gets even better for me - lastnight while taking a bath my daughter tells me that her teacher scolded her for the first time ever. So of course I asked her why and she said because she and Elsie (another girl in her class) were putting on lip gloss during class time. UGH!! I could have screamed. I told her that it's not ever good to share things with other kids because that's how we pass germs and get sick. I have hounded on her for so long about washing hands - especially after using the bathroom and before eating and now she goes and shares lip gloss with another girl.(she's only 5 and doesn't totally understand, I know) So after this talk with her I said to my husband that within the next 2 days I'll ask my daughter who was absent and I know it's going to be Elsie. (the lip gloss girl) What do you know - she was absent today!!!!! They just shared lip gloss 24 hours ago and now she must be sick. I'm not in panic mode yet, but tonight I'm sure I'll be freaking out ALL night long because the sv* always comes at night!


Can you believe this? I'm so worried now that this girl has the sv* and now my daughter is going to get it because they shared the lip gloss. What are the chances, do you think she will???? Oh I'm so nervous!!! When will things get better?

[locke]

How areeach one of you so brave. I have no children but am so terrified to be around children or justbe aroundanyone.

[cheerio]

My daughter has a SV last year and her lips were getting chapped from being a little dehydrated, so I gave her some chapstick to keep by her bed to use. The next morning I caught her two year old sister smearing it on her lips. I just knew she would get it, but guess what, nothing happened! So try and relax. There's a good chance she's in the clear!

[kate1966]

Absolutely no one here is a freak...we just don't know how to handle or rationalize our fears...and that's just the way it is.....i think that if i can stay mad about my fear...it helps me deal with it better...but once i stop being mad....i get scared...i hate being scared. It sucks...this whole thing just sucks...i think i read on another post someone new said they would rather die...well i feel that way alot...b/c you just KNOW there won't be any sv's in heaven....imagine that...never having to worry again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to say that i won't be sad when my time comes either.....i know in reality that i would never won't to leave my children on this earth alone....they are my whole world...and i love and cherish them dearly.....but good gosh when it comes to v.....i just flake out like a scared little girl...and i will be turning 40 in July.....so not only do i feel really dumb sometimes for feeling this way....but i feel like i am too old to feel so scared of life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for the ramble.

[aar13]

Thanks cheerio, that makes me feel better knowing that there is a good chance she won't catch whatever that other girl has. Actually, I remember when she was 3 I drank out of the same glass as her the night before she got sick and I was fine.


Thanks!