H1n1 Flu

Wow...can't believe I haven't been on here in a while but hopefully now after having a baby (Alison was born on July 1st) and getting back on track I have some time to Blog.

Didn't think too much of this virus and the fact the media has blown it WAY out of proportion (I know it can be deadly for people who aren't in the best of health so this is by no means a non-cautious post) but YES, our family has gotten the ugly Swine Flu. No- we aren't a household who isn't hygienic or doesn't wash our hands (trust me--my kids get sick of listening to me ask when their hands were washed last) but somehow it managed to sneak in and plan it's attack.

It started with my step-son and I over the weekend. The onset of a tight-chested cough with AT FIRST no other symptoms other than maybe a little fatigue. Next thing I know (12 hours later...) and I am awakened in the middle of the night with a "run over by a truck" feeling and an achy feverish body. I struggled most of the night to keep warm (thanks DH) and by morning awoke sweating. Yes--sweating! Very strange indeed but over the next day the symptoms worsened. The extreme fatigue I felt was horrible for the matriarch of the house to endure. The Mom, cook, maid, driver's ed teacher (teaching my 16 year-old how to drive :0, work 40+ hours, bather, grocery shopper, banker AND the boo-boo kisser of the house. Oh, DH will read this and wonder what he does :)

Early that morning a text message came across my phone from Shane's mom. It had been confirmed at the local ER Shane had the H1N1 virus. I immediately became panic stricken! After all, the Media has made this one horrible flu and there is no cure...on and on....and on.

I soon called the Dr. and was in the room telling him of my aches and such when unknown to me the worst was yet to come. OK...not for the squeamish here...but after having a nose culture done where they swab your brain (yes, I swear it hit my brain) I was allowed to leave with a script for my horrible chest congestion and a note to return to work in a week. The following day I did start to feel better but only slightly. Mind you, I am not a napper but I must have slept over 20 hours that day alone. I am NEVER in bed especially with a 4 month old and nightly feedings.

Well, it's now later in the week and after being fever-free for the past 48 hours...I can say I am no longer "contagious" and feeling much better. HOWEVER...my 16 year-old visited the Dr too and is also in bed for much needed rest. I don't think the course of this beast is yet done-- as now my infant has a fever of 100.6 degrees. Is there such a thing as "mercy"??? :0