Comments on: The Plague

By: Thanks « Allison Says

Thanks « Allison Says — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:42:47 +0000

[...] been a number of scary moments throughout the past year, including my own surgery, Alex’s struggling to breath, Zach’s father spending a week in the hospital, and my great aunt being diagnosed with [...]

By: Steph

Steph — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:05:05 +0000

poor Alex
we have the H1N1 and Flu vaccines available here, but the lineups have been hours long. I’ve got a 4 week old and a preschooler that does not do well in situations where ITS BORING FOR HOURS! I’ve been trying to stay in the house for the most part… I want to get the shot as soon as the lines seem to get less and less. I want to protect my family too…

By: Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings

Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:55:25 +0000

We came down with the Swine Flu right after Jonathan had had his nasal vaccine. I know they say it is rare to get it from the nasal vaccine..or from a person who has had it actually, but I think I did when I wiped Jonathan’s nose as it ran from his sinuses that day. It was awful…aches, pains, high fever and a cough that right now seems to have gone into bronchitis. The scary thing is how fast it moves. . . one moment fine…two hours later fever, chills, and coughing. Jonathan got it, but mild. I wonder if he might have got it worse had he not been vaccinated. Yes, it takes two weeks for it to take effect and he had caught something in the mean time…but again…could it have been worse?

I hope Alex gets better soon. It’s scary…so scary.

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:08:02 +0000

Goodness! I’m really behind on my reading so I’m just seeing this now. So sorry you guys were all so sick. I want to get us all the H1N1 vaccine but none of our doctors have it yet. grrr I’m hoping we can hold out & stay healthy until they get it!

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:44:54 +0000

I hate to see your little one with a breathing mask. Ugh. We’re really trying to get the whole family vaccinated against H1N1, but that’s hard to do! I’m considering going out to a Walgreens in New Ken because they might have it.
I know some people our age who got swine flu and got hit really hard by it. Healthy, athletic, in shape adults- really really sick for days. Scary.
I hope Alex recovers quickly!

By: Jac @ Wuzzlemakesthree

Jac @ Wuzzlemakesthree — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:57:46 +0000

I’m glad you guys are on your way to being healthy.

Poor Alex. I had breathing treatments a lot as a kid (yay Asthma!) I just remember how bad it sucked to have to take them.

We don’t have access to the vaccine here yet, which is sort of frustrating to me. (Although I’m going to chat with our dr tomorrow when we go for Wuzzles Pink eye that showed up tonight…)

By: red pen mama

red pen mama — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:59:50 +0000

Wow, that picture would change anyone’s mind.

As far as H1N1 goes, my ped doesn’t have it yet. Additionally, I think it’s run its course in our house. I’ll ask more when we visit the ped for Flora’s 5yo check up next week.

Dan and I had a long talk about vaccines when we started having children. Flu and H1N1 aside (they are special cases), I was pro vaccines. He was leery — he works with so many developmentally challenged kids. We compromised on a much less aggressive schedule. It meant more visits to the doctor’s office, but it brought a lot of peace of mind.

Great post. It’s especially powerful coming from someone in the trenches (as a nursing student as well as a mom).

ciao,
rpm

By: Susan Anderson

Susan Anderson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:09:07 +0000

I hope Alex is ok! I agree about getting the vaccine. I can’t find the H1N1 one. Any ideas? Our ped isn’t doing it.