H1N1-Here we Gooooooo!

Couldnt resist posting the above photo again...*chuckle*

So it seems, per scientific speculation, that by the end of October-60% of the American population will be exposed to the Swine Flu, 23% showing symptoms. I guess that is a big deal and it certainly seemed like it last Thursday, when me and my sick youngns came home from a little vacation in Memphis ,showing symptoms of that selfsame virus. Victor woke up that night with a ragingly high fever, 103.8 to be exact. Needless to say, I was very worried and called the doctor at about 11pm, to see if a visit to the ER was in order. I also only had 'Jr' Tylenol and was afraid to use them on the little guy. The nurse on hand told me that one of those 'Meltaway' deals was fine and to monitor him over the next 45 minutes to make sure the fever came down. So for 45 minutes, we curled up together in front of Spongebob and waited. By the time specified, his temperature was down to 100.7 so we went to bed with the understanding that he would still need to be seen by the doctor the next day.

Friday, I carried all three kids to the doctor (45 minutes away in Lebanon) and was pretty nearly devestated to find out that our darling Pediatrician that we have known and used since Johnson was born, has moved to Louisiana!? I mean, WHO moves to Louisiana?? And on top of all of that, I had to see the nurse practioner who seems so pretty and young and unaffected by it all. :( Anyway, she gave Victor the Flu test and he did indeed test positive for flu Type A ('but probably he has H1N1 since that is what is going around right now and it is just a strain of Type A'). No, I didnt panic. I actually felt a little more disturbed by the whole 'doctor moving' thing. I mean, flu is flu. The treatment is the same and we can only do what we can do to cure ourselves and our youngns from it, and keep an eye on the symptoms to make sure they don't escalate. The adolescent nurse prescribed Tamiflu and basically quarantined our family until everyone was 'fever-free'.

The next morning, I woke up with a high fever and congestion. So Victor and I have been trying to stay hydrated and positive throughout all the general ickiness. At this point, we're the only ones affected. Vic seems to be better; aside from a runny nose he hasnt run any more high fevers and his breathing has been normal, thus far. I have heard that this thing tends to rear up again, when it seems to be gone, so the doctors are giving a good 14 day turnaround time for the illness and prescribing that people stay in their own little bubble for the duration. Which really can make one feel separated from society and altogether discouraged.

Did I mention that I have never missed my television more???!