Well, Internets, I have the Swine flu.
Please, Whoever is Messing With My Life, it’s not funny. Cut it out.
The last week has been hazy, with the exception of yesterday’s highly memorable trip to the walk-in clinic for screening, at the end of which I was curled up in a ball, shivering and sobbing. No wonder no one wants the unwashed, uninsured around. By the time they seek medical attention, they’re already a holy mess.
I’m currently holed up at My Guy’s for the duration—he’s quarantined himself here along with me and is working from home—trying to stay comfortable, then warm, then cool, then comfortable, then warm, omg is it hot in here, then where the hell is my sweater, are you insane it’s like the arctic circle in this place.
You get the idea.
The screening came back negative with a sixty to ninety (depending on which study you read) percent margin of error—gotta love those false negatives—but both my children’s pediatrician and the doctor I saw yesterday said that almost all the flus walking in with my symptoms are presumed to be H1N1 and treated accordingly. As in, go home and stay there and don’t touch anything. I’m so relieved that both my and My Guy’s kids are with the other parent this weekend. They can have their normal routine and not have to cancel Halloween along with me.
No, I am not handing out candy this year. And I’m certainly not putting out the huge bowl of Honor System Treats after someone took the ENTIRE BOWL OF CANDY before seven p.m. last year. The kids are still all touchy about that.
They are happily ensconced at Daddy’s, my little cheerleader, Pimp Daddy, and Man Eating Shark. I’m dying to see them in their costumes. Note to self: get photos from ex.
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10.30.09 at 02:25 PM |
Hey, quit poaching on my personal annual plague-fest!
We’ve missed 4 of the last 6 Halloweens due to colds and flu. This year, we decided to make it a month-long fest, and started at the end of September :P
Those kids are *so* lucky we have a good dollar store close to us or we’d have no decorations or candy this year. And costumes = getting creative with what’s already in your closet.
Feel better soon!
10.30.09 at 03:01 PM |
Hope you feel better soon.
My son had it at college a few weeks ago and the maroon wouldn’t go to the health center and refused to miss classes so he probably is personally responsible for passing it to a good chunk of the campus population. My first thought was “How bad can it be if he’s still going to class” but then he sent me a picture of himself and I have never seen him look that sick.
10.30.09 at 03:19 PM |
I feel like I’ve been run over by a mac truck and I seriously would rather be giving birth instead. And I’ve done it both ways. Three times.
10.30.09 at 09:33 PM |
Todd said he felt like death. Would that be accurate? I think I’ll have to try to get that vaccine.
10.31.09 at 02:38 PM |
My wife spent the weekend a couple of weeks ago laid up in bed while I was quarantined in the house, working from home, as well. We spent 6 hours at the ER only for them to give us the flu results (along with the false negatives speech) and prescriptions for medicines she couldn’t take because she is pregnant.
Last week she got the flu shots. Lesson learned. Best of luck to you!
10.31.09 at 08:45 PM |
I want to see their costumes too (Lol). Sounds great. My son wanted to be a “gangsta” I was mean and didnt let him. Oh well. We had fun!!! I hope you feel better soon!!!
11.01.09 at 11:57 PM |
I didn’t get to see them, and their dad didn’t take pictures. So bummed. He did send one of their pumpkin, though, which is nice. O_o
I finally begged my daughter to make her dad take one of her on his phone and send it, and he did. It showed her head and one shoulder, the rest covered up by a dog and her friend. I haven’t seen them since Wednesday morning and am jonesing something fierce.
11.04.09 at 01:00 PM |
just found your blog and had to laugh because my 7 year old son was also a pimp daddy for halloween. i was like, no! he is a mac daddy… sure looks like a pimp… OK, OK… he is a pimp daddy. SO WHAT?