Flu Time Again !!!!!

[HALEY]

What a flipping week i had since last Thursday, Micah got the flu, Thank God his fever broke yesterday finally, i had to rotate Motrin and Tylenol every four hours, luke warm baths all the time, i would be waking up at 2 am to find him burning up next to me off the the bath tub for a nice bath.. oh boy, then i got it right after him its no picnic taking care of a baby while your sick..... Now Mike has it, and he's been working 10 hour days now everyday.. cause he got behind. oh forgot a funeral in between all this crap, Mikes grandmother passed away...
At least im starting to feel better and Micah also, But Mike is bad i really think he has a sinus infection, but he can't take time off work to even go see a doctor his boss is bitching they need to get this job done, so the poor man is so sick working 10 hours a day everyday now...

[Tiramisu]

Hope your family gets better soon. Did y'all have flu shots?

I've had a stomach bug since Sunday evening, went home early on Monday, out Tuesday, better yesterday, queasy again today. Hubby and I are carpooling, so I'm waiting for him to come take me home.

[HALEY]

No, no flu shoots, none of us in my family can take them they make us very ill my cousin almost died with the flu shoot.. Nope....

[Janet]

Wow Haley, it's awful when sickness runs through a family. I'm always afraid it will start all over again. Will Mike's Dr. call something in for him? My Dr. will for me, but not for my husband or son. I usually get the same thing so he calls in a zpac for me.

I hope you all get to feeling better really quick. Sandy..you too. I can take different sicknesses but having the stomach flu is the worst. Feel better soon!!

[DianaB]

I was starting to wonder where you were, Haley. I'm so sorry that all of you are sick. I can remember times that I was sick and taking care of kids, even sick kids. I always prayed that my husband would catch stuff first because then he would be much more sympathetic and helpful. I know that's mean but otherwise he thought that I could just handle everything on my own, even when sick. I hope that everyone gets better soon.

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Janet

Wow Haley, it's awful when sickness runs through a family. I'm always afraid it will start all over again. Will Mike's Dr. call something in for him? My Dr. will for me, but not for my husband or son. I usually get the same thing so he calls in a zpac for me.

I hope you all get to feeling better really quick. Sandy..you too. I can take different sicknesses but having the stomach flu is the worst. Feel better soon!!

oh Janet it was terrible i would have him in the tub like at 2 am while im sitting on the toilet,,, sorry if this sounds gross,,, but it was terrible,,, Mikes doctor didn't call him in anything, Thank God i had extra antibiotics for him and i got another zpack for me and they called me in some good cough medicine with codine in it... i feel like i'm on cloud 10 girl... it's just this darn cough from hell..... and the lack of sleep...

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by DianaB

I was starting to wonder where you were, Haley. I'm so sorry that all of you are sick. I can remember times that I was sick and taking care of kids, even sick kids. I always prayed that my husband would catch stuff first because then he would be much more sympathetic and helpful. I know that's mean but otherwise he thought that I could just handle everything on my own, even when sick. I hope that everyone gets better soon.

Thanks Diana, i'm feeling better, Micah is getting there, but Mike is bad now,, and he is such a BABY when he is sick, he's getting on my last nerve! I'm trying to be patient with him... but he's pushing it... It felt like forever before Micah's fever broke, i felt so bad for him, he would just cry and cry and cry... i just rocked him until he fell asleep, you just feel so useless... its heatbreaking....

[Tiramisu]

Diana, that's an awesome thought for the Hubby to get sick first. Mine literally goes into hibernation when he gets "sick". I am seeing that my Hubby is learning to be more helpful since I've been off my feet lately.

[Janet]

Originally Posted by HALEY

oh Janet it was terrible i would have him in the tub like at 2 am while im sitting on the toilet,,, sorry if this sounds gross,,, but it was terrible,,, Mikes doctor didn't call him in anything, Thank God i had extra antibiotics for him and i got another zpack for me and they called me in some good cough medicine with codine in it... i feel like i'm on cloud 10 girl... it's just this darn cough from hell..... and the lack of sleep...

I love that kind of cough medicine...LOLOL.. I do have to say though that every year I get a horrible nasty cough. One that lasts for weeks on end and every time I cough...sorry, but I pee. It was just horrible.

BUT....since I've stopped smoking...I haven't had that cough at all. I'm so glad I don't do that any more. I wish I would have quit a long time ago.

Now I only pee when I get a good laugh...LOLOL (or at a normal time)...lolol

[gja1000]

Haley, I remember getting the flu when my daughter was a baby - I thought I would die and her dad was no help at all. Thank goodness, she didn't get it. One time when I was in my late 30's and she was about 13, we both got the flu together. All we could do was lay on the couch or chair or bed and look at each other. We were too sick to even help each other. Thankfully, my current husband (different from when she was a baby) helped us out as best he could, but he had to go to work everyday. It lasted 10 days, I thought we would NEVER get over it

I'm so sorry that Micah has been so sick. How old is he? I remember when my daughter was little and she had a high fever and I had to put her in the tub repeatedly. It was awful!

[Tiramisu]

Janet - I'm an ex-smoker. I quit a little over 4 years ago (after 20 years of a pack a day). I can't even stand to be around other smokers now. NOBODY in my family smokes now, but Hubby and son dip Skoal.

[Marilyn]

Haley, so sorry you are going through this. So hope everyone is well very, very soon!!!! I remember our girls being sick like that when they were little. It was so scary and tiring. Take care of yourselves, and hopefully all will be much better soon. Don't worry about what you missed. Just let them know you had the flu. They should understand. If not, it's their problem. We do the best we can!!

[HALEY]

Micah is 20 months old, he now started pulling on his ear this morning, going to try and get him to the doctors tonight if not were going to med express, i just hope to God he don't have an ear infection that's all i need.
My job is transfering me to ET next week, so its going to be tough, i have to work 10 hours now and only get paid for 8 this sucks!!!!

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Haley, so sorry you are going through this. So hope everyone is well very, very soon!!!! I remember our girls being sick like that when they were little. It was so scary and tiring. Take care of yourselves, and hopefully all will be much better soon. Don't worry about what you missed. Just let them know you had the flu. They should understand. If not, it's their problem. We do the best we can!!

Thanks Marilyn,

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Janet

I love that kind of cough medicine...LOLOL.. I do have to say though that every year I get a horrible nasty cough. One that lasts for weeks on end and every time I cough...sorry, but I pee. It was just horrible.

BUT....since I've stopped smoking...I haven't had that cough at all. I'm so glad I don't do that any more. I wish I would have quit a long time ago.

Now I only pee when I get a good laugh...LOLOL (or at a normal time)...lolol

Janet i took some of that cough med. and i was in bed with Micah at 7:30 wow, went right to bed.