Wow, what a day!!! Yesterday my 15 year old daughter was fine and today she is not. It's going to be a long bumpy road! She has contracted H1N1. The worse thing is that overnight she developed pneumonia like symptoms and started coughing up blood and couldn't breathe and she is running a very high fever. I took her to the doctor who immediately gave her Tamiflu after bloodwork/x-rays and such. Gave us perscriptions for Augmentin, Tussionex Pennkinetic Susp, and upped her asthma medications. He sent her home and said that if things worsen in the next 24 hrs. to take her straight to the ER...She seems bad enough already...I am so worried!!! I am suppose to wake her up in the night and check on her...He didn't say what I am watching for. To make matters worse... They gave me the H1N1 vaccine and, yes, I had to take the one with ether glycols in it (I was the one above who made the comment on allergies to Vaccines, couldn't sign in)...it was the only one they had. I had a fever of 100.6 when they gave it to me, though I have no other symptoms. I have heart and lung problems like my daughter. So getting the shot when I am already sick is suppose to prevent me from getting it worse? My doctor works in the same building as my daughter's doctor. So they both said that I should get it. Then my doctor made an appointment for me to see her in two days. Meanwhile, if I get a higher fever or develop any flu symptoms I am to take Tamiflu too. Doesn't this cancel out the flu shot? So many unanswered questions...I don't even think the doctors were ready for this. I had to sit in a waiting room filled with people with masks...for such a small clinic...it came down to standing room only! They had extra doctors to handle the overflow, but still waited 2 hours! The nurse at my daughters school is sending anywhere from 12-16 children home daily with flu like symptoms. Her high school is a small rural school...out here H1N1 shots aren't available unless you are pregnant or dying. It took the doctors calling the public health and sending my health records to them to even get the vaccine for me!!! Why such a shortage in rural areas? So many questions left unanswered...So much confusion. Sorry to rant so much...If my post and story should be directed to somewhere else, that is fine with me. I am just so afraid for my daughter and myself right now...and also seeing my community fall apart around me. My whole family is on Tamiflu, all but me, and we are on house arrest. My prayers go out to the family mentioned above and for their families and friends. Is it okay to update our status here?
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Wow, what a day!!! Yesterday my 15 year old daughter was fine and today she is not. It's going to be a long bumpy road! She has contracted H1N1. The worse thing is that overnight she developed pneumonia like symptoms and started coughing up blood and couldn't breathe and she is running a very high fever. I took her to the doctor who immediately gave her Tamiflu after bloodwork/x-rays and such. Gave us perscriptions for Augmentin, Tussionex Pennkinetic Susp, and upped her asthma medications. He sent her home and said that if things worsen in the next 24 hrs. to take her straight to the ER...She seems bad enough already...I am so worried!!! I am suppose to wake her up in the night and check on her...He didn't say what I am watching for. To make matters worse... They gave me the H1N1 vaccine and, yes, I had to take the one with ether glycols in it (I was the one above who made the comment on allergies to Vaccines, couldn't sign in)...it was the only one they had. I had a fever of 100.6 when they gave it to me, though I have no other symptoms. I have heart and lung problems like my daughter. So getting the shot when I am already sick is suppose to prevent me from getting it worse? My doctor works in the same building as my daughter's doctor. So they both said that I should get it. Then my doctor made an appointment for me to see her in two days. Meanwhile, if I get a higher fever or develop any flu symptoms I am to take Tamiflu too. Doesn't this cancel out the flu shot? So many unanswered questions...I don't even think the doctors were ready for this. I had to sit in a waiting room filled with people with masks...for such a small clinic...it came down to standing room only! They had extra doctors to handle the overflow, but still waited 2 hours! The nurse at my daughters school is sending anywhere from 12-16 children home daily with flu like symptoms. Her high school is a small rural school...out here H1N1 shots aren't available unless you are pregnant or dying. It took the doctors calling the public health and sending my health records to them to even get the vaccine for me!!! Why such a shortage in rural areas? So many questions left unanswered...So much confusion. Sorry to rant so much...If my post and story should be directed to somewhere else, that is fine with me. I am just so afraid for my daughter and myself right now...and also seeing my community fall apart around me. My whole family is on Tamiflu, all but me, and we are on house arrest. My prayers go out to the family mentioned above and for their families and friends. Is it okay to update our status here?
November 17, 2009 - 1:24pmThis Comment
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