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Post by dc2london on Dec 6, 2022 10:05:55 GMT -6
I can’t believe we have almost 5 yos! (DS’s bday is tomorrow). Happy birthday to him! |
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Post by geekygirly on Dec 6, 2022 10:33:48 GMT -6
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Post by addymac on Dec 6, 2022 11:43:24 GMT -6
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Post by Minerva on Dec 6, 2022 12:11:14 GMT -6
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Post by sifl on Dec 6, 2022 12:33:00 GMT -6
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Post by byjove on Dec 6, 2022 12:38:01 GMT -6
Minerva, I haven't been able to bring myself to read it yet.
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Post by addymac on Dec 6, 2022 13:09:23 GMT -6
And this is why I feel like I can never take BabyO out of the house ever again! Omg 😭
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Post by mrsweasley on Dec 6, 2022 16:49:18 GMT -6
Since Sept we've had Covid, suspected RSV, and the flu in our house 😫 I'm really hoping we don't pick up anything else/again
Our local children's hospital recently admitted 51 children with RSV in one day
The only place we've been where there is any mask wearing is the pediatric ophthalmologist and they recently switched to optional. The Dr will mask if we are though, which I appreciate, especially given how strict he was about it before
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Post by goldenbird on Dec 6, 2022 16:56:53 GMT -6
I'm just praying actually praying multiple times per day for us to stay healthy. I can barely take care of myself right now.
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Post by magalicious on Dec 6, 2022 17:38:52 GMT -6
I'm a NP in pediatrics. I saw 19 patients today. 12 of them had influenza A. This has been unreal. And kids are so sick. Fevers up to 106, lethargic, etc. |
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Post by byjove on Dec 6, 2022 17:59:34 GMT -6
I'm a NP in pediatrics. I saw 19 patients today. 12 of them had influenza A. This has been unreal. And kids are so sick. Fevers up to 106, lethargic, etc. That's unreal. |
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Post by nelzie on Dec 6, 2022 17:59:44 GMT -6
Well, my hospital is now back to requiring masks for patient-facing staff since covid, rsv, and influenza are running rampant.
I'm so glad for at least this though I wish the patients and visitors would have to mask too.
PDQ and TMI but I've been having some womanly bleeding issues and there's a good chance if things don't get better soon that I'm going to end up in the ER. I'm absolutely trying to avoid that at all costs. I can't imagine the wait won't be astronomical and I just assume I'll end up with covid or influenza while I wait. If I do go I'm taking one of my N95s.
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Post by byjove on Dec 6, 2022 18:00:28 GMT -6
nelzie, fx it doesn't come to that!
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Post by athn64 on Dec 6, 2022 18:12:09 GMT -6
My almost 4 year old niece (birthday tomorrow!) and SIL have the flu. She was with my kids on Sunday because my mom took them to a special Christmas show. Thankfully my girls are vaxxed but we're watching them like hawks just in case.
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Post by LaRo422 on Dec 6, 2022 18:18:40 GMT -6
Something respiratory is running through our house and it is no fun. No fevers, just feeling super shitty and run down, lots of coughing. Not the flu or Covid. Blah.
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Post by nelzie on Dec 6, 2022 18:23:12 GMT -6
I didn't read the article yet so sorry if it's mentioned in there but are there any statistics about if the people getting influenza right now are vaccinated or not? I'm just curious because I thought they had said the flu vaccine was a good match this year but it doesn't really seem that way unless a lot of these people getting it were unvaccinated.
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Post by elle on Dec 6, 2022 18:38:07 GMT -6
I didn't read the article yet so sorry if it's mentioned in there but are there any statistics about if the people getting influenza right now are vaccinated or not? I'm just curious because I thought they had said the flu vaccine was a good match this year but it doesn't really seem that way unless a lot of these people getting it were unvaccinated. Everything I've read is saying that the current crisis is being fueled by previous covid infections that have impacted people's immune systems. Other viruses, bacterial infections, plus fungal infections are all surging because of it. And this is a world wide issue. |
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Post by mrsweasley on Dec 6, 2022 19:01:46 GMT -6
I didn't read the article yet so sorry if it's mentioned in there but are there any statistics about if the people getting influenza right now are vaccinated or not? I'm just curious because I thought they had said the flu vaccine was a good match this year but it doesn't really seem that way unless a lot of these people getting it were unvaccinated. Obviously anecdotal, but I got my flu vax mid Oct and had what I believe was the flu mid Nov. Nobody else in the house got sick but I had 2 days of feeling like absolute garbage and another 4 or so of slow improvement |
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Post by magalicious on Dec 6, 2022 19:20:02 GMT -6
Well, my hospital is now back to requiring masks for patient-facing staff since covid, rsv, and influenza are running rampant. I'm so glad for at least this though I wish the patients and visitors would have to mask too. PDQ and TMI but I've been having some womanly bleeding issues and there's a good chance if things don't get better soon that I'm going to end up in the ER. I'm absolutely trying to avoid that at all costs. I can't imagine the wait won't be astronomical and I just assume I'll end up with covid or influenza while I wait. If I do go I'm taking one of my N95s. I can't believe they stopped masking! We're finally not masking when no patients could possibly be present. I hope you're able to stay out of the ER. 😢 |
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Post by magalicious on Dec 6, 2022 19:20:39 GMT -6
I'm a NP in pediatrics. I saw 19 patients today. 12 of them had influenza A. This has been unreal. And kids are so sick. Fevers up to 106, lethargic, etc. That's unreal. I've been a nurse or NP since 2007. This is unlike anything I've seen before |
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Post by piratecat on Dec 6, 2022 19:29:13 GMT -6
I'm a NP in pediatrics. I saw 19 patients today. 12 of them had influenza A. This has been unreal. And kids are so sick. Fevers up to 106, lethargic, etc. Yikes. 😫 |
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Post by sifl on Dec 6, 2022 20:25:59 GMT -6
I've been a nurse or NP since 2007. This is unlike anything I've seen before Those poor babies. Thank you for doing what you do. |
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Post by Kenny1980 on Dec 6, 2022 20:26:12 GMT -6
nelzie I hope you can avoid the Emergency Room. I had to go yesterday because I am having an RA flare that made me unable to walk and was causing immense pain and I needed IV steroids faster than my rheumatologist would have been able to order. I got there at 9:30 am and was told it was a 2-3 hour wait. Well it was after 4pm when I was finally brought back to be seen and there were 30 patients behind me in line. There were so many very ill people waiting. Not once did I see anyone sanitize the seating in the waiting room. Although sitting in a wheelchair over 6 hours was extremely painful I was somewhat ok knowing at least that was sanitized prior to my use.
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Post by nelzie on Dec 6, 2022 20:31:16 GMT -6
Well, my hospital is now back to requiring masks for patient-facing staff since covid, rsv, and influenza are running rampant. I'm so glad for at least this though I wish the patients and visitors would have to mask too. I can't believe they stopped masking! We're finally not masking when no patients could possibly be present. I hope you're able to stay out of the ER. 😢 Yep, for about the past month and a half since transmission is "low" here... but nobody tests so... Thanks, me too. Besides the fact that it will be a nightmare I also don't want to take away resources from people there who I feel like need to be there more than me. |
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Post by nelzie on Dec 6, 2022 20:37:33 GMT -6
I didn't read the article yet so sorry if it's mentioned in there but are there any statistics about if the people getting influenza right now are vaccinated or not? I'm just curious because I thought they had said the flu vaccine was a good match this year but it doesn't really seem that way unless a lot of these people getting it were unvaccinated. Everything I've read is saying that the current crisis is being fueled by previous covid infections that have impacted people's immune systems. Other viruses, bacterial infections, plus fungal infections are all surging because of it. And this is a world wide issue. Ugh, I wasn't even thinking about that. That definitely makes sense. I wonder then if those who haven't had covid yet are faring any better. I feel like at this point there are so few that haven't had it that it would be hard to tell. |
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Post by nelzie on Dec 6, 2022 20:46:08 GMT -6
nelzie I hope you can avoid the Emergency Room. I had to go yesterday because I am having an RA flare that made me unable to walk and was causing immense pain and I needed IV steroids faster than my rheumatologist would have been able to order. I got there at 9:30 am and was told it was a 2-3 hour wait. Well it was after 4pm when I was finally brought back to be seen and there were 30 patients behind me in line. There were so many very ill people waiting. Not once did I see anyone sanitize the seating in the waiting room. Although sitting in a wheelchair over 6 hours was extremely painful I was somewhat ok knowing at least that was sanitized prior to my use. I hope you are feeling better today 💕 I know the ER wait times are ridiculous here to begin with and starting yesterday our urgent care went to appointment only so I imagine more people will have to go to the ER instead and that will make it worse. My only hope is that if I do have to go in that they will ship me off to the women's health floor since they don't want anything to do with gyne stuff. But tomorrow I see the NP to try some different meds to get me through so 🤞🏼 |
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Post by klw on Dec 6, 2022 20:47:13 GMT -6
My classroom usually has 12 preschoolers. Today, we had 3. At least 7 were sick. We asked the custodian to disinfect our room tonight. 😔
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Post by tallb on Dec 6, 2022 20:49:22 GMT -6
Everything I've read is saying that the current crisis is being fueled by previous covid infections that have impacted people's immune systems. Other viruses, bacterial infections, plus fungal infections are all surging because of it. And this is a world wide issue. Ugh, I wasn't even thinking about that. That definitely makes sense. I wonder then if those who haven't had covid yet are faring any better. I feel like at this point there are so few that haven't had it that it would be hard to tell. Anecdotally, my 5 year old brought flu A home a few weeks ago and I was the only one who caught it from her (I'm the only one who has had COVID in our family), and I was hit pretty hard. Took 6 days for the fever to subside. I talked to our pediatrician and she said she's noticing the flu is worse for people who have had COVID in the past 6 months. Nothing official, but just what she's seeing. |
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Post by piratecat on Dec 6, 2022 21:02:22 GMT -6
Everything I've read is saying that the current crisis is being fueled by previous covid infections that have impacted people's immune systems. Other viruses, bacterial infections, plus fungal infections are all surging because of it. And this is a world wide issue. Ugh, I wasn't even thinking about that. That definitely makes sense. I wonder then if those who haven't had covid yet are faring any better. I feel like at this point there are so few that haven't had it that it would be hard to tell. My MIL hasn't had COVID and has been sick with some other respiratory thing that has now turned into pneumonia but she also has asthma. |
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Post by nelzie on Dec 6, 2022 21:02:26 GMT -6
Ugh, I wasn't even thinking about that. That definitely makes sense. I wonder then if those who haven't had covid yet are faring any better. I feel like at this point there are so few that haven't had it that it would be hard to tell. Anecdotally, my 5 year old brought flu A home a few weeks ago and I was the only one who caught it from her (I'm the only one who has had COVID in our family), and I was hit pretty hard. Took 6 days for the fever to subside. I talked to our pediatrician and she said she's noticing the flu is worse for people who have had COVID in the past 6 months. Nothing official, but just what she's seeing. That's so scary because so many people have had covid recently. Almost everyone I know seems to have had it in the past few months. 2 of our 4 had it but in May so its now past 6 months at least. It also makes me wonder since covid impacts immunity is it possible that other vaccines like the flu shot could be less effective in people who have had covid recently? |
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