Y’all. I give up.

"mazda616" (mazda616) 01/06/2020 at 16:02 • Filed to: Sickness

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My wife is 13 weeks pregnant. My son is just shy of three-years-old. They both have the stomach virus. My son threw up ALL night Friday night, every hour or so. Couldn’t keep anything down. My wife started feeling sick last night at 10:00-ish and then threw up every 45 minutes through the night. She eventually became so weak/dehydrated that she almost passed out. I had to rush her to the emergency room at 4:30 this morning. Now, my son is throwing up again and I’m missing about 10 important work meetings, adding to my stress. Not that that matters in the grand scheme of things. It’s just one more thing I have to deal with.

Fingers crossed and prayers sent that I don’t get whatever crap this is. Last time they both got it, I managed to escape unscathed. Hoping that holds true again.As of now, the only ones not puking our guts up are me and the dog. 

Have a Highlander photo. It was our 4:30 A.M. speedy ER shuttle.

ttyymmnn > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:14

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Ain’t parenting fun? I remember when I was little and had the stomach bug. My mom would hold a bucket for me next to my bed, I’d yack into it, the bucket would disappear, and then come back clean. I never appreciated that until I became a parent. You’ve never really adulted until a child pukes on you. 

Seriously, though, I hope everybody gets better soon. Hang in there.

WilliamsSW > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:16

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Yikes. Take good care of your wife and son, that’s what’s important. That can be dangerous if ignored. Work can wait.

Best wishes to both!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:17

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Did they put Missus on I.V.? Are they sure it’s a flu and not something bacterial?

You’re washing your hands frequently, right? Clorox wipes or mild bleach solution on door knobs and the like, right?

Hang in there.

Textured Soy Protein > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:19

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Problem solved!

CalzoneGolem > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:19

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Sounds like you need a joint and a stiff drink lol

CB > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:22

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Take care and godspeed, bud.

mazda616 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/06/2020 at 16:23

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Yeah. They did a bunch of tests and had her on an IV of fluids for like three hours before they’d let us leave. And I’ve been Lysol-ing the entire house!

arl > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:24

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All hail the electrolytes ! Serious though, Pedilyte and/or Gatorade for adults and kids.

Good luck, God Speed, and stay the heck away from me! LOL. 

M.T. Blake > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:29

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Family first. Screw work. 

Future next gen S2000 owner > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:30

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I wouldn’t say I’m missing it , Bob.

My life ethos.

Cash Rewards > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:31

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Good luck! My kids have always had good stomachs, but I remember the first time our daughter puked. Middle of the night, poor thing had no idea what happened.

“Daddy!” What is it?

“I spit.” um, it’s ok.

“i spit a lot” (room is dark. I brush her hair out of her face. Get a fistfull of vomit.)

Vomit i n her hair. I turn on the light. Vomit everywhere. Oh. My. God. Ended up in the ER that night.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:41

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Last time that happened to us I got it after the kids and my wife was like “you should wash your hands better” 4 hrs later she was in the bathroom vomiting and shitting for 2 hours straight.

I feel for you but work will still be there when you get back and I’m sure your coworkers will understand. 

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:41

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We remember being repeatedly ill for the best part of 18 months once our son started going to childcare. Then he went to school and that was another 6 months. ..

Even now M’lady and I are both in different stages of a summer cold that our son bombed us with just on Xmas...

Your Future Awaits!

HammerheadFistpunch > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 16:42

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man, I remember a year like that. Just one thing after another, someone constantly sick. We finally figured it out but holy hell. Thats the only time I’ve ever crashed due to fatigue. really the only time I’ve crashed (my car’s bumper is still slightly misshapen )

Tripper > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/06/2020 at 16:44

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It is crazy how often you wash your hands after you have kids. My hands in winter are like “fuck you, stop it” then I’ll walk by the kitchen at work and wash em. I have to touch other peoples disgusting laptops often, so there is that too.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 17:10

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Sounds like a plan.

benn454 > Tripper 01/06/2020 at 17:18

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 I would refuse to touch anyone else's computer (especially the keyboard) without latex gloves. Just...no.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 17:40

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I hope everyone has a speedy recovery.

Your story reminds me of how the Norwalk virus ripped through my family during Christmas time about 15 years ago. First my son got it, then my then-wife got it, then I got it.

It was brutal.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Tripper 01/06/2020 at 17:51

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I am an 8th grade math teacher. My kids eat Red Hot Cheetos and Takis and come in with their fingers covered in red seasoning powder and lick their fingers and then use the laptops. Gross, right? So I tell them if they show up eating any of that, they’ll be automatically marked late whilst they go wash their hands with soap.

All of that, and sharing Air Pods. Earwax collectors , I call them...

shop-teacher > mazda616 01/06/2020 at 20:15

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If they’ll give your wife a Zofran prescription (anti-nausia meds), it is safe for pregnant women, and the little one can take it if you cut the pill in half. I learned this the last time I had the flu, with a pregnant wife and a 2-year old at home. Zofran is seriously a miracle drug. Unfortunately it's prescription only in the US. Other countries sell it over the counter.

ttyymmnn > shop-teacher 01/06/2020 at 21:54

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This got us through a number of stomach bugs  in the past.

shop-teacher > ttyymmnn 01/06/2020 at 22:09

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Same here. We've been using that prescription for the last four years now. I really wish we could buy it over the counter in the US.