Hi everyone, I am new here and am in desperate need of some support. I have been an emet for as long as I can remember, only thing is I didn't know thats what it was called. I have just always had this phobia and feel like I always will. I hate it with a passion and try my hardest to live with it one day at a time but sometimes it gets the better of me.


Last Tuesday my son had a SV. It lasted 24 hours and he had V* but no D*. I stupidly got excited yesterday as it had been a week and nobody else in the family had got sick (I have 5 children). So of course my daughter wakes up at 3am this morning V* and to make matters worse she was sleeping in my bed on my pillow. My husband was great and really helped me out but I am freaking out that I am going to get sick. She was lying right next to me, how could I not get sick. I quickly stripped the bed and have washed everything and had it in the sun all day but I don't know if I can bring myself to sleep in there tonight.


Now I have 7 days to wait and be anxious. Normally I relax after 4 days but it looks like this SV lays dormant for a lot longer than most. When I spoke to the doctors about my son she told me the SV is in epidemic proportions in my state at the moment. I know it has been right through my sons preschool but was hoping we had doged it at home. Guess not.


Sorry, this is all over the place and not making much sense but I am in a panic. What are my chances of nobody else in the family getting this horrid bug. The older kids were at school today so have not been around their baby sister but she has on occasions got away from me and touched things in their rooms. Also she has been on my lap all day so do you think I am going to get it?


Any support or advice is very welcome. I have witnessed how supportive this sight is and am hoping I will become part of that. It is so good to know I am no longer alone with my fear.





Beck.