It was quite an experience. Actually, I can say honestly that I am GLAD I got it first. Because I had it before the rest of my family, I was able to care for them without an ounce of panic.

My emet is bad right now because I have a baby. After I had my first, I had a kidney infection. I was soooo very sick. I was n (never v'd though) and I had an extremely high fever for days. I could not care for my baby. I almost passed out several times trying to get to her. My husband had to go away on business and I finally asked my parents to come and get me. Ever since then, I have this fear when I have a baby of not being able to take care of them. For some reason, after this baby I am much more afraid of having a sv and not be able to take care of them than a fever. I also hadn't v'd in 24 years until that experience that I shared above, so I think maybe my fear that I will v over and over and not be able to take care of him came from the fact that I did v that time with noro (although I had it in december and did not v).

Yes, we all laugh about that trip. It wasn't exactly comical at the time, but by the next day I was fine and could find humor in it.