I only start to panic if I hear about it, or know someone who has it. My sister came down with a bug the day after I saw her, so I was in a panic for the entire weekend. Thankfully it's now been over 72 hours and I'm able to calm down, and stop thinking about it. I try not to worry about it too much when I know I'm doing all that I can do to stay healthy.

I don't even know if I'm afraid of actually being sick anymore. The nausea is the worst part of it for me, although I haven't had a stomach bug since I was a toddler. I did v* in October and it was fine aside from the nausea. I felt way better afterwards. I think I fear the lack of control, as if I have a bug it could happen multiple times. I fear it so badly because I haven't had it in so long. I don't know what to expect, or how I will feel. It's the unknown. I know what it feels like to v*, and I know what happens right before. But for me, it's how will I know when I actually have a bug?

I'm sorry to hear your grandparents are sick! Hope they are better soon. Take care.