best friends son in hospital withsv*

[lyndsayanne]

hi


I looked after my friends son last night and he had been v* since friday we thought it had finished so i agreed to babysit however after i left last night my friend phoned to say that he as been v* all night and has been taken to hospital to be rehydrated now i am paranoid that my kids are coming down with it but feel that i have to visit him in hospital what should i do?

[fifi]

Sorry to hear about your friends son. How old is he? I hope he gets better very soon. About visiting in hospital, see what your friend says, maybe the hospital will say no visitors. I would wait until he is out of hospital and feeling better. You have to think of your own kids, dont want to sound selfish, however, sometimes you have to be when it comes to your own children.


Let me know how he is.


Fifi


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[lyndsayanne]

hi fifi


He is 9 and from what i heard earlier he is on a drip but not keeping anything down They tried him with sugared water but he couldn't keep it down. As far as visiting goes I do not have a babysitter tomorrow and he is being moved to the mainland


lyndsayanne

[fifi]

I would stay at home with your kids. See him when you can. I advise you not to take your kids to the hospital. Where do you live? Have you explained to your friend about this phobia?

[lyndsayanne]

hi


I live in scotland and yes i have but i do not think she tatal understands just how terrified i am about it most non emets do not really understand.


lyndsayanne

[kellybean]

I don't think anyone should be expected to visit someone who has an sv. Emet or not. People need to realize that others don't want to be sick with it either, especially when kids are involved. Just call or send something if you feel the need to do anything.

[fifi]

I know what you mean. Do what you feel is best for you. If i were you i would not go. I would not want my kids to get ill. If she is a good friend she should understand the way you feel. Dont feel guilty and go for the sake of it. He is in safe hands and will get better very soon.


Dont get upset about this. Just think of your children. See if you can phone him at the hospital and have a chat with him.


xxxx

[ontariogirl]

I will never forget when my son was around 6 yearsold. He had thevomiting flu. The third day he was still sick. We took him to the hospital and they gave him gravol up the bum and pedialite to drink. He kept it down for anhour. They sent us home and he started again and I will never get the noise from him. Next daysame thing, I was going out of my mind. I lived with my parents. We took him to the doctorand hephoned the hospital and admitted him. He was so sick,his face wassunken in, they hooked him upto the IV and he was starting feel better the next day. 3 and half days later tests came back that he had the stomach flu and he couldn;t fight it off. Finally he was sent home. Believe me I was freaking out of catching this, no one caught it! My sister, brother and parents never caught it. So its hard to say.