I'm back!
Jun 14th 2007, 9:46 pm
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I'm back!
Well we're back in the States from our 6 week 'holiday' in England. It didn't turn out to be much of a holiday, we spent 5 of those weeks, as sick as dogs. I felt I was getting ill a few days before we left here, but hoped it would go away. Well it didn't & after the plane trip it just got worse, I felt like crap & soon my chest was so bad I was coughing up blood from the constant coughing! My Mum flew back from the states (a different state) & arrived a few hours before we did, she was sick too.
So eventually we were all sick in the house, I had to have one lot of antibiotics to get rid of mine & Mum had 3 lots & steroids to get rid of hers. We thought Tyler had got away with it, but nope, he got so sick I had to take him to hospital. They admitted him for 24 hours, we went home as we thought he'd be better off there. We were only round the corner & had 'open access' should we need to rush him back round.
It turns out we all had virus' (probably 2 different kinds as we caught them from different parts), then chest infections, but Tyler being a toddler, he took it much worse. His temp was at 41.4 for days, after a few days, I was unable to get it down, so that's when we took him to A&E. He was not getting enough oxygen & the high temp was causing him to shake, his eyes were rolling, he was panting, coughing, throwing up, it was horrible to see him like that.
He finally got better a week before we came home, so we got to enjoy a week of our 6 week holiday. It would have been great if we weren't so ill, but there's not much we could have done about that. Sorry to babble!
I'm not glad to be back, hopefully the homesickness will fade soon. How is everyone, what did I miss?
So eventually we were all sick in the house, I had to have one lot of antibiotics to get rid of mine & Mum had 3 lots & steroids to get rid of hers. We thought Tyler had got away with it, but nope, he got so sick I had to take him to hospital. They admitted him for 24 hours, we went home as we thought he'd be better off there. We were only round the corner & had 'open access' should we need to rush him back round.
It turns out we all had virus' (probably 2 different kinds as we caught them from different parts), then chest infections, but Tyler being a toddler, he took it much worse. His temp was at 41.4 for days, after a few days, I was unable to get it down, so that's when we took him to A&E. He was not getting enough oxygen & the high temp was causing him to shake, his eyes were rolling, he was panting, coughing, throwing up, it was horrible to see him like that.
He finally got better a week before we came home, so we got to enjoy a week of our 6 week holiday. It would have been great if we weren't so ill, but there's not much we could have done about that. Sorry to babble!
I'm not glad to be back, hopefully the homesickness will fade soon. How is everyone, what did I miss?
Jun 14th 2007, 9:50 pm
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Re: I'm back!
OMG that's tough, especially since you'd been so looking forward to your trip.
Hope you guys feel better soon!
What's been happening here? Hm, where should I start...
Hope you guys feel better soon!
What's been happening here? Hm, where should I start...
Jun 14th 2007, 9:53 pm
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Re: I'm back!
Nice to see you back!
That is a shame you were all ill........hope you are all feeling a lot better now.
That is a shame you were all ill........hope you are all feeling a lot better now.
Jun 14th 2007, 9:54 pm
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Jun 14th 2007, 10:02 pm
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Re: I'm back!
Oh forgot to mention, my Nan got admitted to hospital the day before Tyler, for a suspected stroke. I couldn't go to see her because I didn't want to pass on what I'd got. I was worried I wouldn't see her before she passed away, as everyone was thinking the worst. But luckily she got a bit better, was released after about a week & I got to see her a couple of days before I left, so that was good.
Jun 15th 2007, 12:40 am
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Re: I'm back!
Sorry to hear you were all sick...welcome back.
Jun 15th 2007, 1:05 am
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Crap how awful that you were all so unwell! Agree about seeing a little one get sick, you feel even more powerless and just want them to feel right. 
So glad your Nan is on the mend and you got to see her, I'm sure that was a relief to get that visit in before you had to leave.
So glad your Nan is on the mend and you got to see her, I'm sure that was a relief to get that visit in before you had to leave.
Jun 15th 2007, 1:21 am
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I'll alert the media
Jun 15th 2007, 3:12 am
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Hiya, what bad luck for you, glad to hear you're all feeling better now.
There have been a few new faces
There have been a few new faces
Jun 15th 2007, 3:31 am
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Re: I'm back!
I knew we were missing someone....
Well glad you guys are getting better, even if the holiday turned out to be a bit of a munter.
Well glad you guys are getting better, even if the holiday turned out to be a bit of a munter.
Jun 15th 2007, 3:39 am
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Glad you're all better
Jun 15th 2007, 12:22 pm
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Thats good, 'other' immigrants/visitors bringing their diseases back to the UK.
....Glad your much better....
Thank goodness for OUR nurses !! (That's got brownie points from the wife).!!!
....Glad your much better.... Thank goodness for OUR nurses !! (That's got brownie points from the wife).!!!
Jun 15th 2007, 1:33 pm
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Re: I'm back!
Well we're back in the States from our 6 week 'holiday' in England. It didn't turn out to be much of a holiday, we spent 5 of those weeks, as sick as dogs. I felt I was getting ill a few days before we left here, but hoped it would go away. Well it didn't & after the plane trip it just got worse, I felt like crap & soon my chest was so bad I was coughing up blood from the constant coughing! My Mum flew back from the states (a different state) & arrived a few hours before we did, she was sick too.
So eventually we were all sick in the house, I had to have one lot of antibiotics to get rid of mine & Mum had 3 lots & steroids to get rid of hers. We thought Tyler had got away with it, but nope, he got so sick I had to take him to hospital. They admitted him for 24 hours, we went home as we thought he'd be better off there. We were only round the corner & had 'open access' should we need to rush him back round.
It turns out we all had virus' (probably 2 different kinds as we caught them from different parts), then chest infections, but Tyler being a toddler, he took it much worse. His temp was at 41.4 for days, after a few days, I was unable to get it down, so that's when we took him to A&E. He was not getting enough oxygen & the high temp was causing him to shake, his eyes were rolling, he was panting, coughing, throwing up, it was horrible to see him like that.
He finally got better a week before we came home, so we got to enjoy a week of our 6 week holiday. It would have been great if we weren't so ill, but there's not much we could have done about that. Sorry to babble!
I'm not glad to be back, hopefully the homesickness will fade soon. How is everyone, what did I miss?
So eventually we were all sick in the house, I had to have one lot of antibiotics to get rid of mine & Mum had 3 lots & steroids to get rid of hers. We thought Tyler had got away with it, but nope, he got so sick I had to take him to hospital. They admitted him for 24 hours, we went home as we thought he'd be better off there. We were only round the corner & had 'open access' should we need to rush him back round.
It turns out we all had virus' (probably 2 different kinds as we caught them from different parts), then chest infections, but Tyler being a toddler, he took it much worse. His temp was at 41.4 for days, after a few days, I was unable to get it down, so that's when we took him to A&E. He was not getting enough oxygen & the high temp was causing him to shake, his eyes were rolling, he was panting, coughing, throwing up, it was horrible to see him like that.
He finally got better a week before we came home, so we got to enjoy a week of our 6 week holiday. It would have been great if we weren't so ill, but there's not much we could have done about that. Sorry to babble!
I'm not glad to be back, hopefully the homesickness will fade soon. How is everyone, what did I miss?
Jun 15th 2007, 2:00 pm
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Re: I'm back!
So sorry to hear of your hardship, the difficulty with the little could put a scare into you. I must say your chest appears to have recovered nicely.
Jun 15th 2007, 6:49 pm
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Re: I'm back!
Well we're back in the States from our 6 week 'holiday' in England. It didn't turn out to be much of a holiday, we spent 5 of those weeks, as sick as dogs. I felt I was getting ill a few days before we left here, but hoped it would go away. Well it didn't & after the plane trip it just got worse, I felt like crap & soon my chest was so bad I was coughing up blood from the constant coughing! My Mum flew back from the states (a different state) & arrived a few hours before we did, she was sick too.
So eventually we were all sick in the house, I had to have one lot of antibiotics to get rid of mine & Mum had 3 lots & steroids to get rid of hers. We thought Tyler had got away with it, but nope, he got so sick I had to take him to hospital. They admitted him for 24 hours, we went home as we thought he'd be better off there. We were only round the corner & had 'open access' should we need to rush him back round.
It turns out we all had virus' (probably 2 different kinds as we caught them from different parts), then chest infections, but Tyler being a toddler, he took it much worse. His temp was at 41.4 for days, after a few days, I was unable to get it down, so that's when we took him to A&E. He was not getting enough oxygen & the high temp was causing him to shake, his eyes were rolling, he was panting, coughing, throwing up, it was horrible to see him like that.
He finally got better a week before we came home, so we got to enjoy a week of our 6 week holiday. It would have been great if we weren't so ill, but there's not much we could have done about that. Sorry to babble!
I'm not glad to be back, hopefully the homesickness will fade soon. How is everyone, what did I miss?
So eventually we were all sick in the house, I had to have one lot of antibiotics to get rid of mine & Mum had 3 lots & steroids to get rid of hers. We thought Tyler had got away with it, but nope, he got so sick I had to take him to hospital. They admitted him for 24 hours, we went home as we thought he'd be better off there. We were only round the corner & had 'open access' should we need to rush him back round.
It turns out we all had virus' (probably 2 different kinds as we caught them from different parts), then chest infections, but Tyler being a toddler, he took it much worse. His temp was at 41.4 for days, after a few days, I was unable to get it down, so that's when we took him to A&E. He was not getting enough oxygen & the high temp was causing him to shake, his eyes were rolling, he was panting, coughing, throwing up, it was horrible to see him like that.
He finally got better a week before we came home, so we got to enjoy a week of our 6 week holiday. It would have been great if we weren't so ill, but there's not much we could have done about that. Sorry to babble!
I'm not glad to be back, hopefully the homesickness will fade soon. How is everyone, what did I miss?