I've been exposed:o(

<3cici<3

To H1N1.  I had my vaccine on Oct 30 - 25 days ago.  Good way to test it out, right?  I also have a call into the birth center to see if they have anything to say.  Here's what I know:

-the 4 yr old I nanny for has had a runny nose since last week, but nothing more until Sat.  Over the weekend she spiked a high fever that came and went constantly.  By Sunday night she was fine, but by Monday afternoon it spiked again!  They got her an appointment this morning.  I came to work, not expecting anything worse than a typical virus and it turns out to be H1N1.

-What I want to know is, should I be tested to see if I have it (despite the vaccine)?  I'm also supposed to be going home this weekend (NJ!).  I'll be in a car with 2 other adults; I'm supposed to cook Thanksgiving Dinner; dinner will consist of 6 adults and 1 teenager.  No young children.  I don't believe anyone else has had the vaccine though.  Am I carrier still, even with the vaccine? 

I feel ok.  Sniffles, sure, but who doesn't have sniffles when it's been cold and rainy outside?  I feel fine.  And if I don't go home, it means no Turkey day with DH since he's on a hunting trip in NY and was meeting me in NJ for the holiday.  I won't even get to stay here and visit his family b/c they have two young kids.  Unless DH comes home and doesn't go to NJ either.  I DUNNO!!!!  This stuff is so confusing.

jenhum

It sounds like the girl you nanny for has had it for awhile- so I would *think* you would be feeling worse either by today or tomorrow if you got it from her. That combined with the fact that you got the vaccine, I wouldn't worry too much. If you go into the doctor's to get checked, that just means more exposure to sick germs of all kinds, so I wouldn't go in if it was me.

I'm not sure about you carrying the vaccine though- I don't think you would be able to get anyone else sick,  but I'm not a doctor so that's just my guess . I would definitely call my OB and get their opinion.

<3cici<3

Thanks!  I do feel like I'll be ok.  I'm more or less worried about whether or not I should be around others. 

Funny...we debated me getting the vaccine and now I'm very thankful I did!  I'm certainly less concerned than I would be if I didn't get it!

becki777

jenhum:

It sounds like the girl you nanny for has had it for awhile- so I would *think* you would be feeling worse either by today or tomorrow if you got it from her.

Didn't Lala have Keira isolated at home for 1 week after Chloe stopped showing symptoms? I thought this strain of flu has a long incubation period, which is part of the reason the vaccine is so hard to come by. I would page her!

akspriss

i think since u had the vaccine that u wouldn't be a carrier of it or anything so you should be okay to go!

ctnj

My girlfriend who is a PA told me that the vaccine takes 2 weeks to fully settle in your body and fight off any potential infection.  Sounds like you would be outside of that 2 week window so hopefully safe.

MrsMcJamie

I'd consult a medical professional on this one! It *seems* like if the vaccine still let you be a carrier there wouldn't be much point in vaccinating ppl, you know? So I want to say that the vax should make you not able to carry it, but who knows.