katielovespizza
11-12-17, 02:41
Does anyone else here fear norovirus? It's not as life or death (usually) as my other fears, but I recently realized how much it scares me.
I think it has to do with the fact that I haven't gotten sick with vomiting in such a long, long time. My husband suddenly got very sick on Monday night, vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time. This happened twice (within a 3 hour period), and then it was over. The next day he felt better, but still a bit tired. That was 6 days ago now (about 144 hours) -- since he last threw up. He is adamant that it was food poisoning as he ate a chicken sandwich from a questionable restaurant, and felt bad after, but I'm skeptical. We did go to the doctor and the doctor guessed norovirus (no testing done) as it is going around our town right now.
I'm four months pregnant, so I wanted to look online (NEVER should have) how I could catch it from him, and how likely it was. Apparently it's EXTREMELY contagious. The first night he was throwing up I stood right beside him in the bathroom, which I have read is a way to pick it up (breathing in and ingesting those particles). It's been, like I said, about 144 hours since then. They say the incubation period is between 24-48 hours, so I don't think I caught it from (that time).
I have maintained a distance from him. I cleaned up the bathroom with a bleach and water solution near the toilet where he had been vomiting (including the toilet). We sleep separately. Any time I touch him or touch anything he's touched, I wash my hands. I wash my hands before I touch my face or eat every time. I clean the toilet after he's had a bowel movement (apparently the virus can shed in the stool for up to 2 weeks). I've cleaned all of his clothing (and all towels and rugs in the bathroom when he vomited) in bleach to kill the virus.
I'm miserable. Every second I'm panicking about nausea, and being scared that I've caught it. My concern is that I'll get it and get dehydration and it could be a risk to me or the baby's life. I'm so terrified. I've made myself miserable. There's still another week and a day until the 2 week period is up. My husband doesn't like that I'm treating him like he's tainted, but I'm just so terrified of catching it. I want out of my own head. I feel like this is such a huge setback because I had been doing so well with my anxiety lately.
Medicine isn't an option right now, but I am planning to see a therapist this week. I'm also working on the online CBT modules for health anxiety, but I am struggling so much just because this is such a real reality since I'm living with him and could catch it from him. It also feels so different from my other health anxiety concerns, but I always feel like "this time is different" so I don't know...
Anyone share experience with norovirus fears? Or just norovirus in general? Am I being overboard?
I think it has to do with the fact that I haven't gotten sick with vomiting in such a long, long time. My husband suddenly got very sick on Monday night, vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time. This happened twice (within a 3 hour period), and then it was over. The next day he felt better, but still a bit tired. That was 6 days ago now (about 144 hours) -- since he last threw up. He is adamant that it was food poisoning as he ate a chicken sandwich from a questionable restaurant, and felt bad after, but I'm skeptical. We did go to the doctor and the doctor guessed norovirus (no testing done) as it is going around our town right now.
I'm four months pregnant, so I wanted to look online (NEVER should have) how I could catch it from him, and how likely it was. Apparently it's EXTREMELY contagious. The first night he was throwing up I stood right beside him in the bathroom, which I have read is a way to pick it up (breathing in and ingesting those particles). It's been, like I said, about 144 hours since then. They say the incubation period is between 24-48 hours, so I don't think I caught it from (that time).
I have maintained a distance from him. I cleaned up the bathroom with a bleach and water solution near the toilet where he had been vomiting (including the toilet). We sleep separately. Any time I touch him or touch anything he's touched, I wash my hands. I wash my hands before I touch my face or eat every time. I clean the toilet after he's had a bowel movement (apparently the virus can shed in the stool for up to 2 weeks). I've cleaned all of his clothing (and all towels and rugs in the bathroom when he vomited) in bleach to kill the virus.
I'm miserable. Every second I'm panicking about nausea, and being scared that I've caught it. My concern is that I'll get it and get dehydration and it could be a risk to me or the baby's life. I'm so terrified. I've made myself miserable. There's still another week and a day until the 2 week period is up. My husband doesn't like that I'm treating him like he's tainted, but I'm just so terrified of catching it. I want out of my own head. I feel like this is such a huge setback because I had been doing so well with my anxiety lately.
Medicine isn't an option right now, but I am planning to see a therapist this week. I'm also working on the online CBT modules for health anxiety, but I am struggling so much just because this is such a real reality since I'm living with him and could catch it from him. It also feels so different from my other health anxiety concerns, but I always feel like "this time is different" so I don't know...
Anyone share experience with norovirus fears? Or just norovirus in general? Am I being overboard?