Well, the moment has come. I am officially paranoid about influenza.
H1N1 specifically, of course, but the flu in general as well. Because, really, my paranoia knows no bounds.
None of us have our flu shots yet, which is part of what is making me panic. Our pediatrician is on the “call us every couple days to see if we get it in” plan, which stresses me out, and Andy is supposed to get one from his doctor but hasn’t done so yet. I have only gotten one once, when I was pregnant with Sam, but I am planning to get one this year. Sometime. Of course I didn’t bother to go get one the day they were giving them out at work for $5 – that was before my freak-out began, and I didn’t see it as a priority. But now I do.
And the H1N1 vaccine? I want my kids (and my diabetic husband) to get one yesterday. Not coincidentally, I read this article entitled “What to Expect When You’re Expecting Swine Flu” yesterday.
I won’t even tell you what my friend told me yesterday regarding the flu and the end of society. Thanks, Gina, for keeping me up at night.
However, on a less hysterical front, I also came across this yesterday – “A Parent’s Guide to H1N1 Influenza.” This is a really good article about how to prevent H1N1 and what to do if you or your kid does get it.
So tell me… on a scale of 1 – 10 with 1 being “H-what?” and 10 being “As paranoid as Emily,” what’s your level of freak-out-ish-ness about the flu this year? What are you doing to prepare?
