Re: Frustrated and Scared!

[Guest guest]

I can testify to that. She has got the injections for it religously

since October! They are not full proof and they said she would have

alot milder case than a child that wasn't recieving the injections.

Dustie

> > In a message dated 2/14/2003 11:16:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> > djones@l... writes:

> >

> > > This RSV has been shoved down

> > > our throat since the day she was born

> >

> > Dustie,

> > I was told that if it gets severe, some kids even get asthma

> later, so you

> > can imagine I was really scared for . He was pretty bad,

> bad enough

> > to be admitted, and it all happened within 2 days. I even wanted

> that shot

> > but my Doc said he was not likely to get it again, and if he did,

> it wouldn't

> > be as bad. My son got his from daycare, but I was told its also

> very

> > transmittable anywhere, grocery stores, playgrounds, so it could

> be anywhere,

> > but in our case it was the daycare as a child had rsv and we told

> them to

> > seriously sterilize. They say that preemies are at a higher risk

> because

> > their lungs are not as fully developed as preemies, making them

> more

> > susceptible to lung problems than kids with fully developed

> lungs. Good

> > luck!

> >