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Thanks. I actually just came back from searching swine flu, florida and came across that story too. Not the same site, but the same case. He has a fever and is sleeping. Other than that he seems okay. I'll keep a close eye on him tonight and call his doctor in the morning.

geez. they are talking about miami childrens hospital having an influx of patients and they are adding staff. It does say that parents who's children have any sign of illness are bringing their kids in. So, I think some are overreacting, but of course I don't want to underreact either.

Your son will be in my prayers, miamilady. I also heard that face masks are flying off the shelves down here, mostly because people are sending them to family and friends up north.

"schools are curtaining activities" I know! I thought I saw something on the news about hat last night, but I didn't see the whole story. Were they closing down schools in California or just cutting out extra curricular activities? My daughter is in the middle of Reginal championships in softball...it's a big deal for her, I hope they don't decide to stop letting them play... I think the state championships is in central florida. there was a story about the possiblity of there being a case there. i'm not sure how this will affect things.

I know how you feel. My oldest granddaughter had her band UIL stuff last week. Now a lot of the other contests, etc have been postponed till later in May.

So far the game for tonight is still on. I'm glad because she is really "psyched". The doctor believes that my son has a simple stomach virus, but told me that if anything changes (ie: more respitory symptoms) to bring him back.

My mom stopped by the health department for me and was able to make an appointment. Its for tomorrow. and its a general between these hours appointment but better then sitting there all day. I do have to say my daughter got some color back today and isn't so stuffy but I'm still taking her. Hopefully all works out and its just a cold from going to the "monkey playhouse" last week. (Monkey playhouse is an indoor playground that I'm sure is FULL of germs)

" My daughter and I were in Orlando Florida last week and there is now a confirmed case there. My daughter hasn't been feeling good so I have basically been freaking out. " It's confirmed now? I hadn't seen the update on that... Try NOt to freak out !:-) I was more concerned last night, but I called the pediatrician. (i'm lucky enough to have insurance) they gave us an appointment for 4:30 pm. I was a little disappointed that the appointment is for so late, but my son seems to be doing okay for the moment. He vomited a bit this morning and had a temperature, but now he seems to be acting pretty well okay. He's still sick but he's awake and semi-active. He's reading a magazine now. It's good to play it safe and get checked out, but try to be calm about it. Sometimes when we're scared our kids sense it and it rubs of on them. My son has anxiety issues, so I have to be really careful about not overreacting to stuff. Fortunately, I usually am able to stay calm in most situations.

I kept him home today. He does have a fever and vomiting, but he's doing better now than he was doing this morning. He's not lethargic. He's up and talking to me and watching Tv. I did call the pediatrician. We have a 4:30 appt. just to be safe.

That is what i would do, it will make you both sleep better. Blessings

He has a fever. Vomited a little bit this morning, but he's doing better now. I called the pediatrician and they gave me a 4:30 appointment. Thank goodness he's not feeling TOO horrible, or I might feel more anxious. We're okay though. Thanks for the reply!

He had chicken nuggets (don't go there). I was then scolded my the pediatricians wife for letting him eat "fried food" while he was sick. Heck, I was just relieved that the kid had is appetite back! I thought it was a good sign! It seems like what he has is a simple stomach virus.

Good Morning, Miami, I'm happy to hear your little one is doing okay. We had a rough day yesterday too, but we had an appetite too. He pretty much stayed on the couch all day and watched tv... Trying to keep a 3 1/2 YO down isn't easy! LOL We had two moments of "sometin in my mouff" and he did vomit a little but managed to keep toast down... We DID go there and had nuggets for dinner - it's one of the few things that he will eat! I'm calling the pedi again this morning, because last night he woke up and asked for a sticker to make it feel better and when I asked "where?" he pointed to his ear! ARG!! First time ever he's indicated that his ears hurt... OH and guess what??!! NOW mommy is feeling like a bag of dirt! : ( Good luck today!

I thought I heard them saying on the evening news that they were closing schools in California...Did I hear that right?

There are six probable cases in Maryland and you already know about the ones in Ohio I'm sure, so you should be taking precautions now. If you're not already taking vitamin C, start taking it now to give your immune system a boost. Wash your hands often and keep them away from your mouth, nose or eyes unless they're clean. Get hand sanitizer and use it throughout the day while you're out and about.

Thank you for letting me know about the cases in Maryland - that I actually hadn't heard of so I wasn't really worried but now I guess I probably should since there are a ton of students at my school that live in Maryland and if any of them go home, then it is very likely for them to bring it down here. But yes, I probably will go out and start taking Vitamin C because thats the last thing I need at this moment.

There have been some scares, yes, this is the first time one of my children has been sick while one of these scares is going around! I'm not in a panic though. I'm playing it safe (called his doctor) but I'm not panicking. He actually seems to be doing pretty well at the moment.

Thanks. I'm mostly staying calm. I will call his doctor in the morning.

I live in WA state and yesterday was the first confirmed cases here. So, it has hit all corners of the states at this point. But my sis and her husband just got over a regular flu a couple weeks ago and it was a REALLY bad one. Not the respritory, just the stomach flu. So, your son may very well have a touch of a regular old bug. The regular flu season is still lingering. I would suggest you be careful if the Dr. recommends Tami-flu. I just read a bit that said it was taken off the shelves in Japan because of the reaction that children had to it. I would of pasted the info. here but I haven't been on here long enough to have that right. But the address for the information is www.Mercola.com if anyone wants to check it out.

So far it's good news. Looks like a simple stomach virus. I just didn't want to UNDERrreact either. Let me tell you though...people are nervous! I had some plans yesterday that I had to reschedule because my son was sick...when I mentioned him being sick, EVERYONE that I spoked to asked if it was swine flu.