Literally sick of my GFs kid

[gbeirn]

Well not sick of, sick because of. Normally I'm a pretty healthy guy, above healthy even. I usually get sick once a year that keeps me out of work for a day or two. I eat well, drink plenty of water, wash my hands well, I could use some more exercise but hey who couldn't.

This is the third time I've been sick lately, like clockwork. I'm fine for about 4-6 weeks and then get something that puts me on my ass for close to a week. Slightly different symptoms every time. This time severe fever and sore throat, last time unimaginable diarrhea.

Only difference is I've been hanging out with my girlfriends kid more and more. He's 7 and sometimes he stays over a night or two on the weekends. She was talking to her mom and she said 'do you remember when he first started school how sick we all were for close to a year'.

Is this what I have to look forward to? Any tips or advice from parents? I've already burned through all my sick time and quarantining him outside isn't an option.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

This is the primary reason behind me not wanting children. Plaguebearers, all of them.

 

[3spooky5u]

Put him in a bubble

 

[lxskllr]

Stop French kissing kids you freak.

 

[gorcorps]

This is the primary reason behind me not wanting children. Plaguebearers, all of them.

Right, but that's what I don't get. It makes sense for them to get sick because they haven't built up a lifetime immune system. What the fuck do they catch that runs rampant through adults too?

 

[ThinClient]

Actually, getting sick like this is ideal. It makes you stronger in the long run. It's the people who never get sick that get totally fucked when they finally do get sick.

 

[Ruptga]

Actually, getting sick like this is ideal. It makes you stronger in the long run. It's the people who never get sick that get totally fucked when they finally do get sick.

Which is why I infected myself with syphagonorrherpaidscancer, now I'm immortal!

OP, consider one of those UV sterilizing things like hospitals use. It looks like they're expensive, but, short of putting the kid through a hot shower before he's allowed to be near you, I don't know of anything that will actually work. Some people will try to sell you on megadoses of vitamin C, airborne, or one of any number of other things, but the scale of effectiveness is something like irradiation -> sanitizing -> antibiotics -> proper sleep/rest -> eating right -> alternative medicine.

 

[ThinClient]

Which is why I infected myself with syphagonorrherpaidscancer, now I'm immortal!

LOL :awe:

 

[gbeirn]

Put him in a bubble

Haha I just told her tonight I'm going to get a human sized hamster ball and he can roll around in that, it was a no-go.

 

[gbeirn]

Which is why I infected myself with syphagonorrherpaidscancer, now I'm immortal!

OP, consider one of those UV sterilizing things like hospitals use. It looks like they're expensive, but, short of putting the kid through a hot shower before he's allowed to be near you, I don't know of anything that will actually work. Some people will try to sell you on megadoses of vitamin C, airborne, or one of any number of other things, but the scale of effectiveness is something like irradiation -> sanitizing -> antibiotics -> proper sleep/rest -> eating right -> alternative medicine.

Thanks, my washing machine just went out and maybe I should get one with the sanitizing feature.

 

[pcgeek11]

You putting the kid in a sanitizer washer?

Cool! Pics please.

 

[John Connor]

Eat more fruits, vegetables and zinc. I never get sick. Knock on wood. Did you ever get a flu shoot? But be warned, they have side effects for certain people and people have died from the damn flu shoot. My mom has to get one every year where she works and she is never sick anymore.

When was the last time you cleaned the duct work?

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Did you ever get a flu shoot? But be warned, they have side effects for certain people and people have died from the damn flu shoot.

I seriously doubt he's getting the flu ever four weeks. I've had very flu like illnesses several times while in the Air Force, and they actual tested me for the flu multiple times and it always came back negative...

This most recent sickness the OP has is almost definitely Ebola though; don't worry, I called the CDC for you OP.

 

[Geekbabe]

Well not sick of, sick because of. Normally I'm a pretty healthy guy, above healthy even. I usually get sick once a year that keeps me out of work for a day or two. I eat well, drink plenty of water, wash my hands well, I could use some more exercise but hey who couldn't.

This is the third time I've been sick lately, like clockwork. I'm fine for about 4-6 weeks and then get something that puts me on my ass for close to a week. Slightly different symptoms every time. This time severe fever and sore throat, last time unimaginable diarrhea.

Only difference is I've been hanging out with my girlfriends kid more and more. He's 7 and sometimes he stays over a night or two on the weekends. She was talking to her mom and she said 'do you remember when he first started school how sick we all were for close to a year'.

Is this what I have to look forward to? Any tips or advice from parents? I've already burned through all my sick time and quarantining him outside isn't an option.

Frequent hand washing is the first line of defense against illness. If coughing and sneezing are involved wearing a simple hospital mask.

I might also suggest that if you aren't living with this woman if her son is ill enough to require an absence from school that perhaps it is best that you not visit till he's over the contagious stage if getting sick yourself is going to cause you job problems.

Btw, kids are little disease carriers in small cute packages I will tell you though that after a few years you will seldom catch anything.

 

[Ruptga]

Half of what Connor said is crap, but the vent thing reminded me of HEPA air filters. That would probably be cheaper than a UV air sterilizer and it would remove pathogens plus dust/pollutants. I doubt the dust is making you sick, but if you're allergic at all that sort of thing will contribute to congestion.

 

[John Connor]

I shouldn't have clicked view post. But since when were vegetables, fruits and zinc not healthy? Zinc in its self builds cells.

 

[mikeford]

The disease path may be JR goes to school, brings home the ill, gives it to mom who has years of building immunity, and mom gives it to you.

 

[Paratus]

Ah that moment when you realize it's not your super duper awesome immune system keeping you well. It's that you just haven't been exposed to any pathogens in a while.

 

[vi edit]

Ah that moment when you realize it's not your super duper awesome immune system keeping you well. It's that you just haven't been exposed to any pathogens in a while.

Yup.

Kids are disease merchants. The first 3-5 years of their life they have something oozing out of them at any given time. They have the attention span of a gnat so routine & thorough handwashing isn't going to happen. Their grubby little mitts are all over everything and when you put them in a room with 20 others of their same sort their germs congregate, mutate and disperse themselves on ever surface in the room.

My first couple years when my kids were in daycare were HORRIBLE. I was sick what felt like every 2-3 weeks. A cold. A sore throat. God knows how many rounds of GI bugs. And so on. It does get better. Eventually your body starts to work up a bit of a resistance...at least until the viruses they bring home decide to be bastards and switch up their attacks and come at you in a different form than your body has seen before. That seems to happen about every 3rd year or so.

 

[Ruptga]

I shouldn't have clicked view post. But since when were vegetables, fruits and zinc not healthy? Zinc in its self builds cells.

1. Why keep and obnoxiously advertise an ignore list if you're just going to bypass it?

2. Eating right and cleaning out the ducts are like changing a car's oil, it's not something that's likely to help much when the engine light is already on. Also I'd be amazed if you could produce a link to where a flu shot was shown to kill someone and the cause wasn't an allergic reaction. Also note that I said half wrong.

 

[Markbnj]

Right, but that's what I don't get. It makes sense for them to get sick because they haven't built up a lifetime immune system. What the fuck do they catch that runs rampant through adults too?

Anyone who has had kids can tell you that it works this way . I don't know why, but my theory is that they just interact with more individuals and bring more shit back to the house that your own immune system hasn't seen yet. Remember that common viruses are always evolving, so the "colds" and "bugs" you had as a kid weren't caused by exactly the same critters the kids are bringing back today.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Yup.

Kids are disease merchants. The first 3-5 years of their life they have something oozing out of them at any given time. They have the attention span of a gnat so routine & thorough handwashing isn't going to happen. Their grubby little mitts are all over everything and when you put them in a room with 20 others of their same sort their germs congregate, mutate and disperse themselves on ever surface in the room.

My first couple years when my kids were in daycare were HORRIBLE. I was sick what felt like every 2-3 weeks. A cold. A sore throat. God knows how many rounds of GI bugs. And so on. It does get better. Eventually your body starts to work up a bit of a resistance...at least until the viruses they bring home decide to be bastards and switch up their attacks and come at you in a different form than your body has seen before. That seems to happen about every 3rd year or so.

The keyword is daycare. My kids were sick about twice per year for a few days, but they never stepped foot in a daycare. This was the reason we only hung out with kids who had a stay at home parent. They're sick way, way less.

 

[vi edit]

The keyword is daycare. My kids were sick about twice per year for a few days, but they never stepped foot in a daycare. This was the reason we only hung out with kids who had a stay at home parent. They're sick way, way less.

How old are they now?

Once they get into kindergarten and grade school you'll start the process then instead. Unless you keep them home schooled they'll still get exposed at some point.

 

[gbeirn]

The disease path may be JR goes to school, brings home the ill, gives it to mom who has years of building immunity, and mom gives it to you.

Yeah this likely it. Neither one of them are sick when I'm sick so they are just passing it along to me.

 

[Newell Steamer]

This kid is part of your life. Ergo, make sure he/she is eating right, sleeping right, etc. Do what you can to keep the kid healthy.