Day 4 of Quarantine

This is what life consists of this week.  Clem and I have both been sick, him since Monday late afternoon and me since Tuesday.  It's definitely the longest amount of time we've been confined to the same place without any other human interaction (except my very generous parents who have dropped some needed supplies at the door!).  I am happy to say that so far we have not been driving each other crazy!  Not much cabin fever either, but that's also because we're too weak & sick to want to do anything else.

It's all much less frightening than earlier this week.  When Clem went from more or less feeling fine to having a high fever and serious cough within a couple hours on Monday, it was scary.  It was especially scary because of how similar it sounded to a couple friends we know who have had H1N1, and because of all the stories about otherwise healthy women in the third trimester landing in ICU with flu complications.  I did start feeling sick the next day, and my OB put me on tamiflu immediately.  It's scary to take anything while pregnant, but thankfully the tamiflu has kept me from getting seriously sick, and Clem is certainly suffering more than I am (he can't get the medicine because he's not at high risk for complications).  Neither of us can eat much, his fever is still high (mine thankfully never got up there), and we're both just really weak and worn out.  I can't believe that he's had this since late Monday and still isn't even starting to feel better!!

For the record, we don't know and will never know whether it's H1N1 or another flu, but it does seem unlike other bugs we've had in the past.  I am just thankful that we're able to stay home and get better rather than facing any scary complications.  Soon enough life will resume again and we will resurface!