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Posted 1/28/2011 3:00 AM (GMT 0)
I can't even believe I am posting this but really... after this past year, I am hardly surprised...

so my son has mumps.have no idea from where... but I have been exposed because it took the hospital 4 days to diagnose.. I was tested today and my drs are freaking out but won't say why yet... so can anyone educate me.. is it because of my immune system? The screams you hear are mine.. =(
Posted 1/28/2011 6:14 AM (GMT 0)
OMG. Scream away my dear. Tranquilizer might be more restful...

I assume sick son was immunized but it didn't take? Maybe they should check all of the rug rats for positive titers??? If they're school aged I'd put chicken pox at the head of the list.


Did they check your mumps titer today? Hoping you have a positive titer and are probably immune? (Titer is a blood test that shows whether and sometimes to what degree you have immunity to a particular illness like mumps or chicken pox)

If they did and you had a negative titer then I am not surprised they are freaking out. Healthy adults who get mumps often have no problems - hardly any symptoms sometimes. But adults are more likely than children to develop complications and the most severe complications are pretty scary.

If you really want to know what those rare complications might be - you can find them as easily as I did. But I have never found it helpful to scare myself or anyone else about extremely rare complications from an illness that aren't actually happening yet and are not bloody likely to happen. Heck, you don't even know if you *have* mumps yet. Can't have one without the other.

If it were me I would call and ask first thing tomorrow AM what's going on and what has the doc so worried.

If it were me I would have trouble sleeping even if I hadn't Googled before I could stop myself. When I can't sleep I sometimes take benadryl to help me relax. Warm milk and Sleepy Time Tea help too.

If you have weird symptoms of any kind start tonight, do not hesitate to call your doctor or go to ER and tell them your story. It sounds like your doctor didn't give you any specific symptoms to look out for so I'd just be conservative and if it is worrying then call him/her. They deserve to be woken up in the middle of the night if they didn't tell you what to watch for and when to call... devil


Sure hope this turns out to be nothing.

Sending out good vibes and all that,

Patricia

Post Edited (rlsnights) : 1/27/2011 11:24:40 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/28/2011 10:40 AM (GMT 0)
I was exposed to mumps a couple of years ago, and got it full fledged. I was told that it didn't matter if I had it as a kid, my immune system is shot so I'm vulnerable to all of the childhood diseases.

Lucky us, huh? NOT.
Posted 1/28/2011 1:42 PM (GMT 0)
Wow Saladshooter, that is not what I was told at all. I was exposed to Chicken Pox and was told not to worry cause I had it as a kid. I had Mumps too. So now I will have to be doing some research of my own.

June, I hope all is well and you get some answers today. Don't you just love how the doctors don't want to worry you, and by "not worrying" you, they make it all the worse.
Posted 1/28/2011 1:46 PM (GMT 0)
children are all teens .. have had full vaccinations and boosters..dr did say something like 65% of people who get mumps have been immunized...
I was tested but results won't be back until monday. they are watching me for symptoms.. I think they are worried because of the year I have had and the fact I was supposed to go to the mayo ...really sucky timing.. the mayo said that i can see them unless i have symptoms.. they are telling me symptoms may not show up for 15-25 days and unless you have symptoms , you are not contagious. So..if everyone else stays symptom free..we should be good to go.

but there is still the worry i may contract this and they are worried about the complications.. I did google but it just sounds like the typical complications of many bugs...so as a crohnie.. am i more susceptible to complications .. questions i will ask to the dr...just was looking more personal experience or thoughts...

you know...i don't trust the drs...my son was so sick.. i was so scared... i have already lost one child...and he was laying in the hospital bed , scared, crying... this is my 17 yo...football player, never cries, never sick..they were running all of these tests, telling us possible diagnoses and never once ran a mumps test...they admitted him for a couple of days.. poking him for no reason when they could have run this test first... it wasnt until he was released from the hospital and went back because a second lump appeared that they decided to throw in a casual mumps test..when the results came back, I was angry. Why not rule this out first?

ok...done. breathing. thank you.
Posted 1/28/2011 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
That is inexcusable to put you and him through this. What a bunch of.......never mind, it wouldn't be post-able.

Yep, I was told that the antibodies we set up against the childhood stuff by either them or because we were immunized, were part of our immune system....which is for crap on our meds and we are vulnerable. I was immunized for mumps, I guess, I really don't know but I did have it as a child...still got it 2 years ago.
Posted 1/28/2011 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
I had severe mumps in my early teens....so I really can't help answer the question...and I do believe I was imminized as a child..it was the same for my son with meningitis...he was immunized and ended up in the hospital when he was 6m old deathly ill
Posted 1/28/2011 3:25 PM (GMT 0)
Junerainbow, if you came here and posted that you'd been abducted by aliens I would not be surprised. WHEN are you going to get a break!!! I hope your son is feeling better soon and that you do not get this infection. I don't know much about mumps but I'm betting it is not fun to have.

I didn't know you'd already been through the loss of one child. {{{{HUGS}}}}

Are you feeling better on the remicade????
Posted 1/28/2011 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
kaz...I am sitting here laughing so hard...thank you...I mean I know its not funny but my humor is the only thing keeping me going...

I am not feeling much difference on the remicade...but still am tapering on the pred so have no idea..was really looking forward to the rheumy...

thank you so much.. hugs to you too,
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