butterbunz t1_itcwe3t wrote on October 22, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Parents, please take this seriously. I was hospitalized with RSV at three months old, it did enough damage to impair the growth of one of my lungs. It can have lifelong effects on your child.

SovietSunrise OP t1_itd2hul wrote on October 22, 2022 at 6:41 PM

Damn. Glad you're still with us. How long ago did you contract it?

butterbunz t1_itibrtt wrote on October 23, 2022 at 9:18 PM

About 27 years ago

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Millenniauld t1_itfdbho wrote on October 23, 2022 at 6:01 AM

My youngest got RSV at less than a month old. It was right before Covid hit. Our hospital was TOTALLY serious about it and used PPV (like I said, even before Covid, this was February 8th 2020!) and they treated her with the seriousness needed. She recovered and has been a healthy kid since, though Covid gave her croup (same hospital had her issue identified and cured in 24 hours.)

I am sorry your experience was so lasting. I am so grateful that our local hospital is full of (to be fair, female) doctors and nurses who will throw down for the kids there.