Measles

[peternap]

I didn't feel well earlier in the week. That's not unusual and I ignored it. I thought it was a cold. Yesterday my wife noticed I was covered in a rash. I went to the Doctor.

I have Measles

I thought you couldn't get it but once. The Doctor said that isn't necessarily so. My parts are in for the tractor and I'm heading to the farm in a minute....with the Darn (Edited for propriety ) measles.

[MountainDon]

 

take care

[glenn kangiser]

Grow up, Peter - that's a kids disease...

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

yuck.  I thought you could only get 'em once, too.  Bummer, and hope you're feeling better very soon.

[Shawn B]

I once heard that if you had chicken pox as a child that you could not get measles as an adult. Don't know for sure if it is true.

[peternap]

I guess that myth is busted too. 

[firefox]

PLEASE be sure to follow the doctors instructions  to the
letter, or you could end up with some horrifying consequences.
Even if it sounds silly or stupid, just do it. Ask the doctor if
you have any questions or you think I am over reacting.
Hope all goes well.
Bruce

[muldoon]

these "kids diseases" are no joke when you get them as an adult.  be careful with this one, hope you get over it soon. 

[peternap]

Well, my fever's down but I still look like I've been quail hunting with Dich Cheney

I fixed the tractor and moved 250 bales of straw back to the house and got it stacked and covered. That about whipped me so I suppose I'm still a little under the weather.

[StinkerBell]

Why do I have to get a measles shot? Who ever worries about measles? What's a little "rubeola" among friends?  Linus Van Pelt

[firefox]

While the vast majority of patients survive measles, complications occur fairly frequently and may include bronchitis, pneumonia, otitis media, hemorrhagic complications, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, acute measles encephalitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (sspe), blindness, deafness, and death. Statistically out of 1000 measles cases, 2-3 patients die, and 5-105 suffer complications. In patients who do not develop complications, the prognosis is generally excellent. However, although most patients survive, it is still important to get vaccinated, as up to 15 percent of measles patients experience complications, some fairly mild, others (such as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) typically fatal. Also, even if the patient is not concerned about death or sequela  from the measles, the person may spread the disease to an immunocompromised patient, for whom the risk of death is much higher, due to complications such as giant cell pneumonia. Acute measles encephalitis is another serious risk of measles virus infection. It typically occurs 2 days to one week after the breakout of the measles exanthem, and begins with very high fever, severe headache, convulsions, and altered mentation. Patient may become comatose, and death or brain injury may occur.[21]

[peternap]

While the vast majority of patients survive measles, complications occur fairly frequently and may include bronchitis, pneumonia, otitis media, hemorrhagic complications, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, acute measles encephalitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (sspe), blindness, deafness, and death. Statistically out of 1000 measles cases, 2-3 patients die, and 5-105 suffer complications. In patients who do not develop complications, the prognosis is generally excellent. However, although most patients survive, it is still important to get vaccinated, as up to 15 percent of measles patients experience complications, some fairly mild, others (such as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) typically fatal. Also, even if the patient is not concerned about death or sequela  from the measles, the person may spread the disease to an immunocompromised patient, for whom the risk of death is much higher, due to complications such as giant cell pneumonia. Acute measles encephalitis is another serious risk of measles virus infection. It typically occurs 2 days to one week after the breakout of the measles exanthem, and begins with very high fever, severe headache, convulsions, and altered mentation. Patient may become comatose, and death or brain injury may occur.[21]

A severe headache was the one thing the Doctor told me to be aware of. Thankfully, the closest I got was just plain old nausea.

The bad thing is I know where I caught it. A couple of weeks ago our son took our granddaughter to the emergency room for an injury. I hate hospitals. They're full of sick people...all just looking to spread it to anyone there

[Redoverfarm]

Glad you are on the road to recovery Peter.  Actually you should have taken a few days of less than strenuous activity. Oh Well take a few days now. 

[peternap]

Glad you are on the road to recovery Peter.  Actually you should have taken a few days of less than strenuous activity. Oh Well take a few days now. 

Thanks John! I am taking it easy the first part of this week. I'm finishing up a commercial for Tool Guys. I have all the video and it's mostly finished. The audio is the bane of my existence though and I have to do a few seconds of narration..

A few months ago in one of the trade classifieds, a fellow was asking for someone with a pleasant voice, articulate and with an accent.

No one responded so I wrote:

"If you want a Virginia Mountain Redneck that uses mostly four letter words and speaks in two word sentences, I'm your man".