To think she should've cancelled her hair appointment!

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I am absolutely livid and am blaming myself but I was not aware! Please help! I am a mobile hairdresser and regular client who is also distant family, booked to have her hair done today. It was a longer trip as she's moved and I had to take my dd(3) with me.
I got there started the colouring process and she mentions she was off work yesterday with D&V. That she got it off another women who she works with and her kids have been fine but she stopped being sick yesterday afternoon! I'm was actually going to leave but had to finish the service. I kept my gloves on for the whole time didn't drink from any cups and left and was only there an hour or so. I got straight home and dragged me and my little girl in the bath washed our hair and bodies.
I am absolutely livid to think she didn't tell me before hand otherwise I wouldn't have gone ! And to think it's so selfish to put the health of others at risk just to have her hair done! What's wrong with ppl ! 🤬🤬 I should've just left Straight away.
I've read you shouldn't really have contact with anyone within 48 hours after last sick episode! I just don't need this crap over Xmas ! I have a fear of vomiting and I'm livid ! What's the likelihood of me and dd getting it? 😫😫

OTT reaction. You could get a bug from anyone at anytime.

How often does anyone actually get a D&V virus?
I can quite honestly say I have NEVER had a D&V virus and have worked with kids for years and been on numerous cruises. I have had the runs on very odd occasions but after a meal that didn't agree.
Proper flu is not that common either. Colds we get every year but flu?
Why assume the worse.

D&V is highly contagious - she should have cancelled.

Very Selfish, Vomiting and Diarrhoea Bugs are Airborne.
Incubation is 1-3 days so not a very nice Christmas Present, I would be livid.

I think you'll live.

You're over-reacting.

The 48 rule applies to very young ones who don't wash their hands properly and don't get basic hygiene yet, not grown ups.

Pull yourself together!

You are over reacting

I don’t think she’s overreacting you only have to use a Public Toilet to realise the vast majority of people don’t wash their bloody hands these days it not just the Kids.

Overreacting a bit, but she was also massively selfish. I guess you don't count as someone to be concerned about, as you are the 'help' there to provide a service.

If she was I'll enough with D&V yesterday but is well enough today it probably wasn't D&V anyway....

I don’t think you are over reacting at all. We went to a family party at a play barn and didn’t find out till we got there that the whole family had had d&v that week and the Dad still had symptoms. I didn’t go anywhere near the dad, neither did DS but we were all sick as dogs in the following days, DS first, then me and DH. God only knows how many people who were there at the same time as the party went home carrying the d&v bug.

You're more likely to catch it after eating contaminated food, or touching something with vomit or faecal matter on (from people not washing hands properly!)

You are over-reacting.

You have a child under 11 so she will frequently bring viruses into your house from nursery and/or primary school. If you both haven't got into the habit of hand washing after using the toilet and before eating them don't be surprised if you come down with D&V.

Oh and both myself and DSD have poor immune systems so catch viruses frequently. We very rarely come down with D&V even when it goes around DSD primary school because we both are frequent hand washers. It had to be drilled into DSD to wash her hands after the toilet, before eating, after handling dirty stuff etc.

So she was last sick yesterday afternoon & you were there this morning?

I would have thought that that's OK tbh.

You are more likely to get a D and V bug from the handles of the shopping trolley.

I agree with you, she should have cancelled. I had a sickness bug recently. We bleached everything I touched, I showered and washed my hair...and I didn't touch anything in the kitchen for a couple of days. My husband didn't get it. I know how you feel, it's awful if you are scared of being sick.

She should have cancelled, hope neither you or DD get the bug.

Yes, she should have cancelled but your reaction is a bit hysterical.
We all come into contact with viruses every day without knowing. It's a risk we take if we want to mix with other people.
Seriously, the OTT attitudes about germs and viruses on MN is ridiculous.

I can quite honestly say I have NEVER had a D&V virus and have worked with kids for years and been on numerous cruises

Well, lucky old you.

Add me to the people who would be raging in your situation. She should have told you and let you decide. Especially if she knew your DD would be there.

SheWoreBlueVelvet - you may be one of the fortunate people who are genetically less likely to succumb to norovirus. People have different susceptibilities.

eportal.mountsinai.ca/Microbiology/bug/norwalk/nor-dis.shtml

Don’t know why people are saying a bath won’t help. Not impossible a three year old could have contaminated herself. It certainly won’t have done any harm. I suspect after 24 hours, airborne contamination is unlikely. But things your relative touched might be contaminated still. As someone said though, she’s an adult, so if she washed her hand well, there’s a good chance you’ll be fine.

Best of luck. I hope you’re both okay. I was emetophobic for a long time so would have been filled with fear related anger in your shoes, but often the fear was the worst part because often it didn’t come to anything. Fingers crossed.

Don't overreact, what can you do? Nothing.

I do agree 100% she should have cancelled, or at the very least informed you so you could make your own decision. I hope neither of you get ill. Very very selfish behaviour.

Did she know you were bringing DD?

You're not overreacting, especially with a fear of vomiting ... she should have told you but the selfish mare wanted to look beautiful even though it could have meant making you and your child ill .... you should be fine if you took the precautions you did - don't worry

I think 12_18 hours clear for an adult it fine. You know there is no exclusion policy for teachers? As soon as we feel better we need to be in

I'm Emetophobic so I understand your fear.

You have to ingest particles of the virus to get sick so if you kept your hands out of your mouth you should be fine.

Very selfish of her not to inform you at the least though.