Took my mask off on the aeroplane AIBU

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I was on a 5-hour flight recently alone with my two kids under 3. I once every few years might suffer from travel sickness and unfortunately on this day it was the worst I've ever had. I believe it may have been caused by having to wear the mask on the aeroplane. I used 20+ sickbags and felt better during the last hour (vomited for 4 hours, 5th hour was better).
I felt really bad but after I started vomiting I couldn't physically put my mask on because I couldn't breath and it made me gag. The air stewards were furiously coming and telling me to put my mask on every 5-10 mins. I had tears in my eyes during all of this and to be honest I can't comprehend how little compassion they had. They kept coming until I firmly said I would be putting my mask on when I felt better. I was keeping my distance from everyone and had no one sitting in front of me, behind or next to me (apart from my children). I didn't have a fever and it had I had been checked before boarding the plane. AIBU to think there was no reason to harrass me while I was throwing up with my face in a bag? Are you scared of people who don't wear masks? Would you go up to someone ill and tell them to put their mask on?

@mathanxiety nanny state alert 🚨

if you don't wear a mask in a shop or public transport you are a huge health risk to everyone else.

well, yes, but the risk is 10 times worst to vomit in a locked airplane than not wearing your mask to stop vomiting.

Well you misread that in your fury in any event hooves so I guess it’s a moot point. I hope you wear a mask whilst constantly frothing over the Internet, so unsanitary.

@Hearhoovesthinkzebras

Can you explain how wearing a surgical mask on an aeroplane can cause travel sickness?

Masks make you hot, uncomfortable. Turn "eww I'm feeling a bit queasy" into "I am going to vomit, now". Despite jogging doctors or whatever proof YouTube provides, masks are hot, uncomfortable and horrid to wear. That doesn't mean people won't wear masks, but you are still allowed to say how bloody awful they are.

People are just hideous. No sympathy for the OP who has had a horrendous journey because COVID trumps everything and all other conditions.

Were your children upset by this?

I understand why they were asking you to put your mask on. The whole flight was probably aware and worried.

The total fucking pomposity on this thread is either hilarious or very depressing, I can't decide which.

I especially hate the pompous "well you shouldn't travel" judgeyness. I wear a mask when I can. I have epilepsy. If I have a seizure my mask will be removed. Bodily fluids may be involved. I can only control this up to a certain point ie take my AEDS, avoid triggers but I cannot wholly control this 100% and there is a still a risk - but I cannot gstay at home for possibly years and years because some people don't think my mask should ever be taken off my face.

I minimise my risk, I can't eradicate it. It's how it is. People need to realise this and get a sense of fucking perspective. You cannot control things 100%, ever. Unless you think that it's reasonable for every single person everywhere to staple their masks to their heads, you have to accept this.

This is why I am not going on holiday until all this madness passes. It's not because of a vomiting passenger, but because of the self appointed Covid police who are on the hunt for someone to kick when they are down

This. Some of you should be ashamed of yourselves. Vile vile people.

She might as well have drunk herself under the seat, for all the use she was to those children as a result of her poor decision making

You can disagree all you like about whether it was a ooor decision not to take medication for sickness that happens very rarely but that comment is just beyond rude!!

People are just hideous. No sympathy for the OP who has had a horrendous journey because COVID trumps everything and all other conditions.

Oh sorry, have I missed the expressions of concern and sympathy for the fellow passengers who got exposed to whatever was aerosolised throughout the cabin twenty times?

Hearhoovesthinkzebras I've certainly missed any compassion from you towards any other human being on the planet that is not you.

Realistically you couldn't have been vomiting for four hours or you would have been dehydrated. So for the majority of the time you should have worn your mask. It's not ideal but we're in the middle of a pandemic and your actions will have increased everyone else's anxiety.
You can also get medication to take prior to flights. I have a condition that can be exacerbated by flying. I take medication prior to every flight.

She might as well have drunk herself under the seat, for all the use she was to those children as a result of her poor decision making

FFS. What a shitty thing to say.

Hard to believe anyone can think this way.

Its horrible being sick, especially in an enclosed space.

To be honest if I was travelling alone for 5hrs with 2 little ones with no help and knowing that I had been travel sick, even intermittently, in the past I would have taken some anti sickness pills because I would have worried about how to puke and look after them at the same time. Never mind being in the middle of a pandemic to boot.

But I am definitely a 'plan for every eventuality I can think of' person.

I don't fly so I don't know if YABU or not but it sounds like you had a hideous journey.

if you don't wear a mask in a shop or public transport you are a huge health risk to everyone else.

I work in retail and I don't agree with this. Everyone is staying away from each other, mostly 2 metres plus. On the other hand hundreds of people are touching shelves and picking things up and putting them back with bare hands. I am much more concerned about that.

@mathanxiety

Yes she absolutely is an irresponsible mum, *@PablosHoney*.

She might as well have drunk herself under the seat, for all the use she was to those children as a result of her poor decision making.

you do need to stop now. You are making such ridiculous and stupid comments, you are losing all credibility.

Apart from anything else, you clearly have no idea what travel sickness is like, do you.

@MaxNormal

Hearhoovesthinkzebras I've certainly missed any compassion from you towards any other human being on the planet that is not you.

The feelings mutual

To be honest if you were travelling with 2 toddlers from your household who can’t wear a mask I’d assume if you had anything transmittable they would have it too and would already be spreading it around the plane. In addition once you’d had your mask off to vomit again, you’d already started spreading anything you may have had so I can’t see why it matters whether you’re wearing your mask for the rest of the flight or not.

Honestly, I’d people are scared of catching COVID they shouldn’t be getting on a plane in the first place.

God you are so throughly unpleasant @mathanxiety, I won’t be replying to you anymore as I don’t wish to be like you and I can think of too many rude things to say to you 😂

People are just hideous. No sympathy for the OP who has had a horrendous journey because COVID trumps everything and all other conditions.

Correct. Apart from the 'hideous' part.

I'll spare my sympathy for the family of the man I know who died of covid, and for my sister, still feeling its effects months later, thanks.

Covid is a potentially deadly virus.

Forgive me for caring about the real victims.

@mathanxiety

Yes she absolutely is an irresponsible mum, *@PablosHoney*.

She might as well have drunk herself under the seat, for all the use she was to those children as a result of her poor decision making.

Do you mean this in a tongue in cheek way or are you that much of a knob?

Hearhoovesthinkzebras actually I managed to empathise with the OP, so your feelings are irrelevant.

Agreed @BillysMyBunny

She might as well have drunk herself under the seat, for all the use she was to those children as a result of her poor decision making

Is being sanctimonious and vile to strangers on the internet your only source of joy? Says a lot about you.

@Kenworthington

Oh god this is such a fear of mine to get stuck in an enclosed space with someone vomiting was I’m massively emetophobic 🤢 id have been so stressed I’d have prob cried.

Same here! I'd be in an enclosed space with 100 people with Covid over one vomiting any day...