Bat flew into my hair, AIBU to seek further advice?

[SameOldMe]

Sitting in the garden and i bet flew into my head, no obvious marks or bites but terrified me ! Called 111 and they said as no scratches or bites just wait and see. It flew into my hair and in the panic i have no idea if it made contact or not. AIBU to call back and ask for a second opinion? Appreciate this if the second bat post in the last few days.

I wouldn't risk rabies, you need treatment now.

Wow. I’m glad you’ve got it sorted.
Happy to put my hand up as one of those who was wrong to minimise this. Sorry OP.
Hopefully I and others will have learnt how to manage this if it happens to anyone we know.

Obviously the quicker you get the post exposure treatment the better, particularly the closer to your head the contact from the bat was, you are only too late to get the post exposure treatment if symptoms have started, day 0 is the day of your first vaccine not the day you have been bitten or scratched, the government leaflet enclosed in this thread explains the timeline in detail.

Not cool if you get the bat from the 1% that does.

Im really glad you persisted and didnt listen to armchair experts who know nothing but think thye know something.

Well done OP 👍

Shudder- imagine waking up to a bat on your face! Terrible thing to have happened, poor kid. 😞

Well done for persisting OP.

So glad you are getting sorted OP 💯

Wow, didn’t know any of this. Have lots of bats in my garden. Thinking about things… what about the bat cave at Longleat? Are they safe to walk amongst?

completely batty!

If there was a rabies risk amongst the bats at Longleat, then you would have been told, and probably not allowed to see them.

And theyre repulsive little buggers. Those teeth!

Had my own strange experience, out dog walking in the countryside after dusk tonight and something flying hit me quite heavily in the throat! I didn’t see what it was but wondering if it could have been a bat?

I’m so glad that you didn’t listen to the idiots who said do nothing and are getting sorted. Also appreciate you feeding back to the thread, as it may help someone else in the future.

I’m so glad to see this update! Well done OP. That 111 call handler was a total idiot, as were the “no rabies in the UK” “it’s a tiny % chance” posters on this thread. I do think the replies need to be flagged as misinformation (a simple google says there’s rabies in the UK in the bet population snd the NHS rabies protocol is high up in the search results). Idiots!! Gold star OP!! You must be very relieved. Well done for advocating for yourself.

Ridiculous isn't it.
My comment has been deleted, but the nasty posts to the OP, the misinformation, the general racism, ageism and ableism that is on this site is always allowed to stand.
And no MN, I don't need a trite response asking me to report anything I see. Your response to my report, basically telling me I was free to engage with people I found offensive was pitiful.

The thing is if 111 has said it’s very unlikely and you don’t need the vaccine i probably would have been okay with that.

Understandably. And very wrongly. I am pretty disgusted with 111.

Hi any update on this situation please? Can I ask how you knew it was a bat for certain? I had something fly around me and felt like it brushed against the top of my head/hair but could only see a moth but it was dark and lightly drizzling about 10:30pm. I am to scared of bats and the risk of rabies. I know bats can be very small and fast.

I don't trust in the medical professionals much these days, especially after I was injured permanently by an off label antipsychotic prescribed for severe insomnia and anxiety after a head injury and post concussion syndrome a decade ago. It gave me a movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia that is a bit like Tourette's and Parkinson's disease combined 😔 My GP gaslighted me when I insisted the symptoms were the condition, and she just said it wasn't possible after such a short duration/low dose. Five neurologists later, my fears were confirmed.

Well done, OP, for getting the best advice from the people who you needed to see. Your tenacity and being your own best advocate was the best thing. I hope you are ok ❤️

The consequences of winning the lottery two weeks running are rather nicer than the consequences of developing rabies symptoms though. 0.01% chance of survival really isn't a hand you want to be betting on.